The Cyber ​​City Riihimäki event will be discussed on Friday, May 3.5. from the theme the city is media

The city tour of the national Living City Centers EKK ry organization EKK City Roadshow started in Joensuu on April 12. The tour arrives in Riihimäki on Friday, May 3 at 10.30:XNUMX a.m. under the title Cyber ​​City Riihimäki – CCR.

CCR is an event whose themes are future mediality and the digitality of cities. The event will include expert speeches and a panel discussion at the end. The topic is reflected in the discussion on national and international development trends.

The event will be opened by the mayor of Riihimäki, Jouni Eho. Development manager Kristian Keinänen acts as the facilitator.

Expert speeches:

• Pokko Lemminkäinen, architect, executive director of EKK presents international and domestic examples under the theme The city is media, or is it?
• Martti Wilhelms, center vitality expert, Winning Cities Oy: The vitality of Finnish cities in comparison – Case Riihimäki
• Teemu Seppälä, Director of Technology and Innovation, City of Riihimäki: Technology and innovations as success factors for Riihimäki
• Ilkka Korkiamäki, General EVP, Defense Industry Define project: Defense sector innovation and dual-use technologies as the core of the business ecosystem
• Lassi Martikainen, director, Häme University of Applied Sciences Technology Competence Unit: New experts for urban development, sustainable urban design, ICT and robotics.

The event is organized for an invited guest. It will be broadcast live to an online audience on the YouTube channel of the city of Riihimäki.

Elävät Kaupunkiskestat (EKK) ry is a national organization of city center developers, which includes 90 community members from various cities, central organizations, city center associations and expert companies. The organization was founded in 1997. The city of Riihimäki has been actively involved in its activities since the beginning. Kristian Keinänen has been the representative of the city of Riihimäki on the EKK's board since 2022. More information about EKK can be found on the website www.kaupunkikeskustat.fi.

Additional information

Kristian Keinänen
development manager
tel. +050 465 2251 XNUMX
kristian.keinanen@riihimaki.fi

Pokko Lemminkäinen
executive director
tel. 040 555 3462
pokko.lemminkainen@kaupunkikeskustat.fi