"Companies that cut back on research and new product development do so at their peril. In the high-tech marketplace, for instance, companies that cut deep into R&D will probably fall behind competitors who continue to invest. In autos, aerospace, consumer electronics and many other industries, the same imperative holds true: you cannot save your way out of a recession, you can only invest your way out"

- Craig Barrett, recently retired Chief Executive Officer of Intel
- New York Times

Invest Tech Finland 2009 exceeded expectations!

Invest Tech Finland 2009 brought together more than 250 participants which included the best Finnish technology companies from pre-seed to growth stages, leading technology-focused venture capital and angel investors, public funding organizations and policy-makers and leading academic thinkers and analysts. Invest Tech Finland 2009 took place on 9th and 10th of June in Espoo, Finland.

Invest Tech Finland 2009 participants voted for best technology company pitches. Winners were Everyplay (ICT), Suntrica (clean technology), Canatu (nanotechnology) and Navigil (healthcare and well-being).

Invest Tech Finland 2009 speakers and panelists included:

Mikko Alkio, State Secretary, Ministry of Employment and the Economy	Risto Siilasmaa, Chairman of the Board, F-Secure	Jouni Hakala, Director, Fund-of-Funds Investments, Teollisuussijoitus	Hannu Jungman, Manager, Veraventure
Juha Jutila, Executive Director, Foundation For Finnish Inventions	Kaj-Erik Relander, Partner, Accel Partners	Paul Murray, Partner, DFJ Esprit	Kimmo Jyllilä, Managing Partner, Eqvitec
Sven Lingjaerde, Managing Partner, Endeavour Vision	Artturi Tarjanne, General Partner, Nexit Ventures	Vesa Sadeharju, Partner, VNT Management	Timo Ritakallio, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Ilmarinen
Michael "Monty" Widenius, Co-founder, MySQL	Marko Ahtisaari, CEO and co-founder, Dopplr	Markku Maula, Professor, Helsinki University of Technology	Mike Wright, Professor & Director, Nottingham University Business School
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