Mikko Ikola is an entrepreneur and co-founder at Ambronite and V-assistentti.fi. He is an enthusiast in exploring novel ways in lifestyle design. Ikola delivers thought-provoking keynotes about how Virtual Assistants (VAs) shape the world we live in today and how we can make use of their skills to lead a more productive and balanced lifestyle. “VAs are today’s knowledge work samurais. They allow a new person to grow within you. They enable you to navigate through your day without wasting time on repetitive and manual tasks. You can focus on your strengths and outsource your weaknesses. Ultimately, virtual assistants make you productive, not busy”, says Ikola. Mikko Ikola changed his life by tapping in to the world of Virtual Assistants. Ikola uses several VAs every day, has multiplied his productivity and has obtained balance in his personal and work life.  A virtual assistant (typically abbreviated to VA) provides professional administrative, technical, or creative assistance to clients remotely from a home office. The communication between the virtual assistant and client happens over email. Biohacker Summit: How have you benefited using Virtual Assistants? Mikko Ikola: I have been using international virtual assistants for years. Virtual assistants have upgraded my productivity and brought …

Olli Sovijärvi is one of the pioneers in holistic medicine in Finland and the only medical doctor with a psychologic-philosophical Integral Theory degree from John F. Kennedy University, CA. Sovijärvi graduated 2006 as a licensed physician from University of Helsinki. Numerous appearances in the media, social media articles, as well as Finland’s first health themed podcast have created people the kind of awareness what health really means. He has worked as a private practitioner in the past five years and currently focuses on practicing his profession in a clinic, which operates in Functional Medicine. He is accompanied by other physicians, nurses, and a unique trace element laboratory. Sovijärvi gives regularly lectures and trainings in different areas of health and is particularly focused on the natural nutrition, optimizing performance and integration of mind and body. Sovijärvi has also consulted many natural health brands and organizations. He is also one of the authors of the upcoming Biohacker’s Handbook. “I have previously been a workaholic and suffered from enormous stress state. Six years ago, woken up to this constant achieving and overdoing I began finally treating also myself. In practice, all things changed in my life on a physical, mental and psychological level, …

Olli Sovijärvi is one of the pioneers in holistic medicine in Finland and the only medical doctor with a psychologic-philosophical Integral Theory degree from John F. Kennedy University, CA. Sovijärvi graduated 2006 as a licensed physician from University of Helsinki. Numerous appearances in the media, social media articles, as well as Finland’s first health themed podcast have created people the kind of awareness what health really means. He has worked as a private practitioner in the past five years and currently focuses on practicing his profession in a clinic, which operates in Functional Medicine. He is accompanied by other physicians, nurses, and a unique trace element laboratory. Sovijärvi gives regularly lectures and trainings in different areas of health and is particularly focused on the natural nutrition, optimizing performance and integration of mind and body. Sovijärvi has also consulted many natural health brands and organizations. He is also one of the authors of the upcoming Biohacker’s Handbook. “I have previously been a workaholic and suffered from enormous stress state. Six years ago, woken up to this constant achieving and overdoing I began finally treating also myself. In practice, all things changed in my life on a physical, mental and psychological level, …

Katri Saarikivi is a researcher at the Cognitive Brain Research Unit of University of Helsinki with years of experience in work and organisational psychology. In her research Katri explores brain processes related to learning and how they can be shaped through interaction. She also works with organizations on subjects like the future of work, digital work, connectivity, creativity, and other human-centered aspects of work. She hopes to bring relevant neuroscientific knowledge to organizations to help in understanding how supporting human interaction and learning can lead to value creation and wellbeing. Here is Katri’s presentation from Biohacker Summit 2014 – What Neuroscience Tells Us About Upgrading Work & Cognition: Interview with Katri Saarikivi follows: Biohacker Summit: Katri Saarikivi, you are Cognitive Neuroscientist, could you describe your profession to someone who does not know well these special fields or terms? Katri Saarikivi: Cognitive neuroscience refers to the study of the neural processes underlying cognition. This means that we are interested in how thought processes, for instance perception, learning, emotion, or decision-making, are linked to neural processes. Biohacker Summit: What kind of work are you practically doing & for whom? Katri Saarikivi: I’m working on my PhD at the Cognitive Brain Research Unit …

Katri Saarikivi is a researcher at the Cognitive Brain Research Unit of University of Helsinki with years of experience in work and organisational psychology. In her research Katri explores brain processes related to learning and how they can be shaped through interaction. She also works with organizations on subjects like the future of work, digital work, connectivity, creativity, and other human-centered aspects of work. She hopes to bring relevant neuroscientific knowledge to organizations to help in understanding how supporting human interaction and learning can lead to value creation and wellbeing. Here is Katri’s presentation from Biohacker Summit 2014 – What Neuroscience Tells Us About Upgrading Work & Cognition: Interview with Katri Saarikivi follows: Biohacker Summit: Katri Saarikivi, you are Cognitive Neuroscientist, could you describe your profession to someone who does not know well these special fields or terms? Katri Saarikivi: Cognitive neuroscience refers to the study of the neural processes underlying cognition. This means that we are interested in how thought processes, for instance perception, learning, emotion, or decision-making, are linked to neural processes. Biohacker Summit: What kind of work are you practically doing & for whom? Katri Saarikivi: I’m working on my PhD at the Cognitive Brain Research Unit …

Ruben Horbach is the founder of WizKid, an Internet of Things startup, and a graduate student currently writing his thesis to finish his Communication & Multimedia Design study. He is a speaker on emerging technologies. Here is how Ruben describes the current landscape: “People are flooded by information about new consumer technologies. We see an enormous rise in the amount of articles in today’s newspapers. Futuristic devices such as interactive smart TV’s, smart thermostats and wearables target a broad audience. Consumers, companies & governments however, often fail to see the big picture. I aim to connect the futuristic world with practical applications for consumers. The Internet of Things as an emerging global Internet-based information architecture facilitating the exchange of goods & services is gradually developing. More ubiquitous devices are embedded in our daily lives, serving us in a broad range of purposes in everyday life from: personal healthcare to home automation. By 2015 there will be 25 billion autonomous internet-connected devices, with sources estimating 50+ billion by 2020. To get a better understanding on how the number of connected devices will increase & how big the potential market is, it is worth considering some high-level, macro-economic trends & statistics. Ericsson estimates …

Saku Tuominen is an entrepreneur, innovator, creative director, executive producer, author, keynote speaker and curator. He founded Broadcasters, one of the most successful independent Finnish TV production companies. In 2009-2010 Saku Tuominen was the Chief Creative Officer of Zodiak Entertainment, the world´s 3rd largest TV production company in London. He also founded Idealist Group, a production company of ideas that has various activities ranging from digital media to the future of office work, and education to improving suburbs. He has been teaching creativity and innovation for more than a hundred companies around the world and has also written 7 books – 3 about innovation, 2 about Italian cuisine, one about the future of office work and one about living a good life. Here is Saku’s presentation from Biohacker Summit 2014 – Upgrade 9-to-5 – What Actually Works in Organizations: Biohacker Summit: Saku, your 925 Design is all about developing and re-designing office work in new ways. Could you tell us what you consider to be the essentials for achieving this? Saku Tuominen: I think the biggest problem in the world today is that we are trying to listen too much to other people instead of listening to ourselves. There are two essential things. First of …

Maarten den Braber from the Netherlands is a Digital Health Strategist, working on applying and researching new business models in technology and health. He runs digital health strategy company SQRD with clients such as medical-clinical labs, hospital organizations and healthcare marketing agencies. He also co-founded the global Quantified Self Europe conference, QS Amsterdam and Nexthealth (organizing the first ever European Health 2.0 event). Maarten graduated as Master of Science from University of Twente on the subject of Rethinking the Hospital (applying business model theory to the strategic management of hospitals). He is currently also co-organizer of Singularity University NL, founded by NASA and Google. Since 2009 Maarten was co-organizer of the largest worldwide Mobile Monday meetup: MoMo Amsterdam (4,500+ members). He has also served as Chief Operation Officer of Skylines, a Big Data startup in Amsterdam, which was Techcrunch Disrupt finalist in 2012. He is interested in building sustainable business models which leverage new insights and technology to improve health and well-being for both individuals and society at large. We are looking forward to having you speak at the upcoming Biohacker Summit in Helsinki in December, Maarten. Could give us tell us what you consider to be the essential biohacker “must-have” …

Biohacker Summit is the focal point for learning how to upgrade your workweek and finding your optimal performance. Biohacking is the art and science of optimizing your wellness and performance with technological and biological tools. At the event will learn how to use latest solutions in quantified self and biohacking to measure, optimize and improve your daily routines, maintain optimal energy levels, stay fit and get more done. Speakers include some of the best experts from Finland, the Netherlands and U.S. Join 300+ high-performers including c-level executives, entrepreneurs, coaches & independent professionals. For more information, please see the attached Event Info package: http://www.slideshare.net/infe/biohacker-summit-2014-event-information Download PDF from here. Good for telling about the event to your friends, colleagues and boss 🙂