AGENDA 2025
SEPTEMBER 17th, 2025
Starting 9AM EEST - Helsinki Time
Starting 8AM CET - Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen Time
8:30 (EEST)
We open the doors - Welcome
9:00
Opening remarks by our moderator
Peter Nyman
9:05
Insights from Industry Leaders on Navigating Economic Landscapes​
Katja Keitaanniemi, CEO, OP Corporate Bank
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General outlook on business and economy
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Geopolitical tensions
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Strategic choices for companies
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Adapting to global economic changes
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9:35
Navigating growth in the new technology industry​
Jukka Kainulainen, CFO, Kempower
Lea Välilä, Senior Managing Consultant, Midagon
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How to lead through financial turbulence without losing sight of long-term goals?
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Lessons learned from scaling fast in a volatile market — how does finance support operational scaling and efficiency?
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How does the role of the CFO evolve in a tech-driven, sustainability-focused company like Kempower?
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10:00
NETWORKING BREAK
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10:35
Scenarios for Finland towards 2035 – How the geopolitical landscape is rapidly changing and what it means
Emilia Kullas, Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunnan johtaja
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The old world order is changing and the new one is emerging. The process might look scary but it also offers opportunities
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What are the future scenarios for Finland? What are the driving forces and how will the impact affect us?
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Four different scenarios offer four different pathways to the future. Scenarios are not predictions but tools, by which we all can be better prepared to what the future holds
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11:00
Mastering Cause and Effect (as CFO) – Plan the Way You Actually Operate
Aki Rahunen, CFO, Innofactor
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Why traditional budgeting and planning models fall short—and what to do instead
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Why using real drivers of your business leads to better decisions and results
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Why simulation and driver-based planning make you faster and forward-looking, and how to get started
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11:25
LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING​
12:35
Artificial Intelligence as a Strategic Leadership Challenge for CFOs​
Henri Schildt, Professor and Entrepreneur, Aalto University and Skimle.com
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What tangible benefits does agentic AI provide for finance professionals
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Why AI is an organizational and management challenge
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Strategic perspectives to AI: leveraging the technology for competitive advantage
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Future-proofing your teams for AI
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13:05
Finance Leadership Evolves with Each Economic Wave
Dr Tuomo Kuosa, Ph.D., Lead Futurist, Futures Platform
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Finance leaders need to build capability not just in numbers, but in strategic sensing, scenario thinking, and adaptive culture​
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13:30
NETWORKING BREAK
14:05
Navigating the Way to the Finance C-Suite
Piia-Noora Kauppi, Former MD of Finance Finland & Former MEP, Partner, Odgers Berndtson’s Helsinki office
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Key skills and competencies for aspiring finance leaders
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Overcoming barriers to advancement in finance careers
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Building a diverse and inclusive finance leadership team
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14:30
New Economic Paradigms - Are they really needed?​
Heikki Pursiainen, Economist, Chief Research Officer, City of Helsinki
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Short answer: No
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Why old economic theories still apply
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Saving Capitalism from Capitalists: The state and the market​​​
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The future of capitalism: How profit and purpose coexist?
15:00
END OF DAY​
Please note that the program is subject to change.