Conference program

Our program features four curated keynotes and five short presentations from our partners – featuring the following experts:

Our keynote speakers

Hannes Tarn

Head of Development, Thermory, Estonia

The process and benefits of thermal modification of sauna timbers

Corentin MacQueron

Computational Fluid Dynamics Engineer,
McQueron Engineering, France

State of the art in modelling Finnish sauna  thermal dynamics: techniques and applications

See
Corentin’s Youtube channel

Emma Reed

Post-graduate student,
Bowerman Sports Science Center, University of Oregon, USA

The physiology of Finnish sauna bathing compared to other types of heat therapy

Walker Angell


Sauna influencer, author of Trumpkin’s Notes, USA

Why has the North American sauna industry never heated up? And what might save it in future!

Partner speakers

Jesse Hämäläinen, Narvi, Head of Sales
Mikko Kuoppa, Head of Sauna Business, Tulikivi
Allan Selirand ja Andrus Vare, Saunum
Ali Temme, Nordic Sauna, CFO
Perttu Rönkkö, Head of Digital and Services, Harvia

Date and time

Tuesday Dec 9th 2025

Schedule across the time zones
5pm–8pm EET 🇫🇮
3pm–6pm GMT 🇬🇧
10am–1pm EST 🇺🇸🗽
7am–10am PST 🇺🇸🌴

Timing

SegmentHelsinki (EET)London (GMT)New York (EST)Los Angeles (PST)
Opening words
(5 min)
17:00–17:0515:00–15:0510:00–10:0507:00–07:05
Sponsor pitches 1
(20 min)
17:05–17:2515:05–15:2510:05–10:2507:05–07:25
Keynote 1
(30 min)
17:25–17:5515:25–15:5510:25–10:5507:25–07:55
Keynote 2 (30 min)17:55–18:2515:55–16:2510:55–11:2507:55–08:25
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Break (10 min)18:25–18:3516:25–16:3511:25–11:3508:25–08:35
 
Sponsor pitches 2
(20 min)
18:35–18:5516:35–16:5511:35–11:5508:35–08:55
Keynote 3 (30 min)18:55–19:2516:55–17:2511:55–12:2508:55–09:25
Keynote 4 (30 min)19:25–19:5517:25–17:5512:25–12:5509:25–09:55
Networking (30 min)19:55–20:2517:55–18:2512:55–13:2509:55–10:25