CEO
Solar Foods
Rami Jokela is the Chief Executive Officer of Solar Foods, a food tech company on a mission to revolutionize the global food system. The company produces a groundbreaking new protein ingredient Solein through gas fermentation with minimal environmental impact.
Jokela has nearly 30 years of global leadership experience in scaling businesses and building high-performing teams in the technology sector. Appointed to lead Solar Foods into its next phase, Jokela is guiding the company’s transformation from pioneering food technology startup to globally recognized commercial leader. Before joining Solar Foods, he held executive and senior roles at Körber Group, ABB, and Rolls-Royce, where he led total of five commercial growth journeys by combining technical expertise, product strategies, strategic sales leadership, and go-to-market execution.
Date
Finland’s hydrogen strategy sets a bold ambition: by 2035, technological products and services should generate 90% of the €30 billion added value. Achieving this requires more than vision—it demands cutting-edge innovation, strong R&D ecosystems, and deep collaboration across industry, academia, and start-ups.
This panel brings together leaders from companies, research institutions, and universities to explore how Finland can accelerate breakthroughs, scale technologies, and create global competitiveness in hydrogen solutions.
Key note: Rasmus Teir / Hydrogen Cluster / Wärtsilä
Moderator: Riitta Silvennoinen / Hydrogen Cluster
Panelist:
Simo Säynevirta /ABB
Rainer Küngas /Stargate Hydrogen
Rami Jokela / Solar Foods
Imran Asghar / Tampere University
Suvi Karirinne / Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
This presentation explores the journey of Solein from scientific innovation to scaling the technology and commercializing the groundbreaking new protein ingredient both on Earth and beyond. Solein is produced through gas fermentation, using carbon dioxide and hydrogen as the main raw materials. Solein can be produced anywhere in the world, year-round, with minimal environmental impact. The technology can be scaled reliably, ensuring secure availability and steady quality throughout the year.
