Speakers

Shapeshifting Intelligence

The SHIFT 2019 program brings together the fresh ideas of business innovators, the boldness of tech founders, the impact potential of industry tycoons, the strong scientific knowledge of academics, and the experience of leaders who know how to commercialize intelligence.

We are proud to present our speakers for SHIFT 2019!

JOANNA BRYSON

Associate Professor , University of Bath

RICHARD YONCK

Futurist, Intelligent Future

YOSHUA BENGIO (ONLINE)

Scientific Director, Mila, Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute

PAUL AHLGREN

Senior Partner Solutions A..., Amazon Web Services

CATALINA BUTNARU

Global Ethics Lead, City AI

OLIVER MOLANDER

Head of Sales & Partnershi..., Peltarion

CHRISTIAN GUTTMANN

Executive Founding Directo..., Nordic Artificial Intelligence Institute

Colin Shearer

Chief Strategy officer, Houston Analytics

MIRVA ANTILA

Country General Manager Fi..., IBM

JUMANNE RAJABU MTAMBALIKE

CEO, Sahara Ventures

CATHERINE HAVASI

Principal, Snowcap Ai

Tero Ojanperä

Executive Chairman, Silo.AI

LUKA CRNKOVIC-FRIIS

Founder & CEO, Peltarion

PETER SARLIN

Professor of Practice at H..., Silo.AI

Alexander Törnroth

Lead, Finland’s AI Accelerator (FAIA)

Laura Juvonen

Executive Director, Growth..., Technology Industries of Finland

Anupam Kundu

RealValue, Co-founder / CEO

RISTO VAPOLA

Business Development & Tec..., Neste Corporation

RASMUS VALANKO

Corporate Responsibility D..., Kemira Oyj

DOR RAVIV

CTO, Co-founder, Orca AI

Jyri Arponen

Senior Lead, Sitra

Maija Pohjakallio

Sustainability Director, Sulapac

NIKOLAS SALOMAA

MANAGING DIRECTOR, NollaE

NIKLAS VON WEYMARN

CEO, Metsä Spring

CLAES KAARNI

Vice President, Data and A..., Futurice

KENNETH EKMAN

CEO, CrisolteQ

LINDA FRÖBERG-NIEMI

D.Sc., Business Developmen..., Turku Science Park

Lari Vähäsalo

R&D director, CH-Bioforce

MIKA RUOKONEN

Vice President, Futurice

Pauliina Kunvik

Director R&D and Product M..., Hiab

KALLE SAARIMAA

Vice President, Recycling ..., Fortum

Raija Polvinen

RDI Director, KIILTO

René Backes

Business Development Speci..., BASF

STEPHAN ERNE

Chief Digital Officer, Handelsbanken

RIIKKA PAARMA

Director for Circular Econ..., Stora Enso

ANSSI RANTANEN

CEO (Finland), Growth Tribe Academy

MARKKU ALAHÄME

Technical Director, Port of Turku

JOSEFIINA KOTILAINEN

VC & Finance, Maki.vc

TOMMI ÄIJÄLÄ

CEO, Innovestor

HEIKKI JUNTTI

Investment Professional, CapMan Growth

VESA RIIHIMÄKI

Head of Startup & Growth F..., Nordea

Sami Miettinen

Partner, Translink Corporate Finance

Jarkko Ruokojärvi

Global Business Developmen..., Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology

VILLE HULKKO

Co-Founder & Chief Commerc..., Silo.AI

Jyri Kylä-Kaila

CEO, Epec

Erkki Liikanen

Chair for Trustees, IFRS Foundation

WILLIAM HAMMERSLEY

Startup Lead, Elisa

JULIANNA BORSOS

Chair & Founding Partner, Bocap Private Equity Funds

CLAES MIKKO NILSEN

Investment Director, NordicNinja VC

Juha Karstunen

Digital Transformation Lea..., Finnair

Timo Ketonen

CEO & Founder, Aboa Advest

Niko Vuokko

Lead Solutions Architect, Silo.AI

EEVA KOVANEN

Board Member, Kovanen Capital

ANSSI KIVIRANTA

Angel investor & Co-founde..., LEAP

MATIAS MÄENPÄÄ

Angel Investor & Co-founde..., LEAP

MIKKO NURMINEN

Founder, Kotisivukone

TOMI PULKKI

Co-founder, HopLop

IIRO LINDBORG

Consultant, LBRG Holdings

EDWARD BLOMSTEDT

CEO, AirFaas

LASSE ERIKSSON

Vice President, New Servic..., Kalmar

TUOMAS ALIVUOTILA

Senior Consultant, Solita

JUSSI POIKONEN

AI Development Lead, Remot..., Rolls-Royce

Anna-Mari Rusanen

University lecturer, FCAI / University of Helsinki

Jari Juhanko

COO , Aalto Industrial Internet Campus (AIIC)

KIMMO HALUNEN

Senior Scientist, VTT

Matti Hietanen

CEO, Finnish Minerals Group

Sebastian Andersson

Solutions Manager, Lingsoft

RIKU TAPPER

Head of AI Center of Excel..., Posti Group

KALLE KOSKELA

Strategic Purchaser, Meyer Turku

MARKO MALMIVAARA

Founder & CEO, Raksystems

ANTTI-JUSSI TAHVANAINEN

Manager of Innovation Poli..., Finnish Forest Industries Federation

JULIUS MANNINEN

Project Specialist, Turku Science Park

TAPANI MYLLY

Communications Manager, Meyer Turku

SIMO SALMINEN

VP of Product, AWAKE.AI