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: Director of Economic Development Eero Holstila, the City of Helsinki
• Kimmo Pentikäinen, Director, research collaboration and environmental affairs, Elisa 
• Kari Villikka, Regional Director, Finnvera  
• Liisa Ero, Director-General, Communications Department, Ministry of Transport and Communications
• Jukka Ahtikari, Development Director, Logica 
• Jukka Lintusaari, Alliance Director, Nokia 
• Marja Pirttivaara, Development Director, Sitra
• Eero Silvennoinen, Director of Software and Telecommunications Technologies, Tekes
• Pekka Isomäki, TeliaSonera
• Eppie Eloranta, Managing Director, Tieke
• Kimmo Sutinen, Business Development Director, Tieto 
• Jarmo Kuusisto, Veikkaus
• Harri Nurmi, Customer Manager, VTT
• Annika Nyberg-Frankenheuser, Director of Programme, YLE
  
  Secretary: Jarmo Eskelinen, CEO, Forum Virium Helsinki