LOGY Conference 2024 speakers

The LOGY Conference once again offers its guests both domestic and international top names in the field of sourcing and logistics.

Niklas Andersson

Director Electric Solutions, Volvo Trucks

20+ years of work experience in Sales, Business Development, Product Management and Product Development, whereof the last 16 years in automotive industry. M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Lund University, Sweden.

João Correia Botelho

President at APCADEC

Botelho is the President of the APCADEC's Board of Director with responsibilities in institutional relations and general management. At LOGY Conference João will talk about Activating the Value Chain.

APCADEC - The Portuguese Association for Purchasing and Materials Management, established 1964, congregates men and women who work in their companies in areas related to Materials Management, as buyers, stores and stocking managers, purchasing chairmen or quality dealers.

Eeva Furman

Dr Eeva Furman is a leading expert at the prime minister´s office and the secretary general of Finland´s commission for sustainable development.

The 30-year old commission is a forum for more than 100 key societal actors and it is chaired by the prime minister Petteri Orpo. Furman co-authored The Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR2019), was chairing Finland´s expert panel for sustainable development between 2016-2022, and worked as a professor and director at the Finnish environment institute Syke until 2022.

Jukka Heinonen

CEO, Toyota Material Handling Finland

Jukka Heinonen has been involved in logistics investment goods trading for over 25 years. Before his current position as CEO of Toyota Material Handling Finland Oy, Jukka worked at Toyota as a sales director for 13 years. During the years 2006-2009, he worked at Volvo Finland Ab as a sales manager, responsible for the truck sales of the Volvo Truck Center business in the Southern Finland region. Jukka started his working career at Toyota Industrial Equipment Finland Oy, where he worked in various positions in sales, product management and aftermarket with forklifts and related services in 1997-2006. He has extensive experience in the development of business solutions for internal logistics equipment and automation.

Joachim Joerg Heldt

Director Sales, Commercial Excellence Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Bosch Rexroth

In any negotiation or other supplier / customer interaction it is not only about the facts, but also focuses people, which interact with each other. We are wise to understand motives, personalities and more to mirror our own views. Especially in international settings the correct preparation is key, as some other rules may apply. I will take you onto a journey what I encountered and what may be of advantage to you.

Topic: Customer Obsession - Success Factors in a Customer / Supplier Relationship

Eveliina Huurre

Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Finnair Plc

Eveliina Huurre as Finnair’s SVP Sustainability concentrates on solving the issue of flight emissions to support the social and economical well-being brought by flight industry. Before her role as a sustainability leader Eveliina was working as a Vice President for Finnair’s Inflight experience. Prior to Finnair she has worked as a Director in multiple roles in Private and Public Social- and Health Care. In addition, Eveliina is a member of the executive board at Mehiläinen, the Finnish institute for Health and Welfare and Gofore Oyj.

Juuso Jankama

CEO, VincitEAM

Juuso Jankama is an experienced supply chain management and digitization professional. Juuso has more than 20 years of versatile experience in making and enabling sustainable change from both multinational industrial companies and leading system suppliers. The work history includes leading companies in their field such as Gardner Denver, Parker Hannifin, Basware and Oracle. Currently, Juuso is CEO of Vincit Solutions Oy, responsible for developing and growing the Vincit Group's product business. Generative artificial intelligence is the biggest advancement that has shaken the information systems industry since the internet, and thus a key element in Juuso's current role.

Mia Jyrkänkallio

Key Account Manager, DHL Freight

Mia Jyrkänkallio has worked in logistics and transportation since 2007, and before that e.g. in the oil company and in relation to personnel leasing, e.g. for marketing and recruitment. Mia has been a member of LOGY since the beginning of her logistics career, she is also a member and chairperson of the Transport Forum's management team. Mia works at DHL Freight (Finland) Oy as a Key Account Manager in the customer interface.

Claes Jönsson

Product Manager Automation (WMS/WCS) & Solution Expert Warehouse Automation at Consafe Logistics Group

Jönsson has extensive experience in tailoring warehouse management solutions to customers' business needs.

Kalle Kantola

Vice president, Foresight and Data Economy, VTT

Kalle, works as a Vice president, Foresight and Data Economy at VTT. He has a wide knowledge of business development in various industries and he has created his career in business - technology interface. Prior VTT he has worked as a CTO, management consultant and as a board member in different companies. He acted also as a secretary in Finland's national AI program "AI era".

Antti Kojola

Solution Sales Lead, VTT

Antti Kojola has been responsible for the supply chain in industry, consulted and trained how to renew end-to-end supply chains, and guided companies in utilizing new technology.

Jussi Lehmuskallio

Vice President Sourcing, Posti Group Oyj

Lehmuskallio has 20 years of experience in various tasks in supply chain development. He leads the business organization and capability development teams in supply chain management.

Tapio Levä

Head of Data & AI Business, Telia

At Telia, Tapio Levä is responsible for the data and artificial intelligence business, including Internet of Things, industrial 5G and mobility analytics services. He has developed and introduced several new digital services to the market, such as Telia Crowd Insights, which tells about the movement of crowds based on mobile network data. Before moving to Telia, Tapio did his dissertation at Aalto University on the challenges of introducing new innovations.

Topic of the talk: Optimizing logistics with AI & 5G

Taru Lindeman

CEO, Boardman

Taru Lindeman has worked as a management consultant specializing in logistics and supply chain management for over ten years. He is an experienced business management coach and has been the program director of numerous domestic and international events and seminars.

Teemu Marttinen

Partner, Zeal Sourcing Oy

Teemu Marttinen is a procurement director with 20 years of experience in procurement, outsourcing, development, management, IT and procurement consulting. He has worked for, for example, Nokia and Finnair. He is the founder of the CLM SaaS system at Dealsign.ai and Zeal Sourcing, a consulting company focused on procurement development and strategy.

Vesa Marttinen

Vice President, Cargo, Port of Helsinki

Vesa is the international business director of IoT and maritime cluster. He has a master's degree from TKK's department of transportation technology and IMD's training in sustainable business management. Vesa has worked as a change leader since 2012, both through his own consulting company MarineCycles Oy and through direct CEO contracts. In addition to Finland, he has lived and managed businesses in the USA and Japan. Currently, he works as the cargo business director of the Port of Helsinki.

Kent Olsson

CEO, Consafe Logistics

Kent Olsson is the Chief Executive Officer of Consafe Logistics. Kent has a solid engineering background and a strong drive for value creation and building sustainable companies with a strong company culture. He has experience from multiple top-level General Manager roles and R&D positions in larger international software and technology companies, e.g., Ericsson and ST-Ericsson, as well as from being a board member in SaaS start-up and scale-up companies.

Topic: Warehouse 2.0: AI, Automation, and Robotics Reshaping the Future

Aki Riihilahti

HJK, CEO

Aki Riihilahti is a Finnish former soccer player who ended his professional career. In his professional career, which lasted from 1995 to 2011, he played not only in Finland but also in Norway, England, Sweden and Germany. He is the current CEO of HJK. Aki was elected to the board of the influential European Club Association (ECA) and in 2017 the organization's vice-president. Riihilahti also has several important positions of trust in UEFA.

Jyrki Ristinen

Director, Head of SCM and IT, Medifon Oy

Jyrki Ristinen has worked since 2011 as Logistics and Quality Manager of Apteekkitukkukauppa Oy Medifon Ab, with the responsibility of managing the company's supply chain. Oy Medifon Ab was founded in 1981 as a wholesaler and distributor of basic pharmacy supplies and general merchandise as well as medicines.

Before moving to his current position, Jyrki Ristinen has worked for almost 10 years at DHL Supply Chain in the Nordic and Baltic organization as a Senior Project Manager, where he was responsible for leading various implementation, quality and business projects in different parts of the Nordic and Baltic countries.

Dominic Regan

Senior Director, EMEA Logistics Applications, Oracle

Dominic Regan has been with Oracle for over 20 years and is Senior Director in EMEA for Oracle’s Logistics Applications, encompassing transportation, warehousing and global trade. In this role, Dominic works directly with Oracle's Product Development and Strategy teams, as well as with customers, partners and prospects who use, or are interested in using, these products. Dominic has been involved in supply chain software since the late 1980’s and during that period has worked with a diverse array of customers across multiple industries and geographies.

Sammeli Sammalkorpi

Co-Founder, CEO, Sievo

Sammeli is the founder and CEO of Sievo, a leading procurement analytics software company. During his two decades at Sievo, Sammeli has helped large companies turn dirty procurement data into valuable insights. Sammeli hates processes and believes in transparent, low-hierarchy organizations, and that procurement can save the world by reducing CO2 emissions. Sammeli is the founder of the procure4peace volunteer organization and a promoter of women's football in Finland.

Joni Sundelin

CEO, HUB logistics

Sundelin has been the CEO of the HUB logistics group since 2019. HUB logistics has been a logistics service company operating since 1992, which offers customers storage and internal logistics solutions as well as wooden packaging services. During his career, Sundelin has worked for Itella and Tamro and at Finavia as manager of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. He has extensive experience in the logistics industry and working with supply chains, as well as managing service business, ICT and sales and customer relationships.

Sami Vesamo

Chat GPT expert

Vesamo has been a digital entrepreneur operating in the field since 2009, which has been involved in founding Finland's largest online events. Vesamo is a professional in digital business, marketing and sales. Sami has been involved in selling tens of millions of euros worth of services and products via the internet and has helped hundreds of companies take advantage of the latest trends in business growth.

Sami is a clear and practical trainer and speaker who inspires listeners to use artificial intelligence in their own work. Take advantage of the opportunities brought by technology in your business and the future operating methods already now.

Topic: Weeks of work in lessons! -Chat GPT workshop

Ilona Ylinampa

Deputy Managing Director, Finland & Estonia, Fujitsu

Ilona Ylinampa works as the vice president of Fujitsu Finland & Estonia and has extensive experience in IT and technology business from growth companies to international companies. Ylinampa has been awarded as the Sales Manager of the Year 2019 in Finland and selected as Finland's TOP 100 IT influencer in 2021, 2022 and 2023. In addition, he works e.g. As vice-chairman of the technology industry's innovation and competitiveness committee and board member at Document House and ICT Leaders Finland. The superior is fascinated by how technology can be utilized in building a human-centered information society and thereby strengthening sustainable economic success and security.