Ms. Anne-Christine Ritschkoff
Senior Advisor, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
Ms. Anne-Christine Ritschkoff has been at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, a globally networked, multi technological not-for-profit research organization, since 1987 in various research and management positions. She has more 100 scientific publications from the fields of biotechnology, materials science and natural resources. Ms. Ritschkoff holds currently the position of Senior Advisor, bioeconomy and circular economy. Her special task is to foster technologies, knowledge and practical solutions in the area of natural resources, environmental and clean technologies and resource efficiency. Her previous position as VTT´s Scientific Director & CTO gave her an excellent background and insight of different technologies and scientific disciplines. She promotes enthusiastically new, sustainable solutions and radical innovations for the benefit of the sustainable and equal society and economy by integration of different competences and disciplines. She is also actively building strategic networks between Research & Development & Innovation, industry and commerce and government. Ms. Ritschkoff contributes to Finnish and international science and innovation systems through various position of trust. She has been a member in the High-Level Groups, composed of the opinion leaders from the industry, ministries, Finnish Parliament and research institutions, responsible for the establishment of the National Natural Resource Strategy for Finland and Finnish National Strategy on Bioeconomy. She has also possessed several member- and chairs of international committees and board of directors. Ms. Ritschkoff has served as a member of UN TFIM 10MG Group during 2018-2021. She has also involved as a team member in the establishment of the United Nations Technology Innovation lab (UNTIL) in Finland by the United Nations and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.