Student Investment
Summit

The Nordic's leading investing event for students.

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Introduction

Student Investment Summit 2026 innovatively brings together the brightest minds in finance, technology, law and entrepreneurship to connect, share insights and discover new opportunities in the rapidly evolving business landscape. Various inspiring and visionary presentations in the evening program will be held over an elegant three-course dinner and be followed by an afterparty.

How it all began

A platform for the next generation.

In 2020, a group of students from Aalto University, Hanken School of Economics and the University of Helsinki realized that there was a growing demand for a cross-disciplinary event that connects leading organizations with the brightest university students.

Student Investment Summit was born on the idea of creating a platform to open the discussion on the megatrends that are driving investment flows globally.

Where are we headed

Beyond borders.

Our goal is to develop the Student Investment Summit into the most notable investment event for university students in Europe. To achieve that ambitious goal, we have been building a solid foundation to enable international expansion — most recently reflected in our Stockholm excursion, which marked an important step in our journey beyond borders. This year, we are focusing on delivering an unparalleled event experience for a limited number of participants and partners.

This year's theme

Drivers of Tomorrow's Investing Landscape

Where Are Markets Headed?

This year's theme focuses on understanding where markets are headed: which technologies will shape the economy, which industries will lead future growth, and how companies can position themselves to succeed in an increasingly competitive world.

Together with our partners and guest experts, we have created an exclusive event full of inspiring keynote speeches and discussions. This engaging evening program is held during a delicious three-course dinner.

~120

STUDENTS

INDUSTRY-LEADING PARTNERS

YEARS

The experience

Worth showing up for.

Learn & Vision

Listen to the fascinating keynotes and gain concrete and insightful knowledge. Widen your understanding and get inspired in what comes to both your professional and personal life.

Connect & Engage

Build connections with industry experts and our partner companies, as well as with fellow likeminded students. Be part of meaningful discussions and presentations.

Fine dine & party

Enjoy a fancy three-course dinner in the beautiful marine atmosphere, groove to live music and continue your evening to the afterparty.

Partners

In trusted company.

SEB is one of the leading financial institutions in the Nordic region, serving corporations, institutions, and investors for more than 160 years. Through its Corporate & Investment Banking division, SEB provides advisory and financing solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, leveraged finance, and infrastructure investments. With a strong presence across the Nordics and major financial hubs including London, Frankfurt, and New York, SEB combines local expertise with an international network. As a leading investment bank in the Nordics, SEB has advised on more than 500 M&A transactions with a combined value exceeding €160 billion over the past decade. The bank has also executed over 250 major capital markets transactions worth more than €25 billion. Through its work with companies, investors, and financial institutions, SEB plays a key role in shaping the Nordic investment landscape.

Krogerus is one of Finland's leading business law firms, advising domestic and international clients on complex transactions, strategic projects, and regulatory matters. With a strong focus on M&A, private equity, capital markets, and corporate advisory, Krogerus regularly advises on some of the most significant transactions and business arrangements in the Finnish market. With over 275 professionals and involvement in many of Finland's most high-profile transactions, Krogerus has established itself as one of the country's leading business law firms.

Bain & Company is one of the world's leading management consulting firms, advising executives, investors, and organizations on their most important strategic decisions. Known for its expertise in corporate strategy, business transformation, and performance improvement, Bain helps clients create lasting competitive advantage in rapidly changing markets. With offices across 67 cities in 40 countries, Bain & Company is a global player that serves a wide range of clients, including large international corporations and alternative private and public market investors such as private equity firms and growth investors where it is the world's leading advisor throughout the investment cycle and across industry verticals. What sets Bain & Company apart from its competitors is its strong focus on delivering results that bring tangible value to its clients.

Capalo AI is a sustainable technology company specializing in AI-driven optimization and trading of grid-scale battery energy storage systems and co-located renewable assets. Through its turnkey virtual power plant service, Capalo Zeus VPP™, Capalo AI provides route-to-market access, AI-optimized multi-market trading, forecasting, automated dispatch, and live performance reporting for flexible energy assets. With a team of over 60 AI engineers, mathematicians, physicists, cloud architects, and energy market experts, Capalo AI manages the full commercial lifecycle of flexible assets, from market entry and operational trading to long-term value maximization. With over 1.5 GW of contracted capacity under management, Capalo AI helps asset owners, developers, and investors generate bankable revenues while supporting power grid stability and the integration of renewable energy.

Speakers

Voices on the stage.

Opening speakers at Student Investment Summit

Jyri Engeström & Timo Ahopelto

Jyri Engeström

Timo Ahopelto

Jyri Engeström and Timo Ahopelto are among Finland's most accomplished technology entrepreneurs and venture capital investors.

Together through their work at Lifeline Ventures, they have helped build some of the most successful companies in the Nordic startup ecosystem, such as Wolt, Supercell and Oura.

Before becoming investors, both Jyri and Timo built companies of their own.

Jyri co-founded Jaiku, which was acquired by Google, and later Ditto, which was acquired by Groupon.

Timo co-founded CRF Health, which grew into a global leader in clinical research technology and later became Finland's fourth tech unicorn through its €1.1 billion exit.

Partner speakers

Pyry Vauramo

Partner · Bain & Company

Pyry Vauramo is a Partner at Bain & Company and a member of the firm's Private Equity, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing and Services practices.

Pyry advises financial investors across asset classes as well as executives of leading companies on topics such as due diligence, strategy, and full potential value creation.

Specializing in M&A and investing advisory, Pyry has worked on more than 100 transactions throughout his career, focusing particularly on technology-driven businesses.

Drawing from his and Bain's experience across the technology investing landscape, Pyry will deliver a keynote speech to share perspectives on how the rapid evolution in AI is reshaping the tech industry and where investor focus is shifting as a result.

Anssi Kiviniemi

Head of Sustainable Banking, Security & Defence, Finland at SEB

Anssi Kiviniemi leads Sustainable Banking, Security & Defence at SEB Finland. Since joining SEB in 2011, he has worked across capital markets and sustainable finance, advising corporations, financial institutions, and executives on transition financing, sustainability strategy, and long-term value creation.

After starting his career in Equity Research, Anssi recognized sustainability as a structural trend before it became a mainstream investment theme. Having witnessed this transformation from within the financial industry, Anssi offers a unique perspective on the evolution of investing over the past decade.

Annika Schauman

Partner & Co-Head of Private Equity at Krogerus

Annika Schauman is a Partner and Co-Head of the Private Equity practice at Krogerus. She specializes in private equity, venture capital, and complex M&A transactions, advising investors, funds, founders, and corporations on acquisitions, exits, and growth financings.

Annika is consistently recognized among the leading practitioners in her field by international legal directories.

Before joining Krogerus, Annika worked as an investment professional at EQT Partners, one of Europe's leading private equity firms. Combined with her legal expertise, this gives her a unique perspective on transactions from both the investor's and advisor's side.

At Student Investment Summit, Annika will share learnings from recent exits and funding rounds, drawing on her experience advising some of the Nordic market's most active investors and growth companies.

Tommi Lehtihuhta

VP Sales · Capalo AI

Tommi Lehtihuhta is VP Sales at Capalo AI, where he leads the company's commercial efforts as Capalo scales toward becoming Europe's leading BESS and hybrid park trader and optimizer. He works closely with investors, developers, banks, and asset owners to help turn flexible energy assets into bankable, revenue-generating projects.

Tommi has played a central role in Capalo AI's expansion across BESS and hybrid renewable projects, particularly in the Baltics, Nordics, and Romania. His work focuses on battery energy storage commercialization, route-to-market strategies, revenue modelling, and energy market optimization.

Operating at the intersection of sales, project development, financing, and energy markets, Tommi brings a practical perspective on how the energy transition is creating new investment opportunities. At Student Investment Summit, he will offer an overview of the rapidly evolving energy market and explore how flexibility, optimization, and new trading models are reshaping renewable energy investing.

Program

The evening.

Thursday, 13 August 2026

Event will be held in English

16:30Doors open
17:00Opening words & welcome drink
17:30Dinner with speeches & panel discussion
21:30Move to afterparty together

A three-course dinner.

Toast Skagen
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Beef tenderloin and dark boysenberry sauce
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Carrot cake and cloudberry mascarpone

Venue

Katajanokan Kasino.

Laivastokatu 1, 00160 Helsinki

Dress code

Cocktail.

Our mission

Bring together the best university students and organizations across disciplines to spark open conversation around investing megatrends.

Applications are open

Request your invitation.

Attendance is by application. We read every submission personally.

Apply now

PRICE · 25 €

Organized by

Aalto Investment Club

The Student Investment Summit is hosted by Aalto Investment Club — a student-led organization dedicated to connecting the brightest university students with leading investors and industry professionals.

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