Pauliina Meskanen

Pauliina Meskanen is the Co-Founder & CEO at Calectra, electrifying heavy industry to cut costs and emissions. Nominated for her impact as a female founder in deep tech, she is revolutionizing industrial decarbonization through her vision and leadership at Calectra. Her innovative technology addresses high-temperature industrial process heat, with the potential to eliminate nearly two gigatonnes of global CO2 emissions annually and promises significant public health improvements. Calectra’s mission is to electrify heavy industry at low cost by providing zero-carbon, low-cost, up to 1600°C process heat.