CDOIQ Nordic Symposium

Alberto Giovanni Busetto, Dr. Sc. ETH, Managing Partner of Oⁿ - The Venture Studio (Switzerland), is a Swiss-Italian AI executive and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience, holding roles as Chief AI Officer at HealthAI and Group SVP, Head of Data & AI at The Adecco Group, and Global Head of Data Science & AI at Merck Healthcare. He is also a Global Future Council Member of the World Economic Forum and a Member of the OECD Group of AI Experts in Health.

Busetto earned a doctorate with a Medal from ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, served as faculty in AI at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and founded the Intelligent and Predictive Systems Laboratory in California. Merck-Deloitte Digital Champion and IBM Distinguished Speaker, he has been recognized by the US National Academy of Engineering, Frontiers of Engineering as one of the nation's outstanding young engineers, and as the US Big Data Chair of the Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering.

Janak Joshi currently serves as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Chief Digital Officer, responsible for bringing next-generation digital and AI-led capabilities to service all state agencies and citizens across the state of Massachusetts. Most recently, Janak has published the multi-sector AI Guidance Framework for state agencies to conduct business in Massachusetts.

As of July 2025, he has been nominated to serve on the White House AI Task Force that is responsible for advising and recommending policy and governance across sectors nationally and internationally.

His first start-up, Synestesi Technologies (Exit to Spry Media Group in Sweden), was launched at Bentley University. Since then, he was the founding team at Generation Health that set the standard for clinical reasoning and reimbursement in pharmacogenomics (Company sold to CVS Caremark, 2012) & most recently, the founding team at Life Image (Company sold to Intelerad Corp, 2022). Life Image is now the largest global healthcare exchange & medical imaging RWE company serving 10 countries and over a billion patients.

In addition, he is a senior advisor to Walmart Health, SegMed.ai, Patient Point, Jaxon.ai, and AI81. And is currently on the board of Bentley University and Brandeis University.

His commentary was pivotal in amending the 21st Century Cures Act with US Federal Secretary. Don Rucker at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

Janak also chaired the imaging workgroup at CommonWell, US’s largest healthcare data sharing network, from 2018-2020.
Prior to Life Image, he was the global product strategy lead at Deloitte’s Life Sciences & Healthcare practice, focused on Real World Evidence Solutions, focused on provider & Pharma data licensing monetization deals.

Janak held various leadership positions, most notably leading Siemens Healthcare, which was sold for over $ 4 billion to Cerner Corp in 2014.

He is a former venture capitalist at Federal Street Capital, Brook Ventures & Progress Partners, leading early-stage investments in digital health & TMT deals.

Janak is a long-time Boston resident for those local to the US, and in his free time, teaches Shaolin Martial Arts.

Carl-Johan (CJ) Nakamura is a data & AI executive, tech entrepreneur, and investor with +20 years of shaping data and AI strategies in health, technology, and industrial sectors. He is renowned for visionary data, analytics, and AI leadership, driving transformational business outcomes and modernizing data capabilities at renowned enterprises on a global scale.

Nakamura’s tenure includes serving as CDO (Chief Data Officer) for ZEISS Group, where he built and led global data, AI and analytics teams, alongside his role as the first appointed CDO at Oracle Cerner – the largest health tech firm in the US. At Siemens HS, he served as CAO, embedding data-driven principles into clinical, operational, and enterprise processes. Earlier, he held a CIO role with Syntelli consulting Fortune 500 clients and a senior Data & AI management position at IBM, shaping global data governance, product management, and AI strategies (Watson).

As a technology entrepreneur, CJ co-founded and grew ventures such as Synestesi, Medikin, CampusRN, Sparknotes, and GAB, contributing innovation across multiple verticals across the US, Europe, and Asia. Beyond corporate and startup worlds, he is a trusted advisor at Fox Business School, Quaeris.AI, Informatica, Gartner, Penn State, the CDOIQ forum, and more.

Nakamura’s academic record includes an MSc in Information Systems from New York University and a BSc in Economics from Nottingham Trent University and Harvard University. He speaks six languages, enjoys skiing, hiking, yoga, running, biking, chess, swimming, cooking, and traveling.

"I serve as Head of Data & Analytics Engineering at NOBA Bank Group, overseeing cross-border teams across Sweden and Norway. In this capacity, I hold responsibility for the banks complete data ecosystem.

Encompassing infrastructure, analytics engineering, data engineering, core data functions, and enterprise data management. Targeting reliable data delivery that enables accurate and informed business decisions.

I have been leading the implementation and rollout of our modern enterprise data platform (on Databricks).

This included designing the overall technical and business architecture, as well as setting up integrated data management processes and data quality controls, and plans for migrations.
My background includes various data positions mainly at other Nordic banks such as Nordea as Head of Data Analytics Engineering and Data Asset Owner, where I worked data transformation initiatives."

Rixt Baerveldt is a Data Governance specialist and Managing Partner at Clever Republic. She supports organisations in implementing Data and AI Governance with a strong focus on use cases and delivering business value. Rixt holds an MSc in Business Information Management and is specialised in the topic of Data Governance adoption.

As a Collibra Certified Ranger and Collibra EMEA Partner Champion of the Year 2025, she has extensive experience in helping European organizations connect the dots through practical Collibra implementations. She supports Uniper in their data journey towards company-wide adoption of their Data Strategy and Governance.

Gervase Bevan is a seasoned expert in Data & Analytics Transformation, currently supporting enterprise customers across the Nordics at Alteryx. With over seven years of experience guiding large organizations through their analytics journeys, Bevan partners with data leaders to help them unify, simplify, and accelerate their analytics capabilities, empowering teams to turn raw data into real impact.

Having worked closely with stakeholders in retail, energy, transport, and banking, Bevan understands the complexity of modern data environments. His strength lies in advising CDOs and Heads of Data on how to remove friction in the analytics lifecycle, particularly in areas like data preparation, quality, governance, and the operationalization of AI. His consultative approach helps organizations modernize legacy processes, democratize access to insights, and scale data initiatives with confidence.

At CDOIQ Nordic Symposium , Bevan looks forward to collaborating with leaders aiming to elevate their analytics strategy. Whether you're exploring low-code AI integration, building internal data communities, or looking to deliver faster time-to-insight, he brings a wealth of experience to help you move from experimentation to enterprise-grade execution.

Dr. Ken Dooley is a Professor of Practice in Smart Buildings at Aalto University and the Chief Data Officer at Granlund. He has over 20 years of experience in the built environment and has worked in London, Sydney, Dublin and Helsinki. Recently, Ken has been working on the data flow related to new European sustainability regulations and the growth of Granlund’s digital services. At Aalto Ken’s research projects relate to hyper-local services, end user applications for smart buildings and the future of work and the workplace.

Valþór Druzin Halldórsson is a lighthearted family man—happily married, father of two wonderful kids, and caretaker of an energetic pet hamster. Based in Reykjavík, Iceland, he spends most of his free time with his family and lives by the motto: “You don’t always have to be serious to be taken seriously.”

As Executive Director of Data & AI at Íslandsbanki, Druzin Halldórsson leads a multidisciplinary team of data professionals, developers, and AI experts focused on building a modern data infrastructure and advancing AI capabilities for one of Iceland’s largest financial institutions.

With a deep technical background spanning data architecture, engineering, administration, and both report and software development, Druzin Halldórsson has designed and implemented integrated data platforms across multiple organizations—driving cloud acceleration for the past 7–8 years.

His career covers a broad mix of industries, including finance, telecommunications, aviation, software development, and even game development. Druzin Halldórsson is known for bringing lessons across sectors, blending strategic leadership with hands-on technical insight to help organizations unlock the full value of their data.

Druzin Halldórsson helped found the local DAMA chapter in Iceland, and he founded and manages the Databeers Reykjavik community, a grassroots event series for data-minded people.

Sujay Dutta is a seasoned technology and business leader with 25+ years of global experience. He believes the future is being shaped at the intersection of AI, Business outcomes, Culture, and Data ("A.B.C.D."). He presently works as a Global Account Lead at Databricks.

Winfried works as a Senior Specialist for Data Management at Equinor, providing his expertise in Data Management and Data Governance to the professional development of the organization. Winfried also teaches Data Management and Governance and provides courses on the topic.

Winfried has an extensive career in Data Management, from Document & Content Management, Metadata Management to Data Governance and Data & AI Strategy. One of his outstanding contributions to our Nordic Data Community has been as host for #MetaDAMA, a podcast missioned to give a voice to data professionals in the Nordics and providing a holistic view on Data Management in our countries.

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Mattias Fras spent the first part of his career in management consulting, driving transformation at large enterprises across many different industries. This was followed by four years as CFO for a life and pension company. For the past 10 years, he has worked with AI across different use case domains. He has designed and implemented AI governance & risk frameworks, ethics guidelines, technology architectures, innovation execution, and implementation scale-up. In recent years, AI has developed at a very rapid pace, and the distance between the current state and the art of the possible with AI is expanding exponentially. Where do you start? Which use cases should you prioritize?

Henrik Göthberg is the founder of Dairdux, a Data & AI industrialisation company focused on systemic adoption – helping organisations move new data, analytics, and AI capabilities from ambition into everyday practice.

Since founding Dairdux in 2019, Henrik has combined hands-on responsibility in large industrial organisations with research into systemic adoption – how organisations design work, governance, teams, and platforms so data and AI capabilities actually become normal. Since 2020, this work has been supported by a dedicated research track together with Mikael Klingvall, PhD in Computational Organisational Sociology, integrating insights from organisational research, complex systems, computer science, and Data & AI.

Prior to and alongside his work at Dairdux, Göthberg has held leadership roles in large/ global industrial organisations such as Vattenfall and Scania. Owning responsibility for moving data and AI from experimentation into real operations. He is also for 10 years Chairman of Data Innovation Summit and co-host of the AI AW Podcast.

Säde Haveri works as a Data Governance Manager at RELEX Solutions, with over 19 years of experience in data, technology and metadata-driven governance. She focuses on making complex data concepts actionable in practice. She is a board member of DAMA Finland and a co-founder of Helsinki Data Week.

I am Frédéric Hatier, in short Fredi, the Head of Data Management at KONE, where I lead KONE’s global data governance and architecture and serve as the owner of the Data & Analytics Operating Model. With deep expertise in enterprise architecture (EA), operating model design, product lifecycle management (PLM), and cross-functional data capabilities, and experience in multiple industries from my early consulting career, I drive KONE’s transition toward scalable, digitally-enabled services thru fit-for-purpose and consistent data practices that enable business value and operational excellence across the org.

My motto: There’s no such thing as good business without good data or as fixing data later - quality starts at the source with each of us.

Salla Kuula is a data and analytics leader with extensive experience in building practical, business-focused data capabilities in large organizations. She currently works as Head of Data at Finnair, where she is responsible for data strategy execution, data governance, platform development, and strengthening the organization’s ability to use data and AI in everyday work. A key part of her role is leading the Everyday AI program, which aims to make AI accessible, well-governed, and genuinely useful for employees across different functions.

Before joining Finnair, Salla held senior data leadership positions at Veho, where she developed analytics use cases, capabilities, governance frameworks, and foundational data processes. Across her career, she has focused on improving data quality, clarity, and discoverability, as well as establishing operating models that truly provide value for the company and help teams collaborate effectively around shared data assets.

Salla is particularly interested in creating structures and practices that make data reliable, easy to understand, and actionable. Her work combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, and she emphasizes the human side of data – supporting learning, clear communication, and the cultural change needed for successful adoption of new ways of working.

I turn complex data and process problems into opportunities for growth and efficiency.

I've built my career on accelerating customers in cloud environments, guiding enterprise teams through complex transformations that require both technical precision and strategic vision. Whether negotiating deals or optimizing process workflows, I'm obsessed with making data and processes work harder for the business.

As organizations seek to innovate faster and create meaningful impact with data and AI, the true differentiator is no longer technology alone, but how effectively data is transformed into real-world innovation. Terhi Markkanen brings a pragmatic and business-driven perspective on how data can be turned into scalable, value-generating solutions.

Terhi is the Head of Data and Analytics at KONE R&D, where she is responsible for driving innovation in advanced analytics and leading a team to deliver scalable, secure and business value-driven solutions. Her work focuses on advancing analytics capabilities from streaming analytics and machine learning to generative AI, with a strong emphasis on moving from experimentation to production.

KONE is a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, operating in over 60 countries with more than 60,000 employees. Every day, KONE solutions move two billion people, making high-quality, trusted data a critical foundation for innovation at scale.

Before joining KONE, Terhi spent nearly two decades consulting in IT, data and analytics across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, telecommunications, finance, and defence. This background has shaped her hands-on approach to data innovation, grounded in business outcomes, cross-functional collaboration and strong data foundations.

In her speaker session, Terhi will share how organizations can innovate with data in practice, turning complex data landscapes into actionable insights, scalable AI solutions and measurable business impact.

Neelima Misra is a seasoned global technology leader with over 25 years of experience driving digital transformation, data strategy, and AI innovation across enterprises in Europe, North America, and Asia. As Founder and CEO of DaasTek, she helps organizations build trusted, federated data and AI ecosystems that are compliant, scalable, and aligned to real business value, not just hype. Her leadership blends strategic vision with hands-on delivery, empowering teams to navigate complex digital landscapes and deliver measurable results for clients across industries.

Misra is widely recognized for her thought leadership and impact. She has been featured on the Nordic 100 List for innovation in data and AI, and her work has earned multiple industry awards celebrating both technology excellence and business leadership. She actively contributes to communities such as DAMA Sweden NSG, EUnify Data, and The AI Collective Sweden Chapter, where she convenes cross-industry voices on responsible AI, data governance, and emerging regulation like the EU AI Act.

A passionate community builder, Misra champions diversity and inclusion as core enablers of innovation. She mentors emerging leaders, publishes regularly on digital strategy and architecture, and speaks at global industry events, connecting thought leadership with real-world impact.

Her work reflects a commitment to translating complex technical and regulatory topics into actionable strategies for executives and teams, grounded in lived experience rather than theory.

Jukka Moilanen is a seasoned leader in AI-driven business transformation with over a decade of experience at OP Financial Group. As Business Lead for AI & Automation, he drives the adoption of intelligent technologies across retail banking, accelerating the shift toward smarter, more efficient operations. With deep expertise in process excellence, automation, and innovation management, he plays a key role in advancing OP’s operating model and enhancing customer experience through data-powered automation. Jukka holds a D.Sc. (Econ.) and is an experienced public speaker on AI, automation, and digital transformation.

Sameli Mäenpää is a business, technology, and data leader with international experience. Mäenpää served almost 6 years as a Chief Data Officer at OP Financial Group leading a team of 1200+ professionals. Concepts like AI, data mesh, big data, blockchain, and enterprise agile are part of his daily life. He has over 17 years of experience in banking. Earlier he held Business CIO and Chief Enterprise Architect positions at Nordea Bank. In addition, Mäenpää has founded several start-ups of which Oima (acquired by Visma in 2021) is the most significant.

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Dr. Eetu Niemi is an enterprise architect, consultant, and author with more than 15 years of experience helping organizations make better decisions, turn complexity into clarity, and improve how architecture work supports real transformation. He has worked with over 40 client organizations across both the public and private sectors, holding expert and advisory roles at CGI, Coala, and Accenture.

Niemi is known for his ability to demystify enterprise architecture and connect it directly to strategy, leadership decision-making, and organizational change. His work focuses on helping organizations create realistic, grounded development plans—especially in environments where ambition, data initiatives, or technological potential exceed structural readiness. Rather than promoting heavy frameworks or abstract models, he emphasizes clarity, practicality, and sustainable ways of working in complex systems.

He is the author of Kokonaisarkkitehtuuri: Oppaasi organisaation muutosmatkalla, the first Finnish-language book on enterprise architecture, also published in English as Enterprise Architecture: Your Guide to Organizational Transformation. In addition, Niemi writes two professional newsletters—Enterprise Architecture Transformation and IT Consulting Career Hub—and publishes articles on expert work, architecture, and financial themes. His open educational resources are widely used by practitioners and students. In addition to nonfiction, he has published award-winning short stories, and his debut novel will be released in March.

Niemi holds a PhD focused on how organizations derive benefits from enterprise architecture. His thinking and writing are characterized by clarity, realism, and a strong emphasis on helping experts and organizations work effectively—and sustainably—in increasingly complex environments.

Beyond his professional work, he advocates for the four-day workweek as a structural choice that supports high-quality thinking, recovery, and a balanced life that leaves room for both professional development and personal pursuits. More about his work and writing can be found on his homepage, and he welcomes connections on LinkedIn.

Homepage: https://eetuniemi.net
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eetuniemiphd

Pete Nieminen is a seasoned IT professional with extensive experience as a Chief Information Officer, developer of digital services, and board member. He has been repeatedly recognized among Finland’s Top 100 IT influencers and brings over 25 years of experience in technology innovation, information management, international business development, and leadership in digital transformation.

He is widely regarded as a business-driven and people-focused technology leader and holds close to one hundred professional certifications. Over the course of his career, he has held senior roles at Tietoevry, Enfo, Atea, IBM, Salomaa Group, and Kempower. In addition to his executive background, he serves in multiple board positions, is a member of Hallituspartnerit, and currently acts as Chairman of ICT-Leaders Finland.

Nicolas Nikula is a transformation leader working at the intersection of people, tech, data, and business strategy. As Director of People Processes, System and Analytics at Fiskars Group, Nikula shapes the HR digital ecosystem, governance framework, and insight capabilities that enable leaders to make better, faster, and insightful decisions based on organizational readiness.

Across previous roles at SEB, Ericsson, PostNord, and Swedish Match, Nikula has built Centers of Excellences, developed tech-agnostic data management and analytics models, and helped large business units translate insights into concrete actions with business alignment. Known for high EQ, curiosity, grit, and analytical creativity, Nikula specializes in challenging the status quo, unlocking new revenue streams, and structuring organizations to maximize human-capital ROI.

The keynote explores what it truly means to be a data-driven organization. While many claim to be already data-driven, few succeed in bridging the gap between technology, data, and the organizational maturity required. Through a people-centric and strategic lens Nicolas highlights how breaking down silos, connecting people perspective and business strategy, and moving beyond technology to increase the organizational readiness in becoming truly data-driven.

Pekka Pajuoja has been working in IT since 1984, first for some 20 years in different positions in several software companies and then in the public sector. Witnessing the various phases from ADP through internet and digitalization to AI, the key has always been to understand the importance of data.

He is currently working as the CIO of Business Finland, a government organization for innovation funding, trade, travel, and investment promotion. Business Finland was born as a result of the merger of Finpro and Tekes. Creating the new IT architecture and organization was the first task for him as a CIO there. Developing the IT and business processes together has continued ever since.

Business Finland is a specialist organization serving especially Finnish companies, where data and knowledge are the most valuable assets, in addition to people possessing the knowledge. Helping companies to grow and go international also requires exchanging and sharing the data within all Team Finland and other public organizations.

Pajuoja’s team has had the key role to provide the technical prerequisites for Business Finland to enable it to evolve to more data-driven and digitalized. The current challenges and possibilities are in finding ways to apply automation and AI in Business Finland and the public sector in general. The importance of accurate and reliable data has grown even bigger.

Prasanna Pandian is a seasoned data and AI professional with over 19 years of experience driving business transformation through intelligent analytics and automation. As Chief Architect – Analytics, AI & Decision Science at UPM, he leads the strategic design and implementation of scalable AI and data solutions in Finance & Control.

With deep expertise spanning AI, Data Science, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, and Cloud technologies, Prasanna bridges the gap between business objectives and technical capabilities. He specializes in architecture and governance, intelligent automation, and AI-driven decision intelligence.

He holds an MBA and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

Dmytro Perepolkin is a Data Architect at Vivicta who designs and delivers modern data platforms that enable advanced analytics, BI, and ML/AI capabilities. Drawing on his roots in data science and decision facilitation, he focuses on bridging complex business needs with scalable, data-driven outcomes. Passionate about data literacy and democratization, Dmytro champions reproducible, transparent analytical practices that empower organizations to make confident, evidence-based decisions across both business and research domains.

I’m Steen Rasmussen, a commercially focused data analyst and keynote speaker passionate about turning complex data into actionable insights that drive meaningful business results.

Over the last 25 years, I’ve worked with businesses like IKEA, LEGO, Apple, and many others to bridge the gap between raw data and impactful decisions. Whether I’m analyzing trends, designing strategies, or speaking to audiences across the world about the future of data, my goal is always to inspire smarter, more data-driven decision-making. I even have a newsletter on Linkedin called “Please make me think”.

Amy Raygada is a Principal Data and AI Strategist with 20 years of experience helping organizations turn data initiatives into sustainable business capabilities. Her work focuses on bridging the gap between technical delivery and real business outcomes by shifting organizations from project-based data efforts to product-oriented ways of working.

Raygada specializes in data products, data governance, and organizational design, working closely with executives, product managers, and engineering leaders to establish clear ownership, enable effective governance, and create data products that are trusted, adopted, and evolved over time. She is particularly interested in the practical challenges organizations face when scaling data and AI initiatives in complex and regulated environments, where traditional approaches often struggle to deliver lasting value.

Throughout her career, Raygada has advised global organizations across industries, supporting leadership teams in defining data strategy, prioritizing use cases, and building operating models that align data capabilities with business goals. Her approach is pragmatic and human-centered, emphasizing clarity, accountability, and long-term sustainability over tools, trends, or hype.

In addition to her advisory work, Raygada is an active speaker and thought leader in the data and AI community. She regularly presents at international conferences and industry events, sharing practical frameworks and lessons learned from real-world transformations. Through her speaking and writing, she aims to help organizations make more deliberate, informed decisions about how they invest in, govern, and scale their data and AI capabilities.

Gabriele Roggero is a CDMP® Certified Senior Data Strategist and the Functional Lead of Data Strategy & Governance at Uniper. With over a decade of leadership experience in top-tier consulting, Roggero specializes in bridging the gap between complex Data & AI architectures and tangible business outcomes.

At Uniper, he is responsible for architecting frameworks that turn data into a competitive asset, focusing on metadata management, data quality, and the execution of enterprise-wide data strategies. As the Business Application Owner of Collibra, Roggero leads the platform’s adoption as the central hub for Uniper’s Data Governance, Quality, and Marketplace. He is a passionate advocate for data culture, believing that organizational change is the ultimate enabler for a truly data-driven enterprise.

Antti Ryysy serves as Chief Information Officer at the diagnostics company Aidian. He has a strong background in strategic IT leadership, leading organizational change, and developing digital capabilities in close collaboration with the business. Antti’s expertise focuses in particular on business-driven digitalization, understanding customer experience, and how digital channels and systems can be leveraged more effectively, in a more user-friendly way, and in a more holistic manner.

Kaisa Salakka is the co-founder and CEO of Otherkind, a new Illusian initiative advancing social sustainability and human wellbeing by empowering social actors with products that scale impact across communities globally. She brings over 20 years of international leadership experience across digital platforms, AI, SaaS, and new product innovation, with deep expertise spanning gaming, advertising, retail, impact technology, and media.

Kaisa has played a significant role in shaping product leadership in Finland and was the first Product Manager at Unity Technologies, helping grow the company through its journey to the New York Stock Exchange. Later, she was leading the consumer product at Wolt / DoorDash. Kaisa serves on the board of Remedy Entertainment Plc.

PhD Albert Spoljaric is a Data Product Manager at Supercell, responsible for building an ecosystem of data products to power one of the most successful portfolios in mobile gaming. Leveraging his background in neuroscience, data and technology, Albert focuses on solving complex business problems - ensuring that every data product serves clear business objectives and is a catalyst for smarter, faster decision-making.

Janne Suomalainen is VP of Growth Acceleration at Knowit, working with organizations to develop and scale data, analytics, and AI capabilities that support business strategy and execution.

He has over 20 years of experience in software, data-driven services, and IT consulting, holding senior leadership and P&L-responsible roles across multiple industries. His work has included building analytics and data platform offerings, supporting enterprise data initiatives, and navigating organizational change related to data and technology.

Earlier in his career, Janne co-founded a data and analytics company, giving him practical experience in building and commercializing data capabilities.

Otto Söderlund is the AI Lead at Supercell, where he works with game teams to explore how AI can be used to build better games and empower developers. His background spans software, startups, and applied machine learning. Previously, Söderlund co-founded Speechly, a deep learning company focused on speech recognition that went through Y Combinator and was acquired by Roblox in 2023. He holds a background in computer science and AI and has advised companies on commercializing AI before joining Supercell.

He leads RELEX's R&D efforts to transform the retail and manufacturing industry with agentic AI, while also driving AI initiatives that reshape how RELEX operates internally. With a decade of experience in AI leadership, he focuses on building multi-agent systems that make increasingly autonomous decisions at scale. His approach centers on knowledge and data-centric AI, ensuring systems deliver the best possible outcomes, while operating under guardrails and human control. He gets his best ideas on long walks with his Australian shepherd, Ziggy Stardust.

John Wernfeldt is Managing Director at Northridge Analytics and President of DAMA Sweden.
He has over a decade of experience in data strategy, governance, and architecture, and has advised leading private and public-sector organizations on how to turn data chaos into clarity.

Before founding Northridge Analytics, John worked with Gartner and several major consulting firms.
Today, he helps organizations build the data foundations that make analytics and AI deliver real results.

Barry Wildhagen is a leading voice in data strategy and trustworthy AI, serving as Director and Practice Leader for Customer Experience and ESG at Informatica. With more than 20 years of experience spanning data governance, data quality, and Master Data Management, he helps organizations build the high-integrity data foundations required for AI to deliver meaningful, measurable business impact.

Wildhagen works closely with CDOs, CIOs, and senior data leaders to embed transparency, accountability, and responsible governance into AI initiatives – ensuring they remain scalable, compliant, and trusted in an increasingly regulated landscape. At Informatica, he leads strategic programs that unite customer experience, ESG, and data innovation to enable unified, enterprise-ready data ecosystems.

A committed community builder, Wildhagen fosters collaboration across Europe’s data leadership networks, supporting both established executives and emerging data professionals. Fluent in Dutch, English, and Portuguese, he brings a global, cross-cultural perspective to the evolving world of data and AI.

Join Barry Wildhagen's speaker session, where he explores the infrastructure that underpins intelligent systems, and gain insightful perspectives on why the future of AI starts with the integrity and strength of your data foundation.

Weynand is a seasoned data and analytics leader with over 20 years of experience driving digital transformation across global enterprises. Currently serving as Group Head of Data and Analytics at Boliden, he leads strategy, governance, and advanced analytics across multiple international mining and smelting operations.

Weynand has a strong track record in building high-performing teams, implementing cutting-edge AI/ML and computer vision solutions, and establishing data cultures that deliver measurable business value. His past work includes award-winning innovation at First National Bank and contributions to global financial crime prevention, and has spearheaded large ventures for innovative sustainable solutions.

Outside of corporate life, he is a hands-on entrepreneur—founding ventures ranging from a vertical farm above the Arctic Circle to aerospace startups pushing the boundaries of sustainable propulsion systems.

He is passionate about blending technology, creativity, and real-world impact.

Winfried works as a Senior Specialist for Data Management at Equinor, providing his expertise in Data Management and Data Governance to the professional development of the organization. Winfried also teaches Data Management and Governance and provides courses on the topic.

Winfried has an extensive career in Data Management, from Document & Content Management, Metadata Management to Data Governance and Data & AI Strategy. One of his outstanding contributions to our Nordic Data Community has been as host for #MetaDAMA, a podcast missioned to give a voice to data professionals in the Nordics and providing a holistic view on Data Management in our countries.

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Inga Rós Gunnarsdóttir currently serves as the Chief Data Officer at the City of Reykjavík. Before taking on this role, she worked as a management consultant for a period of four years. She also had her own business for a time and gained experience at L'Oréal in Copenhagen, she has worked in the private and public sector since 2015, in charge of business development, logistics, data governance, and other management projects.

Inga Rós holds an MSc in Product Development and Innovation Engineering from the University of Southern Denmark, along with a BSc in Operations Engineering from Reykjavik University.

In her younger years, she was a dedicated gymnast and was a member of the Icelandic national team in artistic gymnastics for over 10 years.

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With more than 20 years of experience, he has worked as a data management practitioner, consultant, researcher, and teacher across diverse business sectors. Sami is a strong advocate for quality and ethical perspectives in data management and business decision-making. His commitment to responsible data practices has been recognized through a nomination for the DAIR Awards in 2022 and his inclusion in the Hyperight Nordic 100 in Data, Analytics, and AI in 2023 under the category of Data Management, Ethics, Diversity, and Regulation. He has been a long-time president and board member of the DAMA Finland association and a program committee member of the MIT CDOIQ Symposium.

Sameli Mäenpää is a business, technology, and data leader with international experience. Mäenpää served almost 6 years as a Chief Data Officer at OP Financial Group leading a team of 1200+ professionals. Concepts like AI, data mesh, big data, blockchain, and enterprise agile are part of his daily life. He has over 17 years of experience in banking. Earlier he held Business CIO and Chief Enterprise Architect positions at Nordea Bank. In addition, Mäenpää has founded several start-ups of which Oima (acquired by Visma in 2021) is the most significant.

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Nikula has worked with different kinds of data topics for over 20 years, including data governance, data sharing, data utilization, master data, technologies storing data, etc. She has a background in mobile (Telia, Nokia) and manufacturing (Konecranes, KONE, Wärtsilä) industries, and latest in mutual pension insurance (Ilmarinen). 

She has just joined the VR Group (long-distance traffic and city traffic, both in Finland and Sweden, Logistics in Finland) to lead Data and AI development and governance.

For her, data is (obviously) the heart and soul for analytical and AI purposes to create more value for business. But data is also the elixir for every company’s daily business processes; we don’t work with “pen and paper”. Whether we discuss business improvements and innovations based on data utilization or business-as-usual operational processes, data and its quality are always the backbone of a reliable end result. Even AI can’t do miracles without reliable data. Or it can, but the end result might look a bit hallucinated ;-)

I’m Steen Rasmussen, a commercially focused data analyst and keynote speaker passionate about turning complex data into actionable insights that drive meaningful business results.

Over the last 25 years, I’ve worked with businesses like IKEA, LEGO, Apple, and many others to bridge the gap between raw data and impactful decisions. Whether I’m analyzing trends, designing strategies, or speaking to audiences across the world about the future of data, my goal is always to inspire smarter, more data-driven decision-making. I even have a newsletter on Linkedin called “Please make me think”.

Ville Suur-Uski is an ex-theoretical physicist turned into a data professional. He has worked at Supercell since the global launch of their hit games, such as Clash of Clans and Brawl Stars. Currently he is the head of data and analytics, covering analytics engineering, data products, data science and supporting some business units with their data and analytics efforts.

Main goal is to empower the organization to make better decisions through the use of data. In practice this ranges from reporting and democratizing data across the organization to building data science products to automate decision making – and obviously this involves many flavors of AI

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Supercell

With over a decade in data & analytics, Junhui Wang has led various digital transformations across industries. Junhui’s expertise lies in leveraging technology, driving strategic initiatives, and fostering high-performing teams in global organizations. Passionate about the power of data, she enjoys sharing insights on how it shapes business, innovation, and decision-making in the digital era. Junhui is currently working for Huhtamaki as Head of Data Platforms & Analytics, leading the company’s strategic data roadmaps and enabling the business to unlock the full value of its data.

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H&M Group

Johan Åhlén is a senior data and analytics leader with more than 25 years of experience in IT, data, and innovation. He has most recently served as Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Region Skåne, where he focused on creating sustainable data and AI value by aligning people, processes, and technology. Åhlén has worked in both executive and hands-on technical roles and has led innovation initiatives spanning large-scale data platforms, advanced analytics, and complex decision-support systems.

He is a seasoned conference speaker and technical writer, a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award recipient, and co-founder of the PASS SQLRally Nordic Conference, which grew into one of the largest SQL Server conferences in the world. He has also been recognized by Techworld / Computer Sweden as one of Sweden’s top developers and has built large professional communities with thousands of members.

Outside the data world, Åhlén is a pianist who once performed concerts on piano and organ – these days, he prefers to let the algorithms handle distribution while his music lives on Spotify.