The Role of Servitization in Grand Challenges
8 & 9 May 2023 | Helsinki | Finland
The Spring Servitization Conference (#SSC2023) is dedicated to understanding how organisations can develop and adapt their business models through servitization and advances services. The theme will be the Role of Servitization in Grand Challenges and will be held on 8th & 9th May 2023 in Helsinki, Finland. Once again, the conference will bring together the world’s leading researchers, practitioners and doctoral students to debate and engage with the theory and practice of servitization.
On Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th May, we will follow the now established format of a single stream where all contributors have an opportunity to present to the whole conference audience and engage in both structured and semi-structured panel sessions to discuss their work. The programme is designed to encourage extensive debate and bridge research theory and industrial practice. The conference will also feature keynotes from senior executives at leading manufacturing businesses.
We will also dedicate some sessions to the early stage research which comprise of interactive keynotes by leading academics in the field, debates around emergent research themes, and poster reviews of proposed projects and doctoral theses. A certificate of attendance will be provided on receipt of an email request during or after the conference.
Registration fees
The following fee rates cover participation in the two day conference and the conference dinner.
| Early Bird | Late Registration | |
| Academics | £540 | £650 |
| PhD Students | £395 | £495 |
- Late registration fee applies from 10 April 2023.
- ٍRegistration fees can not be refunded after 17 April 2023.
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Conference Venue
The conference will be held at Paasitorni, a congress centre of exceptional value in terms of architecture and cultural history in the centre of Helsinki.
Address: Paasivuorenkatu 5 A, 00530, Helsinki, Finland
Telephone: +358 9 7089611
Website: https://www.paasitorni.fi/
Conference Dinner
The conference dinner will be held on Tuesday 9th May at:
Gillet Bar & Bistro
Address: Kasarmikatu 23, 00130 Helsinki
Telephone: +358 20 7424 210
Recommended Hotels
There are over 60 hotels in Helsinki. The below two options are recommended by the local organising team, both in terms of their quality and distance from the conference venue.
Option 1. Hotel Scandic Paasi
(Next to the Conference Venue)
Address: Paasivuorenkatu 5 B, Helsinki
Website
(Reservations can be made until 24.04.2023 or subject to hotel availability – reservations should go directly to the events coordinator team on +358 9 42722 523)
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Option 2. Hilton Helsinki Strand
(6 min walk to the Conference Venue)
Address: John Stenbergin ranta 4 Helsinki.
Telephone: +358 939351
(To book a room at this hotel, you need to contact them directly via telephone or website)
Anu Mattsson
Metso Outotec
Anu Mattsson is the Vice President, Sales Operations & Development at Metso Outotec. Metso Outotec is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. Metso Outotec improves its customers’ energy and water efficiency, increases their productivity, and reduces environmental risks with our product and process expertise.
Hannu Mäntymaa
Wärtsilä Finland
Hannu Mäntymaa is the Managing Director or Wärtsilä Finland. Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. We emphasise innovation in sustainable technology and services to help our customers continuously improve their environmental and economic performance. The dedicated and passionate team of 17,000 professionals in more than 200 locations in 68 countries shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. In 2021, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 4.8 billion. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
Dimitris Karamitsos
BASE
Dimitris is a Senior Energy Efficiency Business Developer Specialist at the Swiss organisation Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE). With more than 13 years of professional experience in the field of energy, entrepreneurship and sustainable technologies, Dimitris has experience in business model innovation, valuation principles and project execution. Within BASE, Dimitris plays a key role in accelerating the deployment of Servitization worldwide, including the Cooling as a Service (CaaS) model. Dimitris is part of the founding team of the Servitization for Energy Transition (SET) Alliance – aiming to further engage both private and public markets to adopt the model and accelerate the path to a more climate resilient and circular future. He holds an MEng Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College and MSc of Management, Technology and Economics from ETH Zürich.
David Mackerness
KAER
Dave graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology from University College London and a Master’s in Virology from Imperial College London. After a short stint in medical communications, Dave relocated to Singapore with Publicis Group to support P&Gs regional healthcare portfolio as a strategic planner and Dave is Director at Kaer in Singapore. He joined Kaer in 2005 to accelerate the transition to clean and renewable cooling. As the lead of Kaer’s Customer Success team and the product owner of Kaer Connect (Kaer’s digital CX tool), Dave is responsible for delivering Kaer’s brand experience across their regional Cooling as a Service (CaaS) portfolio. Dave is a founding member of the SET Alliance Committee and serves on the British Chamber of Commerce’s Built Environment Committee.
Prof Tim Baines
Professor of Operations Strategy
Aston University, UK.
Dr Ali Z. Bigdeli
Associate Prof of Industrial Service Innovation
Aston University, UK.
Prof Marko Kohtamäki
Professor of Strategy
University of Vaasa, Finland.
Prof Rodrigo Rabetino
Professor of Strategic Management
University of Vaasa, Finland.
Conference Secretary
Jill Forrest
Servitization Engagement Co-Ordinator, The Advanced Services Group,
Aston University, UK
Email: [email protected]
All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, which is an Open Access Publication developed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0), and permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.