Christo Balinow – innovation is the solution

Solved’s Expert of the Week is Christo Balinow. He works at KIC InnoEnergy as a Business Development Manager. The goal of the community is to achieve a sustainable energy future for Europe.  “With our network of partners we build connections across Europe, bringing together inventors and industry, entrepreneurs and markets, researchers and businesses.” InnoEnergy supports and invests in innovation … Continued

Dissolving pulp for the textile industry – sustainable clothing from viscosis

Did you know what viscosis is made out of?  Many people do not. Stora Enso, Enocell mill Joensuu factory produces fibres for textile industry through dissolving pulp from birch. Stora Enso´s product represents a traceable source of raw material with a very low environmental impact over other sources in the industry. Viscosis has significantly lower water requirement compared … Continued

The whats, the whys and the hows in benchmarking – It´s now simpler than ever!

Benchmarking, when done right, gives answers to questions such as “What is my competition doing?” , “Does it work?”, “How can I leverage that?” and “Does that offer opportunities for differentiation?”. Ultimately, benchmarking helps you to make successful decisions, to adopt best practices and it helps you to bypass the feeble ones. That is not the … Continued

Elina Wanne – problem solvers aren’t born, they learn by doing

Solved’s Expert of the Week Elina Wanne is a materials scientist with strong desire to create happiness in sustainable society. “Recycling and circular economy are my true loves. I also get tickling of energy efficiency and bigger entities like sustainability in construction and smart cities.” Elina has worked as a scientist and in advisor role, thus she … Continued

Erik Holmqvist – focusing on sustainability and climate change mitigation

Solved’s Expert of the Week Erik Holmqvist is an international climate change expert focusing on project development, implementation, evaluation and public procurement. Erik says that his driving force is the global environment coupled with development.  “I want to focus on environmental sustainability and climate change mitigation while empowering people in developing countries, ideally through financially sustainable and … Continued

David Witkowski – a troubleshooter with a strong desire to fix problems

David Witkowski is a results-oriented polymath and recognized leader with a background in engineering and applied physics, specializing in wireless and telecommunications. “I’ve always been a troubleshooter, with a strong desire to fix problems. During my career I’ve been happiest in roles where I was empowered to locate and resolve issues, and especially I’ve enjoyed working … Continued

Soheil Zeinali – creating a better life for the next generation, who otherwise would inherit all problems

Solved’s Expert of the Week Soheil Zeinali is a skilled professional manager in various fields – such as construction, property, energy, facility and supply chain.  “I do believe that my experiences would be beneficial for tasks Solved will be asked to solve. My specialty as a strategic development senior manager would have an essential impact on the … Continued

Otso Tolonen – cooperation is the key to successful sustainable solutions

Solved’s Expert of the Week Otso Tolonen aims to find that sweet spot between business and sustainability – by especially considering environmental factors and latest trends in urban and regional development. “Over my life, so far, I have lived in five different countries and I have gone through plenty of international schools and programs. Being exposed to international … Continued

Salem Afeworki – helping people to embrace change and think differently

Solved’s Expert of the Week Salem Afeworki is a passionate sustainability and climate change professional based in Southern California.  She is the Program Director of Value Sustainability. The company offers a high quality, moderately priced and cost-effective strategic consulting services to cities, governments and businesses. “We specialise in providing advisory services in sustainable design, planning and reporting, climate … Continued

Virtual collaboration – What? Why? How?

Word from an expert: New communities are forming around cleantech, wellbeing, cooking, sports, game industry and in research, in variety of different platforms. Professionally collaboration in virtual platforms is a way to make it in global markets. It offers great opportunities for experts, researchers, cities and for businesses. Virtual collaboration can build your professional brand, … Continued