Knut Blind is Professor of Innovation Economics at Technische Universität Berlin and the coordinator of the Business Unit Regulation and Innovation at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI.
Recipients of honorary doctorates in technology
In the ceremony, the university will confer thirteen honorary doctorates in technology.
Knut Blind, Professor, Technische Universität Berlin and Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI
Jin Hwan Choi, Professor, Dean of College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University
Jin Hwan Choi is a professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kyung Hee University, South Korea.
Kirsten Dunlop, CEO, Climate KIC
Kirsten Dunlop is Chief Executive Officer at Climate KIC, Europe’s leading climate innovation agency and community, and LUT University’s System Earth Collegium Fellow.
Kyle Hill, Science Communicator and Entertainer
Kyle Hill is an award-winning American science communicator, entertainer, and YouTuber.
Milja Köpsi, Community and Program Lead, Mimmit koodaa
Milja Köpsi is a technology influencer and Community and Program Lead at Mimmit koodaa, a programme by Software Finland.
Greg Landsberg, Thomas J. Watson, Sr. Professor of Physics, Brown University
Greg Landsberg is an American particle physicist working on the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider and a Thomas J. Watson, Sr. Professor of Physics at Brown University.
Jorma Laukkanen, Investor and Business Angel
Jorma Laukkanen is an investor, a business angel, and a co-founder of the energy- and environment-focused Greenreality Network.
Risto Linturi, Futurist
Risto Linturi is a futurist, technology influencer, and IT entrepreneur.
Marjo Mustonen, Senior Vice President, Electricity Production, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj
Marjo Mustonen is Senior Vice President, Electricity Production, at Teollisuuden Voima and station director at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant.
Rasmus Roiha, Managing Director, Software Finland ry
Rasmus Roiha is a software industry influencer, a serial entrepreneur, and Managing Director at Software Finland.
Asta Sihvonen-Punkka, CEO, Fingrid Oyj
Asta Sihvonen-Punkka is a management and electricity market specialist and Chief Executive Officer at Fingrid, Finland's transmission system operator.
Johanna Tamminen, Research Professor, Head of Earth Observation Research Unit, Finnish Meteorological Institute
Research Professor Johanna Tamminen is a specialist in atmospheric remote sensing. She is Head of the Earth Observation Research Unit at the Finnish Meteorological Institute.
Kimmo Tiilikainen, Director General, Geological Survey of Finland GTK
Kimmo Tiilikainen is a former minister and Member of Parliament and now Director General at the Geological Survey of Finland GTK.