Welcome Rebel Leaders
8.5.2024
at Pörssitalo, the Stock Exchange Building
Fabianinkatu 14, Helsinki, Finland
CRUSH 2024: BE THE REBEL
Introduce yourself. Create a video. Pitch your company. Inspire with your ideas. Encourage collaboration. Open your mind. Crush boundaries.
Use your voice.
Hosts
Organizers
Speakers
YOU?
Participate in the Town Hall Open Mic, and present your idea in one minute.
Crush Event, Rebel Leaders Stage
8.5.2024, Pörssitalo, Helsinki
1. Floor, Pörssisali, Main Stage
8:00 Founders Ticket Registration Opens
9:15 Registration Opens for All
10:00 Welcome by Katja Presnal & Anna Pyykkö
10:15 Keynote: Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström
10:55 Panel: Inclusive Modern Leadership
11:25 Panel: Importance of DEI for Business Growth
12:05 LUNCH
12:50 WOW Your Work!
13:20 Panel: Women's health - solving challenges from menstruation to menopause.
14:00 Panel: Intuition as a Leadership Skill.
14:30 COFFEE BREAK
15:10 Town Hall Open Mic: Crush 2025
15:25 Panel: Future Builders - Value-Driven and Digital
16:00 Keynote: Candice Brathwaite
16:40 Closing words by Anna Pyykkö & Katja Presnal
Crush Event, Founders Stage
8.5.2024, Pörssitalo, Helsinki
Ground Floor, Restaurant, Ravintolasali
8:00 Founders Ticket Registration Opens
8:30 Welcome by Anna Pyykkö & Katja Presnal
9:15 Registration Opens for All
10:20 Shevestments Spark Pitching Competition
12:05 NETWORKING LUNCH
13:10 Keynote: Monika Liikamaa
13:50 Panel: Funding for Female Founders
14:30 COFFEE BREAK
15:10 Town Hall Open Mic: Crush 2025 (SUOMEKSI)
15:25 Panel: Building International Growth
16:00-17:50 Stage Closed
18:00 Afterwork Party: Lilith & The Wildflowers
20:00 Event ends
Program color codes explained
Crush keynotes and panel discussions, choose your favorite topic.
Letting YOU shine! Community/ partner produced programming.
Take a break! Eat, drink, network with others, visit the Bazaar & Video Studio
Program for Investor and Founders Networking Ticket holders.
Location: Stock Exchange Building Helsinki
Pörssitalo, in Helsinki’s Kluuvi district, has a long and colorful history since 1912. The stone castle has acted as the place for significant historical, business and cultural events. The building has hosted the Helsinki Bourse Club, Pörssiklubi, for men since 1912. They didn't let women into the club until 2019. Let's take it over together!
Address: Fabianinkatu 14, Helsinki, Finland
Crush Bazaar
- Have your video interview done at the video studio!
- Shop with a purpose from multiple fun pop up shops.
- Get your hair done.
- Meet authors & buy signed books from Akateeminen.
- Meet Ukko.fi and other service providers.
- Much more!
Video Studio
Be a rebel and use your voice.
Your opportunity to speak up, and record 1-minute long video of yourself.
It's simple: we ask three questions, you answer.
You will receive the video and it can be posted on Crush social media channels giving you visibility.
Crush Event, Bazaar
8.5.2024, Pörssitalo, Helsinki
Ground Floor, Courtyard, Entrance Hall & Bar
8:00 Founders Ticket Registration Opens
9:15 Registration Opens for All
9:15-20:00 Bazaar and Expo Areas Open
11:55 LUNCH
14:10 COFFEE BREAK
16:50 Batiste Photo Moment: Group Photo!
17:00 Danske Bank Premium Lounge
17:00 Afterwork Party Starts
18:00 Live Music at the Founders Stage
20:00 Event ends
CRUSH AFTERWORK PARTY
Welcome to the Crush Afterwork Party at Pörssitalo, the Stock Exchange Building!
Come to network with professionals, founders, investors, and other rebel leaders.
Bring your biz BFF and join the fun!
Crush Afterwork Party Program
17:00 Danske Bank Premium Lounge Opens
18:00 Live music: Lilith & The Wildflowers
Networking & Drinks until 20:00
Pörssitalo bar has been turned into Danske Bank Premium Lounge, and it will be open until 20:00, pay for your own drinks.
Crush Afterwork Party Band: Lilith & The Wildflowers
Lilith & The Wildflowers, hailing from Tampere, Finland, embody danceable melancholy, crafting tales of love influenced by 2000s indie, post-punk, and 70s rock.
The international ensemble transport audiences to the realm of heartache, passion, and vulnerability— Harry Beech on Bass, Eemeli Siekkinen on Drums, Artturi Borén on Guitars, and lead vocalist Deniz Kırcı.
The lead vocalist Deniz Kırcı is celebrated for her achievements in Turkey, including over a million streams for her single "Lady” (2019), a song featured in the Netlix show “The Gift".
Recently, Lilith & The Wildflowers unveiled their debut single, 'Anybody Else,' introducing the heavier side of their musical spectrum.
Sponsors
Have a seat at our table!
Crush Alumni speakers, amazing founders, VIP guests, investors, and business leaders are hosting the tables at the Founders Stage. Network with leaders we think you should know! Founders Stage is sponsored by Ukko.fi.
Jeanette Carlsson
Founder & CEO, Tech Nordic Advocates
Heli Kurjanen
Anna Kuusela
Business Consultant, Ambassador for WEDO in Finland
Tiina Laisi-Puheloinen
Managing Director, FiBAN
Sanna Leino
Founder & CEO, Fair.fi
Laura Pääkkönen
Co-Founder & CEO, Bonfire Agency
Carita Varjonen
CEO, Shift Events
Lucia Vuillermin
Director of Operations, International Working Women of Finland (IWWOF)
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