Navigating in the Waves of Digital Transformations

Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research (CKIR) Workshop

The annual CKIR workshop was organised at the Aalto University School of Business Chydenia building around the theme 'Navigating in the waves of digital transformations' on August 20th, 2015. The event focused on the societal, economic and technical impacts and convergences of digitalization. The day featured key note speeches, panel discussions and case examples. We were also glad to see active participation from the audience!

Generally the workshop concluded that digitalization is a great opportunity for Finland and Finnish business, even though a lot needs to be done in order to fully benefit from digital transformations. It is time to move from analysis to synthesis, and build programs and instruments that are challenge-driven, agile and holistic in addressing these systemic changes.

A comprehensive workshop report is available here (as PDF document).

Any questions related to CKIR workshop can be addressed to ckir-workshop-biz(at)aalto.fi.

Workshop program (available as PDF here):

8:30-9:00              Registration and Coffee

9:00-9:10              Opening Words

Prof. Ingmar Björkman, Dean, Aalto School of Business

9:10-9:15              Introduction to the workshop

Dr. Petra Turkama, Director, Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research, Aalto School of Business

9:15-9:45              Societal Impacts of Digitalization

Prof. John Zysman, University of California Berkeley and co-founder of the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy

9:45-10:15           Digitalization in Finland

Dr. Pekka Ala-Pietilä, Board Work Specialist

10:15-10:45          Promise of the Industrial Internet

Prof. Martti Mäntylä, Aalto University

10:45-12:00         Reflective Panel

Chair: Prof. Erkki Ormala, Aalto School of Business

Prof. John Zysman
Dr. Pekka Ala-Pietilä
Prof. Martti Mäntylä
Mr. Ilkka Lakaniemi, Aalto University School of Business

12:00-13:00         Lunch

13:00-13:30         Turning Over the Technology Iceberg – The Way of Human-Centric Digitalisation

Prof. Göte Nyman, University of Helsinki

13:30-14:00         Mobility as a Service – Are You ready to get personal?

Mrs. Krista Huhtala-Jenks, Senior Officer for Digitalisation in Transport and Mobility as a Service, Ministry of Transport and Communications

14:00-14:30         Enter Spime – The Transformation to Everything-as-a-Service

Mr. Pasi Hurri, CEO and Founder, BaseN

14:30-15.00         Coffee            

15:00-15:30         Cloud and the Digital Transformation

Mr. Ilja Summala, CTO, Nordcloud

15:30-16:00         Developing Open Innovation Ecosystems in Europe

Mr. Bror Salmelin, DG Connect, the European Commission

16:00-17:00         Reflective Panel

Chair: Petra Turkama, Aalto University School of Business, CKIR

Prof. Göte Nyman
Mr. Pasi Hurri
Mr. Ilja Summala
Mrs. Krista Huhtala-Jenks
Mr. Bror Salmelin
Dr. Mikko Kosonen, Chairman, Sitra

17:00                   Discussion and Closing the Workshop    

17:30-19:30         Cocktails and Networking
                            Proffa, School of Business Main Building, Runeberginkatu 14-16, Helsinki