The Unsung Heroes

​Behind every breakthrough, a shadowed genius.

​On May 21, step into a world where science meets entrepreneurship.

The Unsung Heroes is a one-day immersive experience celebrating those who build in the background: researchers, founders, civil servants, thinkers. The ones who trade applause for progress.

​Schedule
Main Stage
10:00 Deep Dive Finals Round of 16
12:15 Deep Dive Finals Quarter Finals
13:45 Deep Dive Finals Semi Finals
15:00 – Research Commercialization Panel Discussion
15:45 – Deep Dive Final Battle
16:15 – Award Ceremony

Stage of Inquiry
12:00 – Mari Granström (Origin by Ocean )
12:20 – Shandra Pandey (Smart Cell)
12:40 – Prof. Jaan Praks
13:00 – Wouter Badenhorst (Halide Energy)
13:20 – Prateek Singh (Akita)
13:40 – Mohammed Fattah (Koherent)
14:00 – Wycliffe Raduma (Otos Health)
14:20 – Tarek Omran (Science Pitchers)
14:40 – Prof. Mikko Möttönen

Food
Pullabiili 10–15
Levant Food Truck 11–15

​🔬 What to expect:
– The Deep Dive Finals: students pitching how to commercialize real live research groups' inventions
– Firesides with decisionmakers on science, entrepreneurship, and the future
– An art gallery around the research groups' themes and prototypes
– Side activities by Wednesday, Aaltoes, Strive, and Crazy Town
– Coffee, food trucks, and mystical vibes

​Whether you’re a student, policymaker, investor, artist, or observer: come witness the unsung.

​“Be recorded. Be seen. Be remembered.”