Steering group
- President, Professor Heikki Mannila, Academy of Finland (Chair)
- Counsellor for Science Affairs, Head of Team Erja Heikkinen, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Vice Chair)
- CTO, Docent Heidi Fagerholm, Kemira Oyj, Board of the Academy of Finland
- Rector, Professor Liisa Laakso, University of Tampere
- Rector, Professor Jukka Mönkkönen, University of Eastern Finland
- Rector, Professor Jouko Niinimäki, University of Oulu
- Professor Heikki Ruskoaho, University of Helsinki, Board of the Academy of Finland
- President and CEO, Professor Mari Walls, Natural Resources Institute Finland