CKIR Workshop: Imagining Digital Future

This workshop invites the speakers and the audience to come together to imagine digital future and radial innovations and new services it brings along.

The impacts of the ongoing digital transformation in our business and societies has been broadly discussed over the past decade. As digital technologies have matured and we have become more aware of their potential, discussion focus has gradually shifted toward disruptions on current business models and processes, as well as on the implications to the development and openness of societies. Latest European and international research programs have acknowledged the risks of technology focused development paths, and highlighted the role of human centric design and increased focus on well-being and inclusiveness. Numerous initiatives have been launched to draw scenarios and policy recommendations based on big data and pilot projects.

We would like to take a step further, and take a peek into the further horizon. How will we interact and communicate in digitalized world? How will digital bling change consumption patterns? What will our business and educational systems look like in virtualized and augmented future? And most importantly, how will we ensure that everyone has he required skills and competences to stay on board with these transitions. Borrowing from future studies and various disciplinary approaches to digital transformations, this workshop invites the speakers and the audience to come together to imagine digital future and radial innovations and new services it brings along.

For registrations, please email: ckir-workshop-biz@aalto.fi by August 12.

PROGRAM:

8:30-9:00, Registration and Coffee

9:00-9:15, Welcome and Introduction to the Agenda
Dr. Petra Turkama, Director, CKIR, Aalto University

9:15-9:45 Catching up or slipping behind? Are policy makers embracing the potential of data
analytics? A UK example
Mr. Giovanni tonutti, Author, Policy in Practice, UK

9:45-10:15 Those fall who least expect it - Growth and renewal of industries
Ms. Laura Juvonen, Director of Growth & Renewal, Technology Industries

10:15-10:45 Digitalization and Economic Growth
Dr. Juha Itkonen, Economist, Bank of Finland

10:45-11:00 Coffee

11:00-11:30 Digitalizing Societies for Better World
Max Mickelsson, Director, Government Affairs, Microsoft

11:30-12:00 Programmable World – a Force for Good
Ms. Minna Aila, Vice President, Nokia Corporate Affairs

12:00-12:30 Post-industrial Futures: time to discuss which one we want
Mr. Juha Leppänen, Demos Helsinki

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-14:30 Skills of Tomorrow –Revolutionizing Education
Mr. Kristo Lehtonen, CEO & Co-Founder, 3DBear

14:30-15:00 Health analytics for informed decision-making
Dr. Eeva Vilkkumaa, Assistant Professor, Aalto University

15:00-15:30 Digi-grasping – civic skills for digital society
Dr. Mikko Dufva, Research Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd

15:30-16:00 Platform Economy Challenging the Economic and Societal Structures and Processes
Pekka Lindroos, Commercial Councellor, Ministry of Employment and Economy

16:00-17:00 Reflection and Discussion

Welcome!