Gain Competitive Advantage Through Digital Transformation

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, executives need to master new technologies at an adequate level to drive growth and maintain a competitive edge. Aalto EE equips leaders and specialists with the essential skills and knowledge to navigate this transformation successfully. Our training programs provide a deep enough understanding of digital strategies, data utilization, and AI applications, enabling you to proactively utilize and lead in the digital landscape.

Get Future-Ready Leadership with Technological Expertise

Aalto EE's training programs go beyond traditional leadership, addressing the critical technological know-how required to meet the challenges of today and of the future. We offer a business-oriented perspective, focusing on strategic-level management and opportunities having an impact on your top and bottom line. Our programs connect you with cutting-edge research from Aalto University and other top institutions, providing insights into areas like quantum computing, AI robotization, and platform economy.

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The Data and Analytics Competence Development Plan contains questions that are useful to consider when planning the development of data and analytics competences. Download the PDF to support your planning.

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The plan template contains questions to consider while planning Data & Analytics competence development. Download a PDF to help your planning.

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Building Data-Driven Organizations

Aalto EE offers customized data and analytics solutions for organizations to help them gain insights from their data and make better business decisions. The services include training, consulting, and coaching for individuals and teams.

Business Growth and Efficient Operations through Excellence in Data and Analytics

 

Our customers have identified several competence-related barriers to building a data-driven organization. Different industries and businesses are in different maturity phases. Still, everyday challenges can be identified, such as top management's understanding of data analytics opportunities, business managers' knowledge of data analytics, data scientists' understanding of business context, and collaboration between the aforementioned roles around data.

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Dive into Data with Effective Training

Organizations are seeking growth from data management and analytics. This demands not only investments in technology, but also a reform of executive policies, operating methods and expertise. Properly targeted training can provide opportunities for success and even create new business models.

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Meet Our Faculty

Tomi Kauppinen

Tomi Kauppinen is the head of Aalto Online Learning at Aalto University. His background is in media technology and computer science. He aspires to bring an entrepreneurial mindset and lean and agile creativity to all his projects and teaching.

Tomi Kauppinen is Head of Aalto Online Learning at Aalto University. He holds a habilitation (2014) in geoinformatics from the University of Muenster in Germany and the title of docent (2014), a Ph.D. (2010) in media technology from Aalto University, and an M.Sc. (2004) in computer science from the University of Helsinki. Kauppinen's passion is to create, study, and teach information visualization, spatial thinking, cognitive systems/artificial intelligence, and blended learning design. Since 2016, he has led the Aalto University-wide strategic development initiative, Aalto Online Learning, which covers activities ranging from blended learning to fully online textbooks and exercises, from video production to online social interaction, from artificial intelligence-based recommendations and assessment to interactive visual simulations, and from augmented/virtual reality to games and gamification. With his background in startups before a calling to academia, he aspires to bring an entrepreneurial mindset and lean and agile creativity to all his projects and teaching.

Kimmo Karhu

Kimmo Karhu is an Assistant Professor, at Aalto University Department of Industrial Engineering and Management.

Karhu is an expert on platform business models and a seasoned teacher on digital strategy. By combining hands-on industry experience with academic thinking, he seeks to explain how AI, machine learning, and other technologies can be leveraged for scaling platform business. Karhu's recent doctoral thesis analyses open platform strategizing and digital tactics in mobile ecosystems.

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Sami Koskela

Solutions Director +358 40 702 9321 sami.koskela@aaltoee.fi

Tia Lankila

Program Director +358 10 837 3750 tia.lankila@aaltoee.fi

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At what level should every leader and expert understand the applications, data analytics, and the possibilities of quantum computing, or the increasing robotization of AI in different organizational functions? Here at Aalto EE, we have outlined these different levels of learning as follows:

  • Be aware
  • Understand
  • Apply
  • Plan ahead

Our perspective is always very business-oriented, looking forward from the perspectives of management and the opportunities for strategic-level management. The network created by experts from Aalto University and other top universities enables the customer to connect with the results of cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence, for example.

We have defined the different areas of expertise in technology and knowledge intensiveness as follows:

  • Digital Strategies, Platforms, and Leading Digital Transformation
  • Data
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Technologies

We have identified top experts in our network for each of the above-mentioned areas. In addition to the latest research information, we utilize the most up-to-date applied knowledge provided by the business network. We organize our programs in cooperation with the best experts in their field.

Leverage AI and Data to Drive Business Innovation

With access to Aalto University’s expertise in AI technologies, including machine learning and data science, Aalto EE delivers training programs in collaboration with the leading experts. Aalto University is a key player at the Finnish Centre for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI) and in the AI projects launched by the Finnish government. We emphasize the strategic importance of data in the current business environment and provide guidance on leveraging new technologies to drive innovation and achieve concrete business benefits. 

Join Aalto EE training programs to gain the expertise and understanding needed to lead digital transformation and technology-enabled teams, as well as to make informed investment decisions in the digital age.