Beyond Growth: Lessons in Building a Business That Lasts

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences and Tehnopol Science and Business Park warmly invite entrepreneurs, ecosystem partners, investors and all curious people to the final Zebra ScaleUp Ecosystem Event. The event will be held at Haaga-Helia’s Pasila Campus on November 17th.

This event marks the culmination of the three-year long Zebra ScaleUp project. We are bringing together companies and ecosystem actors from Finland and Estonia for a day of insights, lessons learned and expert discussions.

Event Details

• Date: November 17th 2026

• Time: 11:00-15:30 (UTC+2)

• Location: Haaga-Helia Pasila Campus, Ratapihantie 13, Helsinki

Event Programme

10:30 Coffee

11:00 Welcoming words

• Martin Goroško, Business Service Manager, Tehnopol Science and Business Park, Tallinn, Estonia

11:05 Hard Lessons – Real life stories from Idean about international growth and friendship

• Mikko-Pekka Hanski, Co-founder of Idean (exited founder), Investor Double Tap Investments and Unofficial cultural ambassador of Finland and EU in Ukraine

11:50 Panel discussion: Themes of Zebra ScaleUp

• Helen Anijalg (Roofit.Solar), Tauri Kärson (Supercomms), Patrick Gerber (EP Consulting Services), Fredrik Sirén (Metropolia), Olli Laintila (Haaga-Helia)

12:30 Company presentations

• Bondauttaja, Marleq, Tuntu, Urban Farm

13:30 Break

14:00 Company presentations

• Test2Deploy, Kontorva Group, KULG

14:45 Panel discussion: Project activities

• Hannu Koikkalainen (Haaga-Helia), Maarit Jalakas (Tehnopol), Nina Kallberg (Haaga-Helia), Ahmed Ali (WAB Electronics), Marja-Liisa Soone (Antscape)

15:25 Key takeaways from the three years of Zebra ScaleUp

15:30 Event ends 

Mikko-Pekka Hanski

Hard Lessons – Real life stories from Idean about international growth and friendship 

The co-founder of Idean has just co-authored a book titled ”Kovat opit” (Hard Lessons) with his co-founder and CEO of Idean Risto Lähdesmäki. 

At the Zebra ScaleUp Ecosystem Event Hanski will share his insights on Idean’s journey from Finland to Silicon Valley, Paris to Shanghai, Jyväskylä to New York and Texas to Tampere. 

Hanski will also reflect on the aftermath of an exit. What changes and does not change after success?