THE NEXT ERA OF MANUFACTURING

Antti Rantanen on edelläkävijä teollisen tekoälyn ja neurodiversiteetin rajapinnassa. Tällä hetkellä Antti johtaa teollisen tekoälyn alueita EFESO Nordicsilla. Hänellä on yli 25 vuoden kokemus erilaisista neuvonantajaroolista, ja hän on työskennellyt digitaalisen transformaatio ja innovaatiorakenteiden eturintamassa muun muassa Accenturella, Avanto Venturesilla, Avaus Consultingilla ja neuvonut johtavia eurooppalaisia yrityksiä eri toimialoilla. Antti on ollut myös mukana sijoittamisessa ja useiden yritysten perustamisessa urallaan, omista hankkeistaan suurempien yritysten uusien hankkeiden käynnistämiseen.

Neurodivergenttinä henkilönä Antti hyödyntää ainutlaatuisia kognitiivisia vahvuuksiaan ja haastaa perinteisiä käsityksiä siitä, kuinka tekoäly voi uudistaa teollisuuden toimintaa. Hänen näkemyksensä yhdistävät henkilökohtaiset kokemukset ja syvällisen teknologiaosaamisen, tarjoten tuoreen ja innovatiivisen näkökulman automaation, koneoppimisen ja tekoälyn sovellusten vallankumouksesta.

Karin Ahlbäck is Strategy, Transformation & Marketing Director at KONE Nordics and an experienced leader of large-scale business and digital transformations. Until recently, she led KONE’s Europe-wide Service transformation and previously drove the scale-up of KONE’s connected digital services across European markets. Alongside her industry roles, Karin is a PhD researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she studies how digital transformations are implemented in practice.

Dr Taru Hakanen works as a Portfolio Lead in the Physical AI Research Area at VTT. The Research Area covers research on robotics, drones, automated vehicles, sensors, software, and AI solutions, with applications spanning e.g. manufacturing, mobile machinery, and defense and security. Taru has a strong track record in Business Finland-funded R&D in collaboration with Finnish industry, with projects related to autonomous and mixed fleet systems operating in factories, warehouses, and public spaces. Her current interests include developing more intelligent autonomous systems that can move beyond geometric perception towards understanding spatial context, semantics, and dynamic events, enabling them to reason about situations and act proactively. As Portfolio Lead, Taru aims to strengthen VTT’s focus on high-potential innovation, IP, and spin-off opportunities, while advancing ambitious research in the Physical AI domain.

Jukka Mäkelä is a senior business and IT leader with over 35 years of experience in various development, management and supply chain roles. He currently works as a senior advisor and management role in an internal startup of Metsä Group. His responsibilities including business development, operating capability development and IT.

Jukka has more than 20 years of experience with a large international consulting firm, where he worked as a consultant, project manager, senior executive, and business leader. He later served as Vice President of Development & IT in a listed company before moving into a variety of leadership and operational roles in start-up businesses.

Matti Ketonen is a senior business and IT consultant with over 30 years of experience in various supply chain and production operations and development roles. He currently works as a Senior Managing Consultant covering wide range of topics from production automation design to IT operating models.

Matti started as Automation Engineer in process industry but soon covered project management in projects with heavy automation content. Later his focus moved more to supply chain planning and execution both in development and operations capacity. Matti has been involved with many projects where modern technology meets human organizations in sometimes unprecedented ways.

Jesse Kamras is a well-liked host, news reporter and a long-time journalist who has been seen on the Huomenta Suomi current affairs program, among other things. Currently, he is works as an news anchor for MTV Uutiset.