Pekka Sundman, LL.M. (trained on Bench), eMBA, is the Director of Regional Cooperation at the city of Turku. Before in his career he has also served as Director-General at the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Southwest Finland, as Director of the Employment and Economic Development Centre for Southwest Finland, Managing Director of Satakierto Oy and Director (Procurement and Logistics) at Raisio Group Pls.

Pekka will be a panelist in the discussion around the success factors and building blocks of effective networks, the Finnish Growth Corridor serving as a case example. His main focus is the cooperation between cities and companies, being a crucial element in developing the competitiveness and attractiveness of regions.