Mika Klemettinen

Mika holds a PhD degree in Data Mining from the University of Helsinki and has more than 20 years of academic and industrial experience, e.g., from Nokia and EU collaboration as well as from wireless communications, IoT, Big Data, MyData, artificial intelligence, intelligent solutions, cyber security and global collaboration.

In his current role as the Programme Manager of Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation – he is running a national 200 Meur 5G funding programme called “5thGear” and is participating the Business Finland digital area leadership team. Additionally, Mika participates a national artificial intelligence and digitalisation steering group with the responsibility of facilitating the data and platform economy subgroup. Finally, Mika is steering a national Hilla program for piloting new collaborative ways of working, creating shared research & test infrastructures and making university knowhow available for business-driven digital ecosystems to boost fast innovations to markets.