Business Event Where Power Meets Progress
POWER COAST SUMMIT 2026
21.-22.4.2026
21.–22.4.2026
Satama Areena, Kantasatama, Kotka, Finland
The event will take place at the stunning Satama Areena, completed in 2023 – a hub for events, opportunities and encounters, located next to the XAMK campus opened in 2024.
Set in the legendary Kantasatama harbour area in Kotka – the Baltic Sea region’s most distinctive hub for learning, expertise and leisure, where worlds meet now and in the future.
Program
Saana Nilsson is an expert in intelligence and security and a non-fiction author who explains complex and sensitive topics in a clear and human-centred way. She worked at the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service for nearly 20 years in demanding expert and leadership roles, most recently as part of its top management, and will open the second day of the Power Coast Summit with a keynote bringing insights from the world of intelligence to support decision-making in times of uncertainty.
The host of the Power Coast Summit is Jaakko Loikkanen, an experienced journalist and discussion moderator. He is well known to many from MTV News and currently serves as Head of the Society and Politics Desk at MTV News.
MAIN STAGE TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026
09:00 Registration and morning coffee
10:00 Opening of the event – Jaakko Loikkanen
10:05 Opening address – David Lindström, Cursor Oy
10:10 Guest speaker to be announced later
10:40 Theme 1 – The power of data centers and the opportunities of the data economy
Keynote speech – Dr. Utaukwa Allen, JD., Global Head of Economic Development & Data Centers at Google
11:00 Brief overview of projects in Kymenlaakso
Google Hamina – Jukka Vainonen, Site Manager
Nova Complex Loviisa and Kouvola – TBA
Hyperco Loviisa and Kouvola – Aleksi Taipale, Co-founder & CEO
atNorth Kouvola – Pekka Järveläinen, Sales Director for Finland
12:10 Guest speaker to be announced later
LUNCH BREAK
13:30 Theme 2 – Powered by batteries: building future value chains
Keynote address – Finnish Minerals Group as a builder of the battery value chain
14:10 Easpring Finland brings a new future to Kotka and Finland
14:30 Grafintec Oy’s plans in Keltakallio
14:50 To be announced later
15:10 To be announced later
15:30 Power Coast greetings – Jukka Tani, Director, Invest in, Cursor Oy
16:00 Event ends
XS Hall Tuesday, April 21, 2026
13:30 Panel discussion: Phases of data center construction
Moderator: Lauri Ikonen, CTO, Polarnode Oy
14:30 Panel discussion: Talent and workforce availability
Moderator: Jarkko Harjula, Senior Advisor, Cursor Oy
MAIN STAGE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026
09:00 Morning coffee
09:30 Opening of the day and program – Matti Rikka, Senior Advisor, Cursor Oy, and Jaakko Loikkanen
09:40 Keynote speech – Saana Nilsson, intelligence and security expert, speaker & non-fiction author
10:10 Theme 3 – A new era of energy: hydrogen, grids and green acceleration
Keynote address – to be announced later
10:30 Guest speaker to be announced later
11:00 The future of electricity generation and the transmission grid – Jussi Jyrinsalo, Director (Grid Planning, Grid Services), Fingrid
11:20 Guest speaker to be announced later
11:45 LUNCH BREAK
13:00 Panel discussion: Outlook for the development of renewable energy
13:50 Guest speaker to be announced later
14:20 Utilization of industrial waste heat – Kalevi Mattila, CEO, Haminan Energia
14:40 An energy company’s steps towards carbon neutrality – Sami Markkanen, CEO, Kotkan Energia
15:00 Closing of the event
More program details will be published in the coming weeks – program subject to change.
Information
Date & Time
Wednesday 21 April – Thursday 22 April 2026
Venue
Satama Areena
Kantasatama
Tornatorintie 102, 48100 Kotka
Info
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Further information
Heli Toikka
Communications Manager
Tel. +358 40 190 2505
heli.toikka@cursor.fi
Jarkko Harjula
Senior Advisor, Invest In
Tel. +358 40 190 2578
jarkko.harjula@cursor.fi
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