Dine & Dis­rupt — Start­up Sto­ries, Oulu

The “Dine and Dis­rupt” event is an ini­tia­tive designed to bring togeth­er indi­vid­u­als from the start­up com­mu­ni­ty to share sto­ries, expe­ri­ences, and insights. The event is a unique oppor­tu­ni­ty to hear direct­ly from the bright stars of Oulu’s start­up scene, get inspired by their jour­neys, and learn valu­able lessons from the world of entre­pre­neur­ship. This event also offers a fan­tas­tic chance to net­work with oth­er pro­fes­sion­als and entre­pre­neur­ial minds.

Time: 18 April 2024, from 17:00 to 19:00
Place: Busi­ness Cor­ner Co-work (7a153), Lin­nan­maa cam­pus, Yliopis­tokatu 9, 90570 Oulu
Reg­is­ter­a­tion

Speak­ers:

Mikko Savola, CEO, Monidor Oy and one of the founders.

Tejesvi Mysore, Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu and a ser­i­al entre­pre­neur who found­ed three com­pa­nies: Chainan­timi­cro­bials, Geno­bio­mics and Chain­Pep­tides Oy.

Jen­ni Kont­ti­la, Devel­op­ment Man­ag­er, OuluHealth ecosys­tem

Pur­pose

Net­work­ing: It offers a fan­tas­tic oppor­tu­ni­ty for pro­fes­sion­als and entre­pre­neur­ial minds to net­work.

Inspi­ra­tion: Atten­dees can get inspired by the jour­neys of suc­cess­ful start­up founders.

Learn­ing: The event pro­vides valu­able lessons from the world of entre­pre­neur­ship through talks from top-tier speak­ers.

Col­lab­o­ra­tion: It’s a chance to find poten­tial men­tors or col­lab­o­ra­tors.

What to expect

Inspi­ra­tional Talks: From suc­cess­ful entre­pre­neurs like Tuo­mas Jomp­pa­nen, who has expe­ri­ence in build­ing dig­i­tal prod­ucts, and Katari­ina Pent­tilä, CEO and Co-founder at Glowdia1.

Food and Refresh­ments: The event includes deli­cious piz­za and refresh­ments.

Explo­ration: An oppor­tu­ni­ty to explore the Oulu Start­up Sta­tion.

This event is part of a larg­er trend of “Dine and Dis­rupt” style events where din­ing and dis­cus­sion com­bine to fos­ter inno­va­tion and col­lab­o­ra­tion with­in the tech and start­up com­mu­ni­ties. It’s a unique blend of casu­al net­work­ing and seri­ous busi­ness talks, aimed at dis­rupt­ing the tra­di­tion­al way of con­nect­ing and learn­ing in the busi­ness world.

Con­tact per­son

Han­na Spets
Project Design­er at Oulu Uni­ver­si­ty of Applied Sci­ences 
hanna.spets@oamk.fi