The event explores essential themes across the entire business journey, from inception to closure.
This is not your typical success-story festival, but an honest, eye-opening,
and inspiring event for anyone thinking about entrepreneurship,
launching a business, scaling up, or even considering an exit.
Join us for bold stories, peer support, and insights on how setbacks can be stepping stones to real success.
PROGRAM OF THE EVENT 10.00-11.30
Note, that this part of the event is only for Xamk’s students!
WORKSHOP Business Ideas For Real Purpose
Develop business ideas that doesn’t only answer to the needs of the markets,
but also fosters regional vigorous and supports sustainable entrepreneurship.
PROGRAM OF THE EVENT 12.30-16.00
Open for everyone who’s interested about the theme!
INSIGHT From Flops to Flow: The Ikigai Mindset
Irina Kujanpää, Xamk Creative Industries Research Unit
BOLD STORY Adopting to change
Entrepreneur, Alex Riches, RS Tech
BOLD STORY TEAMNEURSisu makes it Right!
Marco Paulo Abrunhosa Cardoso, Lecturer, Xamk
BOLD STORY How to fail in an innovation project
Mikhail Nemilentsev, Principal Lecturer, Xamk
BOLD STORY From delusion to reality
Entrepreneur, Olli Suurpää, Suurpää Oy
WORKSHOP Future-Proofing Businesses with Foresight and Design Thinking
LEAD CX Designer, Daniel-Jose Hänninen, Edelläkävijät
INSIGHT *ship festival is coming also in 2025!
Pyry Tarkka, PatteriES Chairperson
The Flops – growth stories of entrepreneurship
Place
- Kouvola
Location
Kouvola, Kohoa Synergiakeskus
Downstairs: event space Synergiafoorumi
Kohoa Synergiakeskus
Kauppalankatu 13, 45100 Kouvola
IN COLLABORATION
The event is implemented through the collaboration of Xamk’s Creative Industy Research Unit’s RDI projects.
Also PatteriES and *ship start-up community participated.
Check out more about the projects:
Business ideas for real purpose
Varustamo – supporting entrepreneurs through business transfer
Kymenlaakso GoGlo – Global Growth & Business Networks
