Intelligent Industry 2024

Employed by KONE since 2001. Member of the KONE Executive Board since 2013. Pihkala has previously worked also in China as Director, Service Equipment Business and in Japan in M&A and alliance development.
Current key positions of trust: Member of the Board of Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation, and Member of the Board of Vexve Armatury Group.

Karoliina Partanen is a bold leader of AI Finland, a network for Finnish organisations interested in AI. With a passion for innovation, she aims to propel Finland to the forefront of AI development. The mission of AI Finland is to empower every organization to uncover and implement their unique AI-driven business case. By fostering Nordic collaboration, knowledge sharing and strategic partnerships, she’s shaping Finland’s destiny as the world’s AI powerhouse. In the past, Karoliina has been working at Nokia and management consulting companies, as well as at a leading AI transformation consultancy, Sulava. In her previous role, she built Sulava’s AI Center of Excellence, which is now being upscaled as the AI CoE of the whole country.

Anna is responsible for developing sustainability reporting and is leading projects such as the CSRD project. She is also actively involved in the implementation of regulations on deforestation. Her strengths include strong business knowledge and the ability to integrate sustainability into strategic decision-making.

Eeva Impiö-Loimaala works as a General Counsel at Metsä Board Corporation which is part of the forest industry corporation Metsä Group. In addition to legal advice and risk management, her responsibilities include monitoring regulatory development and anticipating its impacts. Prior to working as an in-house lawyer, she has worked as an attorney and in district court.

Markus has diverse working history, in the high security and availability solutions business and in the public safety sector. Cyber security, preparedness, resilience and risk-based development have played a big role in his career. Before switching to private sector, Markus worked in various public safety organisations like the National Police Board of Finland, the Finnish Ministry of the Interior, and Finnish Emergency Responce Centre Agency. Markus holds a Master of Science degree in Economics and he also has a degree from the Emergency Services Academy and he is a member of the Board of Management in the Finnish information Security Cluster (FISC).

Henrik Vuoksenmaa is leading the “Gaining a Competitive Edge in Manufacturing Industry through AI” research project at Gofore. Vuoksenmaa, who works in market research and customer experience development, is passionate about customer-centricity and believes that a high level of customer and market understanding lays the foundation for successful decision-making and management. Earlier this spring, Gofore published a report on the state and future of digitalization in Finland’s welfare regions, conducted under Vuoksenmaa’s leadership.