Late Escape 230 €

Forget the patterns and traditional slide presentations. Step into a weekend that challenges your thinking, sparks inspiration, and breaks through familiar boundaries. Instead of the usual keynotes, this conference program features tracks that allow you to engage directly with businesses and learn through hands-on experiences. This isn’t just another JCI event – this is an experience that will elevate you to a new level. Are you ready to escape reality?

Program highlights

The Drive to Build: Valoo CEO’s Lessons on Rapid Growth

LEADERSHIP. In just a few years, Valoo has become one of Finland’s fastest-growing providers of residential fiber-optic broadband. This session examines how a relatively new challenger has achieved rapid growth in an industry dominated by established companies with decades of experience and where success requires significant capital investment. Vesa Kemppainen.

Rave Cave by BAR IHKU

Let the rave begin! At Escape Reality’s welcome party, it’s time to switch off, turn up the volume and let the music take over. Get ready for an energetic night of dancing, catching up with familiar faces, meeting new ones – and leaving everyday life behind for a while.

Art by Jani – relax and dive in to the world of art

CREATIVITY. Escape reality and step into the world of drawing and art in the middle of a busy conference day. Take a moment for yourself and relax through drawing. No previous drawing skills are needed for this workshop – simply enjoy the creative process under the guidance of Jani Heikkilä. More information and programme registration will open later.

From Idea to Impact: Building and Scaling Videobot

GROWTH. Videobot COO Elia Elenius shares the story behind the company’s growth and interactive video platform. The keynote explores building a new product category, finding product-market fit and scaling internationally, including the experiments, challenges and lessons that have shaped Videobot’s journey.Elia Elenius, COO, Videobot.

Improve your elevator pitch – welcome to the art of the perfect introduction

GROWTH. This session is your ultimate wake-up call to what a powerful pitch truly needs, what makes it tick, and how to confidently showcase yourself and your business keeping your audience hooked without ever losing your train of thought.. Joona Mäki ja Simon Etchells (BNI Turku Future Stars)

COSMIC GALA by DA-GROUP

Escape Reality’s grand finale, the Cosmic Gala, takes guests beyond the stars at Logomo. The gala is proudly partnered by DA-Group, one of whose key business areas is the space industry – making them the perfect partner for our journey into the infinite. Get ready for a night that is quite literally out of this world.

TRACKS 2026
  • Break the Frame

    Escape the ordinary. Create the impossible. This track intertwines business, art, technology, and leadership. Multisensory sessions and top-notch speakers push the mind beyond its limits and help uncover new insights.

     

  • Into the Unknown

    Leave control behind. Find your true leadership. Leadership often emerges only when the familiar reality disappears. This path safely guides participants into the discomfort zone. 

     

  • Build the Core

    Reset your reality. Strengthen body and mind. When both body and mind are in good shape, clarity, resilience, and courage to face the unknown emerge. This path helps to build Leadershipshape that lasts beyond the conference.

     

  • See further

    Grow faster. Beyond reality. Growth occurs when you dare to look beyond reality. This path broadens perspectives and provides tools to accelerate growth. 

     

Top-level programs, amazing experiences, and inspiring networking.

  • Registration

    Early Escape 199 € (for the first 200)
    Normal Escape 220 €
    Late Escape 230 €
    Day Escape 80 €
    Gala Escape 135 €
    Friday Escape 25 €

    Register Now

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation quotas at JCI rates are available at the following Sokos hotels:
    Original Sokos Hotel Kupittaa
    Original Sokos Hotel Wiklund
    Booking code: BSNKSYYS26

    1 person / 115-120 € /night
    2 persons / 125-130 € /night
    3 persons / 165-170 € /night

    Rates are valid until September 9, 2026.

  • Stay tuned

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Do it with Seppo!

Reach over 500 active young leaders and experts

Become a partner of the conference! Contact conference manager Eveliina Sillanpää / 044 5156900 / eveliina.sillanpaa(a)jci.fi

VENUES

WELCOME PARTY

BAR IHKU, Turku

SATURDAY PROGRAM

Visit and Innovation Center JOKI

GALA

Finland’s finest event venue LOGOMO

PARTNERS

Conference Director
Eveliina Sillanpää
eveliina.sillanpaa@jci.fi

Registrations
Markus Auvinen
markus.auvinen@jci.fi

Senator Program
Jutta Ruusunen
jutta.ruusunen@gmail.com

 

Vice Conference Director
Malin Lindblom
malin.lindblom@jci.fi

Vice Conference Director
Riina Suutari
riina.suutari@jci.fi