Rebel Growth
in partnership with Epicenter
5.5.2026
EPICENTER
Mikonkatu 9
Helsinki, Finland
Powered by Epicenter Helsinki
Epicenter is a community for those who seek to challenge the way things are done, explore emerging technologies, create novel solutions, and accelerate business growth.
Epicenter was created to move faster and smarter, and have more fun along the way.
This model has been proven since 2014, as they keep attracting some of the most fearless entrepreneurs and visionary leaders who believe in the power of collaboration.
See you at Epicenter.
Address: Mikonkatu 9, Helsinki, Finland
Stage Host: Saara-Elina Partanen
Embodied visibility with authentic presence: Moulin Rouge, live TV, dance competitions. And now: hosting Crush. From dance stages to the theatre and TV, Saara-Elina will bring new energy to the Crush stage.
"For years, I believed confidence meant control. Then I lost my voice. Two months of silence changed everything. I stopped trying to get rid of nervousness and started listening to it. To my body.
Now I guide high-achievers back into their bodies, so they can show up without performing. Stop performing your life and start being felt through the body and through presence.
Still nervous. Now it works for me."
Speakers
Rasheka Scott
CEO, Scott & Co
Anna Kuusela
Private Advisor & Confidante | Managing Director, Aurora Advisory
Mirjam Sokka
Founder & CEO, Kaiko
Joey Bayer
Head of International Community, Epicenter Group
Maxine Buchert
Founding Partner & CEO, Meridian Agency
Pukhraj Ranjan
Founder & Coach, Regenerative Women
Jenny Moran
Communicator, Coach, Connector | Senior Manager Internal Communications, Wolt
Anna Schneitz
CEO & Founder, Cocco AI Agency
Laura Smith
Founder, UPWARD | Creator, Wonder
Marjo Kaukoniemi
Head of Partnerships & Culture, Beely | Founder, SheDrives Network
Isabella Presnal
Head of Production, Crush | Head of Marketing, Coptersafety
Katja Presnal
Founder, Crush Movement | COO, Vibing Out
Crush Future Lab: Come and Create it.
Crush Future Lab presents three different versions of what the Crush community could become.
You get to see and feel yourself in each one and vote for the one you'd join.
Momentum Design, led by Inka Vuorinen, stress-tests strategies and makes futures visible, allowing you to sleep easier and be ready for any future.
Workshops
Real business help. Just one workshop - worth the ticket.
WORKSHOP: Pink Snowball Fight: Hard-packed Steps for Rebel Leaders to Claim Visibility with Jenny Moran
A 20-minute session aimed at providing you with three actionable steps for increasing your professional visibility in Finland. "The Pink Snowball Fight" is a high-energy post-lunch exercise in which participants anonymously share candid insights about their "Rebel Leadership" stance. Jenny Moran will use them to introduce three visibility tips and a call to action for afternoon networking.
Jenny is a global communications leader, certified coach, and connector with experience driving internal and external communications across global organisations such as Wolt, Wärtsilä, Microsoft, and Nokia. She's also a certified coach and organizes events for communications professionals through her company, Cocomoco.
WORKSHOP: Steal from Our Clients - 5 Proven Content Strategies You Can Apply Instantly
Have a taste for viral content and clients flocking to you? This workshop is for you. You will leave with five proven content strategies you can apply instantly, for example, the first-three-seconds rule for viral videos, and what it means for a LinkedIn post or a pitch deck.
Maxine Buchert, the founding partner and the CEO of Meridian Agency, will share their secret sauce behind some of the most visible social media campaigns in Finland, as they have never shared before.
A talk gives the audience permission to borrow the playbook the Meridian Agency built across different briefs. Only at Crush!
WORKSHOP: Let's Build Together an AI Content Agent with Anna Schneitz
Build a real AI agent that automatically creates newsletter content and social media posts for you. No coding, no technical experience needed. Everyone leaves with a working agent they can switch on the same day.
Anna Schneitz is the founder of Cocco AI Agency. When AI started becoming genuinely accessible, she was one of the first to see what it could mean for SME businesses, and built an agency around that belief.
BRING YOUR LAPTOP.
CRUSH ART EXPERIENCE: Let's Paint Together with Peppi Stünkel
Team Creativity brings an interactive art experience to Crush 2026, using creativity as a tool to strengthen connections, build trust, and spark better conversations. Led by founder Peppi Stünkel, you can be part of creating a collaborative art piece that embodies the spirit of Crush while exploring how creativity can unlock stronger communication, alignment, and fresh thinking in business.
Peppi is the founder of Team Creativity. She brings an international background from corporate roles in the UK, Switzerland and Hong Kong to work in education, conservation, and startups across the world.
Our Community Partners
Crush is built on collaboration.
Our partners include Laura Ryyberg, Essi Koski-Lammi, Momentum Design, Sandstorm Run, Meridian Agency, Wonder by Upward, Cocomo, Team Creativity, Cocco Agency, Aluna, Jump Fit, Carole's Super Tea Adventure
Photos from Crush 2025, our visual look is created and provided by Laura Ryyberg.
Partnerships
Are you taking action for DEI, business growth, or closing the gender gap? Do you want to support our mission? Amazing. Do you want to be seen at our event? Awesome! Become a partner today.
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Our Past Partners
Our past sponsors and partners include Augusta Nordic, Akateeminen Kirjakauppa, Inka Paahtimo, Bonfire Agency, Aspire Brands, Danske Bank, Fair.fi, Female Founders Suomi, HUONE, Inka Paahtimo, Innovation Home, International Working Women of Finland, Kallary Design, Noste, Modern Solutions, NOBE, Nuanic, UN Women Suomi, Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization, Tech Nordic Advocates, Pirske, SHIFT Business Festival, FiBAN, A-Lehdet, MiB, METES, Shevestments, START Helsinki, Ukko.fi, wednesday. etc.
