Attendees
Who’s joining us in 2025?
MyData 2025 conference brings together people working at the intersection of tech, policy, business, and research from all over the world, all with a shared goal: to make data work better for people.
Below are some of the individuals and organisations already confirmed to join us this September and opted in to publicly announce their attendance. More updates will be made regularly!
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| Full Name | Organisation | Job Title | Industry or Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Bokslag | UMC Utrecht | Program Manager HDSU | Research |
| Jesse Wright | The Open Data Institute | Project Lead | Non-profit |
| Laila Bröcker | City of Vantaa | project manager | Information Technology |
| Jarmo Riikonen | Traficom | Project Manager | Government |
| Irena Bakic | city of Espoo | Project Manager | Government |
| Katrin Marheinecke | Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz | Project Manager European Language Data Space (LDS) | Research |
| JiWon Shin | Korea Credit Information Services | Public Mydata Manager | Financial Services |
| Elfi Goesaert | VITO | R&D researcher & project lead | Research |
| Sanzhar Zhakabayev | Aalto University | Research Assistant | Research |
| KALLE TOISKALLIO | FinEst Centre for Smart Cities | Research coordinator | Writing & Editing |
| Tee,i Toroi | Aalto university | Researcher | Education |
| Emma Peltonen | Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy | Research Scientist, Corporate Foresight and Strategy (Data & AI) | Research |
| Johanna Farin | Gofore Oyj | Sales Executive, Digital Government | Information Technology |
| Henri Nurmi | SpaceTime | Sales Representative | Sales |
| Reijo Aarnio | Sitra | senior adviser | Community Development |
| Steinar Skagemo | Brønnøysundregistrene | Senior Adviser | Government |
| Adam Arndt | Danish Agency for Digital Government | Senior Advisor | Government |
| Jaana Jormanainen | Association of Finnish Cities and Municipalities | Senior Advisor | Computer Software |
| Ilkka Eronen | Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities | Senior Advisor | Education |
| Filip Nguyen | Alistiq | Senior Advisor | Information Technology |
| Damian Collins | Geradin Partners | Senior Advisor | Law Practice |
| David Magård | Bolagsverket / The Swedish Companies Registration Office | Senior Advisor | Government |
| Pekka Koponen | Forum Virium Helsinki | Senior Advisor | Non-profit |
| Teemu Kääriäinen | Ministry of Finance, Finland | Senior Advisor | Government |
| Ruth Puente | OpenWallet Foundation | Senior Advisor Government Engagement | Non-profit |
| Barbara Mašić | Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation | Senior Advisor - specialist | Government |
| Merja Mattila | CSC | Senior Coordinator | Information Technology |
| Sami Laine | Tietoevry Tech Services | Senior Data Advisor | Information Technology |
| Gail Maunula | Privaon Oy | Senior Data Protection Specialist | Information Technology |
| Jenni Hyppölä | VTT | Senior Data Protection Specialist | Research |
| Otto Vainio | Business Finland | Senior EU Funding Advisor | Government |
| Tarmo Toikkanen | Sitra | Senior Lead | Government |
| Kirsi Hantula | Sitra | Senior Lead | Non-profit |
| Satu Salminen | Sitra | Senior Lead | Non-profit |
| Diana Sancho | University of Westminster | Senior Lecturer/Researcher | Research |
| Sofia Kuitunen | University of Helsinki | Senior Legal Counsel | Law Practice |
| Victor Shekera | HappyOrNot Oy | Senior Legal Counsel & Data Protection Officer (DPO) | Information Technology |
| Masahiro HANATANI | NTT DATA Japan | Senior Manager | Information Technology |
| Maaria Nuutinen | VTT | Senior Principal Scientist | Research |
| Jens Kremer | Wolt Oy | Senior Product & Privacy Counsel | Information Technology |
| Riitta Partala | Scytáles AB | Senior Project Manager | Information Technology |
| Beata Mäihäniemi | University of Lapland | Senior researcher | Education |
| Eva Turk | Center for digital health and social innovation, UAS St.Pölten | Senior Researcher | Education |
| Marko Komssi | VTT | Senior Scientist, AI-Driven Corporate Strategy & Strategic Foresight | Research |
| Dr Alex Bowyer | BBC | Senior Software Engineer | Broadcast Media |
| Jutta Linna | Akava | Senior Specialist | Non-profit |
| Mikael Seppälä | Laurea University of Applied Sciences | Senior Specialist | Research |
| Heidi Laine | IT Center for Science CSC | Senior Specialist | Information Technology |
| Anu Kosloff | DVV | Senior Specialist | Government |
| Marika Pietiläinen | Digital and Population Data Services Agency (Finnish Digital Agency) | Senior Specialist | Government |