Meet our highly skilled team

Pekka Koponen

Chairman, Founder

Laura Koponen

Chief Executive Officer, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Risto Savolainen

Vice President, Sustainable Industries, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Patrick Halford

Vice President, Digital Industries

Maria Papina

Director, Growth Companies, M.Sc. (Econ.), M.Sc. (Eng.)

Niklas Weckström

Vice President, New Business, M.Sc.

Mikko J. Salminen

Director, Open Innovation, M.Sc.

Matti Kuusisto

Chief Financial Officer, M.Sc.

Markku Heino

Principal Consultant, Ecosystem Leader, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Pirjo Pasanen

Director and Team Leader for ICT&Electronics, Ph.D.

Kaisu Leppänen

Director and Team Leader for Bioeconomy, M.Sc. (Chem.)

Timo Ropponen

Director and Team Leader for Manufacturing and Energy, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Rohit Sood

Senior Manager and Team Leader for Health Tech, Ph.D. (Chem), MBA

Eeva Viinikka

Principal Consultant, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Joni Turunen

Project Director, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Veronica Santini

Senior Manager, Ph.D.

Anu Ilmonen

Senior Manager and Team Leader for Defence and Security, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Veera Mustonen

Senior Manager and Team Leader for Smart Cities and Mobility, M.Sc.

Riikka Paasikivi

Senior Consultant, M.Sc. (Chem.Eng.)

Lauri Aikala

Senior Consultant, M.Sc. (Chem.Eng.)

Jani Peurakoski

Senior Consultant, M.Sc. (Econ)

Jyrki Salmi

Senior Consultant, M.Sc. (For.Econ.)

Robert Roozeman

Senior Consultant, Lic.Sc.

Sari Kola

Senior Consultant, Strategy & Innovation Management, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Simo-Pekka Leino

Senior Consultant, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Sameer Khan

Senior Consultant, B.E. (Mech.)

Satu Ek

Senior Project Manager, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Pekka Torvinen

Senior Project Manager, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Susanna Kiijärvi

Senior Project Manager, M.Sc., MBA

Maria Rinkkala

Senior Project Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Mikael Sundholm

Senior Project Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Pentti Launonen

Ecosystem Leader and Senior Project Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Anssi Savisalo

Program Partner for Business Finland, M.Sc. (Arch.)

Jani Adolfsson-Tallqvist

Innovation Consultant, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Leena Vedenpää

Project Manager, M.Sc (Tech.), M.Sc (Econ.)

Malin Tverin

Project Manager, PhD

Andreas Lindberg

Project Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Miguel Lopes

Project Manager, (M.Sc, Ph.D)

John Sperryn

Project Manager, M.Sc.

Jayden Khakurel

Project Manager, D.Sc, (Tech.)

Antero Vesterinen

Project Manager, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Erika Forstén

Project Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Sonja Auvinen

Project Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Eerika Ala-Kantti

Marketing Manager, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Amir Moslemi

Business Development Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Vilja Vara

Consultant, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Sonja Lätti

Consultant, Ph. D. (Econ.)

Janne Kaukojärvi

Consultant, M.Sc. (Eng.)

Anna Laitinen

Consultant, M, Sc, (Agr. & For.)

Miisa Salmela

Consultant, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Saija Juslén

Consultant, M.Soc.Sc.

Johanna Pasanen

Consultant, M.H.Sc (Health Econ.) & M.Sc (IHC)

Elisabeth Packalén

Consultant, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Minna Lahtinen

Consultant, M.Sc. (Chem.)

Cloé Balloch

Consultant, Master’s degree in Defence

Diederick Stellingsma

Consultant, M.Sc. (Business)

Virpi Martikainen

Consultant

Germain Courtois

Consultant, M.Sc.

Maarit Liimatta

Communications Specialist, M.A., MTi

Katri Saarinen

Financial Coordinator, BBA

Hilla Pohjalainen

Analyst, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Vanessa Salmela

Analyst, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Arttu Toikka

Analyst, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Renuka Natarajan

Analyst, Ph.D. (Neuroimmunology)

Johannes Ahvo

Junior Analyst, B.Soc.Sc.

Virpi Palokangas

Executive Assistant