Forum Virium Helsinki Board of Directors

Forum Virium Helsinki’s Steering Group members are appointed by its anchor companies and by Forum Virium Helsinki public sector members, the City of Helsinki, Sitra, Tekes and VTT. The Chairperson of the Steering Group is appointed by the City of Helsinki.

The Steering Group takes an active role in developing Forum Virium Helsinki’s strategy, action plan, and budget along with accepting new members and deciding on the initiating or terminating projects. The Steering Group also handles building relations with various interest groups and approves Forum Virium Helsinki’s communications principles.

Members of the Steering Group

• Chairman: IT Director Markku Raitio, the City of Helsinki
• Vice President, Sales, Keijo Luoto, Elisa Oyj
• Regional Director, Kari Villikka, Finnvera  
• Senior Adviser, Taru Rastas, Ministry of Transport and Communications
• Development Director, Jukka Ahtikari, Logica 
• Head of Future Propositions Roope Takala, Nokia 
• Leading Specialist, Marja Pirttivaara, Sitra
• Senior Vice President, Property Development, Veli-Pekka Tanhuanpää, Sponda
• Director of Software and Telecommunications Technologies, Eero Silvennoinen, Tekes
• Director, Pekka Isomäki, TeliaSonera Finland
• Manager of Research and Development, Jyrki J.J. Kasvi, Tieke
• Director, Business Ecosystem Creation Jaakko Talvitie, TIVIT Oy
• Sales Director, Jukka Huttula, Tieto Finland 
• Technology Manager Caj Södergård, VTT
• Director, Ismo Silvo, YLE
• Secretary: Jarmo Eskelinen, CEO, Forum Virium Helsinki