Jyväskylä Business Rally Sport Tech Day

Jyväskylä Business Rally Sport Tech Day kicks off July 31st!

Sport Tech Day is an event that investors, entrepreneurs and sports professionals don’t want to miss!

On July 31st, we'll gather at Restaurant "Sataman Viilu" in Jyväskylä to connect with Finnish and international professionals from the sport and well-being sector, as well as innovative startups and investors! This event brings together the new Hippos sport and well-being innovation platform, international connections through Global Sport Innovation Center GSIC and the Business Angels Network EBAN Sport.

Sport Tech Day is organized at the same time as the Finnish Rally is celebrating its 75 year anniversary in Jyväskylä.

This is an open event for our network participants and we would be delighted to see you there. Registering is open now! 

For startups in performance & sport and wellbeing technologies - you may apply for pitching slot at the event until June 15th! The application is at the bottom of the page.

The Chair of the Finnish Olympic Committee Petteri Kilpinen in Sport Tech Day 2025. 

 

Date July 31st 2026
Location Jyväskylä,
Sataman Viilu
Cost Free of charge

 

Preliminary Program

8.15
Registration & Coffee

8.45 Welcoming words
Timo Koivisto - Mayor of the City of Jyväskylä

9.05 Keynote speech
Riikka Pakarinen, CEO, Finnish Startup Community &
President of the Finnish Athletics Federation

9.35 Hippos Growth and Innovation platform
City of Jyväskylä & Jyväskylä Sports Academy

10.00 Scaling sport & wellbeing tech globally: growth opportunities across Europe, Asia and North America / Global Sport Innovation Center GSIC
Iris Córdoba, Managing Director, GSIC

10.15 Embracing coopetition in sport tech ecosystem & Sport tech alliance
Audra Shallal, EBAN Sports Co-Chair, EBAN Board Member

10.35  BASKONIA - ALAVÉS GROUP - Aitor Jiménez, Chief Innovation, Technology & New Business Officer 

10.50 Startup pitches & Jury's Q&A

11.30 - 12.00
Networking Lunch

You will also have the possibility to join a Behind-the-scenes tour in Paviljonki Rally Service Park by AKK, and Spark the Future Seminar after the Sport Tech Day seminar incl. coffee & keynotes, e.g. professional racing driver Emma Kimiläinen and Global Marketing Lead Janne Waltonen, Supercell.

Another possibility for Finnish investors after the seminar:

Venture Development Finland Ltd. & University of Applied Sciences
Funding panel (in Finnish) highlighting AI 

 

Please note This seminar is for companies, investors and RDI stakeholders. Please note that the number of seats is limited, so please register only for the sessions you plan to attend. Remember to cancel your registration if you are unable to participate by contacting julia.kunelius@jyvaskyla.fi.

If you arrive outside of Jyväskylä and need accommodation, be quick to book your stay! 

For further information:
Taija Lappeteläinen
Program Manager, Sport, Health and Wellbeing Ecosystem, City of Jyväskylä
+358 40 523 9321
taija.lappetelainen@jyvaskyla.fi

 

Register here by June 18

For startups

If you are looking for internationalization, growth or new contacts and you would like to pitch your solution in the Sport Tech Day, please send the application form until June 15th! 

The Jury from i.e. GSIC and EBAN Sport will give advise and connections for further development.

The Winner of the pitching session will be rewarded with the opportunity to pitch in EBAN Sport event in autumn 2026 / spring 2027.

Apply for pitching by June 15