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Daniel Uusitalo: Supercharging Innovative and Transformative Energy Tech in Europe

Daniel Uusitalo: Supercharging Innovative and Transformative Energy Tech in Europe
Daniel: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Helen Ventures, as the CVC fund of Helen Oy, the Finnish energy company, is working to supercharge innovative energy tech in Europe through minority investments in Seed, Series A, and Series B funding rounds of startups solving problems in the renewable energy transition. We accelerate the growth of early and growth stage companies through our energy market insights and by collaborating with our customers and industry experts.

Florian Morales: Reimagining How UNICEF Brings New Fundings for Children

Florian Morales: Reimagining How UNICEF Brings New Fundings for Children

Spiffy here with the scoop on the entrepreneurial leaders of Planet Earth. As the only interplanetary journalist stationed on this blue planet, I’m thrilled to present this galactic exclusive with Florian Morales, the Senior Impact Analyst of UNICEF. Let’s learn what’s happening at UNICEF and how Florian is making a positive impact in the world.

Sari Hurme-Mehtälä: Children Can Learn Anything

Sari Hurme-Mehtälä: Children Can Learn Anything

Sari: A recent study (Durkin et al, 2022) indicates that if pedagogical approaches and learning environments in early childhood education doesn’t allow children to play in environments and with activities specifically designed for young children the effects of ECE are negative for children’s learning and equality gaps widen. Teachers and parents do not have time or confidence to plan these high quality playful inquiry activities and many training and resources are really time consuming and expensive.