Pauliina Meskanen

Pauliina Meskanen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Calectra, a company focused on electrifying heavy industry with high-temperature thermal storage, and currently holds various prominent roles, including Activate Fellow at Berkeley Lab’s Cyclotron Road, Venture Partner at Climate Capital Bio, and Advisory Board Member at Übermorgen Ventures. Pauliina is a recognized leader in climate innovation, winning the Venture For Climate Tech's Global Innovation Challenge and being a finalist in the Extreme Tech Challenge's Global Deep Tech Startup Competition. With a strong academic background in Industrial Engineering and Management from Aalto University, Pauliina has also contributed significantly to climate entrepreneurship through initiatives such as founding Survivaltech.club and leading The Climate Horizontal at Sigma Squared Society.