Taamir is the founder of Taaleri Energia in 2010 and has been one the pioneers in Finnish wind energy transition. Today Taaleri Energia manages a development portfolio of more than 50 projects and has invested in 27 projects consisting of 384 wind turbines, 850 000 solar panels and 30MW of batter storage and the invested capital into these projects is close to 3 billion euros. Taamir has gathered experiences with wind, solar and battery projects around the world and has plenty of knowledge and stories to share.

Anni Mikkonen is the CEO of the Finnish Wind Power Association since 2009. During her time the association and the importance of wind power in the Finnish energy sector have increased significantly. Anni is leading wind power experts in Finland. She holds a master’s decrees in Environmental Sciences (MSc) and in Corporate Environmental Management (M. Econ). 

Transaction professional with a focus on bringing renewable energy projects to realization.

Juha, M.Sc. (Tech) works as Business Area Director at Ålandsbanken Funds, where he heads the fund company’s energy funds: open-ended special fund Ålandsbanken Wind Power and close-ended Ålandsbanken Offshore Wind I LP, both first of their kind in Finland. Prior to joining Ålandsbanken, Juha worked for 20 years as a consultant advising both domestic and international clients in complex investment projects. His key areas of expertise are Nordic electricity markets and EU emissions trading system as well as finance and energy production technologies.

Having the overall responsibility of the transmission system operation in Finland for last two years, Tuomas shares insights to the present and coming opportunities and challenges in Finnish power system seen from the perspective of the Finnish transmission system operations. The focus here, along with his main responsibility, is all about ensuring the secure electricity in Finland and having success in this task not only requires solid contribution, but also generates business opportunies, for all the grid connectees. Before the present position, Tuomas has been working with Fingrid in various positions in the main business processes: planning, asset management and market development. He has been also working some years with academia and technology industry in between the Fingrid positions. 

Heidi Paalatie, M.Econ. in Corporate Environmental Management, is Director of Operations in Finnish Wind Power Association. She has been with the association over ten years with wide range of responsibilities within public relations, advocacy, and communications. FWPA is the leading industry association for wind power in Finland. The association is a key player, when it comes to providing information and forming the future of the industry in Finland.