Ilkka Halava
Our Key note speaker Ilkka Halava is one of Finland’s leading Futurists with an extensive 35 years experience of foresight, strategy, culture, team building and coaching, He is a thought leader with over 2100 keynotes and a floorball coach with eight years experience specialising in mental coaching. Ilkka has a strong demonstrated history in the professional training & coaching industry. His theme in the seminar is “Maximizing engagement: how to create a learning environment & community in 2030”
Oona and Veera Kauppi
Oona and Veera Kauppi are professional floorball players in team Thorengruppen and Finnish Women’s National Team. Veera is also a captain of the national team.
Oona has been selected multiple times at TOP10 in World’s Best Floorball Players’ lists, she is the second best point scorer of the Finnish Women’s National Team of all time, Most Valuable Player of World Floorball Championships in 2019 and five-time Swedish Champion.
Veera is a five-time Swedish Champion and she has been selected as World’s Best Floorball Player four times and Most Valuable Player in two last World Floorball Championships in 2021 and 2023. She is the all time best Point Scorer in the Finnish Women’s National Team. Oona and Veera at World Floorball Summit: “Kauppi Journey to become one of the best players in the world”
Oona and Veera are coaching at KauppiTwins Academy camps. Oona is studying Social Psychology at the University of Tampere. Veera is studying Communication and Digital Media at the University of Vaasa.
Andreas Harnesk
Andreas Harnesk, who is the first foreign head coach of the Finnish floorball team, has won the Swedish Svenska Superligan championship as head coach of both the women’s and men’s teams (women’s championship 2017 at IKSU, men’s championship 2019 at Storvreta). Harnesk has been selected as the women’s coach of the year in Sweden three times.
Andreas Harnesk has experience in club coaching in the Swedish women’s league in two different top organizations (IKSU and Rönnby IBK). He has also worked as a head coach in Swedish clubs. He also has experience in the positions of assistant coach of the Swedish men’s national team from 2017 to 2020 and the role of scout for the women’s national team at the 2013 World Championships.
John Liljelund, Secretary general, IFF
John has a vast experience in coaching for over 30 years in Floorball, coaching a number of different teams from juniors to National Teams. He holds a post graduate degree in Political science and has worked as a research assistant at the Helsinki university/Finnish Science Academy. He worked for 15 years in Modelling & Analytics the ACNielsen in different roles, among others as the Nordic Area Director M&A and left the company as the Nordic Marketing Director and a member of the Nordic Management team. Liljelund has worked as the IFF secretary general since 2005.
Hosts
Gabriel Airaksinen
Gabriel Airaksinen is a passionate floorball enthusiast with a diverse background in the sport. He is an experienced sports events host, announcer, and commentator, bringing energy and insight to every game. With a strong foundation as a former top-level referee and regional referee educator, he has a deep understanding of the game. A spokesperson for diversity and inclusion in floorball, Gabriel also holds a Vocational Qualification in Business with a focus on Sports Marketing. His professional journey includes roles with the Finnish Floorball Federation, where he previously served as a referee coordinator and now manages equipment for national teams.
