

25.1.2023 | VIRTUAL EVENT
GOING LIVE 9AM CET & 10 AM EET
#hrexenordic

THE NEW WAY FORWARD
The Future of Work is here, now.
The leading HR event in the Nordics gathering over 700 decision-makers to develop a human centric future of work.
Human resources professionals are operating in a time of significant change and the role of HR is becoming more strategic and more critical than ever before. Learn why the role of HR has never been more important, and what you can do to shape the future of your organization. HR Executive Nordic 2023 is about getting inspired by the discussion on how sustainable human resources management and complex workforce ecosystems are significantly impacting people management worldwide and how we can leverage technology to develop a human-centric future of work.
HR Executive Nordic 2023 - Knowledge and inspiration for all the human resources leaders to drive towards a better tomorrow and today!
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DATA DRIVEN HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGING WORKFORCE ECOSYSTEMS
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MODERATOR 2023
SAANA ROSSI
AUTHOR, ADVISOR, EX HR DIRECTOR | VINCIT
Saana Rossi is one of Finland's best-known HR and recruitment professionals, speaker, advisor, and author. Saana has worked in HR, recruitment, and communication for 15 years and has recruited thousands of professionals during her career. Saana worked for a long time at the technology company Vincit (Europe's best workplace 2016 & Finland's best workplace 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2022 by Great Place To Work) e.g. as a Chief People and Success Officer. In the fall of 2021, she left her day job as an HR Director and went to pursue her childhood dream as a writer. In addition to writing, Saana consults on management, culture, and growth and works as an advisor to companies, and sits on boards. Saana's first book, Rekrytoija, was published in 2020. In 2018, she was awarded Finland's first Recruiter of the Year.

SPEAKERS 2023

jussi tolvanen
CEO | DNA
Jussi Tolvanen (Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration) is a people-centered leader, who believes that good leadership plays a key role in the development of both a company and its employees – helping them to grow and succeed. Jussi has wide-ranging experience in IT. He joined DNA as CEO in 2021, coming from Microsoft.
SUSANNE GRAHN
HEAD OF HR | SPECSAVERS SWEDEN AB
Susanne Grahn has been with Specsavers Sweden AB as Head of HR for one year and joined just before Specsavers became Sweden´s Best Workplace 2022. She has experience from running her own business as HR Consultant, working with management teams and organizations, and previously worked for the union Unionen. From this she gained a lot of insight about how organizational structure affects the ways leaders can work and support their employees and how that in turn affects how people experience their work days. Susanne holds a Bachelor in Occupational and Organizational Psychology and is also a qualified ICF Coach.

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KATARIINA JALAS
HR DIRECTOR | EY FINLAND & NORDIC HRBP FOR STRATEGY AND TRANSACTIONS
Katariina Jalas started at EY in 2019 and is now the HR Director at EY Finland and the Nordic HRBP for Strategy and Transactions. Katariina has more than 20 years of experience in Human Resources and is also a qualified Career and Leadership Coach. Katariina has lived and worked in a number of countries and has held HR positions within the financial services, transportation and consultancy sectors. Katariina holds an MBA from London Business School and an MA in English and French from the University of Helsinki in addition to her coaching qualifications.
anna leander
HEAD OF HR & SUSTAINABILITY | STOCKHOLM EXERGI
Anna Leander is Head of HR & Sustainability at Stockholm Exergi. Anna has more than 20 years of experience in strategic and practical human resources management in inclusive workplaces. Anna is also a General Member of Board in Diversity Charter Sweden


heini kaihu
CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER | ROVIO
Heini is an experienced product and people business executive with a passion for sustainable growth. Drawing from her extensive experience in game development and people leadership, she has a unique ability to facilitate a meaningful dialogue between business and people. Her background in the games industry also drives her work to continuously improve how things are done and how game companies can have a positive impact in all areas of social and environmental sustainability. Currently, Heini is leading sustainability throughout Rovio´s strategy and business, supporting the company´s growth, and creating an environment where innovation and creativity can happen.
MINNA RUUSUVUORI
CHIEF SALES & MARKETING OFFICER | HOUSTON INC. CONSULTING OY
Minna Ruusuvuori is a modern and energetic growth leader, non-fiction author, podcaster and keynote speaker with almost 25 years of experience in sales and marketing. She has built b2b sales and marketing organisations as business growth engines and transformed technology brands to be more customer-centric. Minna is passionate about good, human and people-centric leadership as an enabler for a better working life. Minna's voice is familiar from numerous podcasts. She co-hosts with Liisa Holma and Ulla Jones one of Finland's most popular podcasts, "Exiters", which provides a voice to those who have exited their jobs for various reasons, e.g. leadership or culture-related issues.


SAMMY WALTON
HEAD OF PRODUCT EVANGELISM | QUINYX
As Head of Product Evangelism at Quinyx, Sammy is responsible for showcasing WFM, WFO & A.I technologies and solutions used by the Quinyx platform to help audiences understand their value. Since 2016, he has led both sales engineering and product development teams, product managed optimization and analytics solutions and enjoyed helping businesses understand how using Quinyx technologies can assist in meeting their goals and engage their workforce. Sammy is self described as an early adopter of technology and data curious when it comes to trends in the WFM world.
RUHANA HASHEM
PROFESSIONAL CUSTOMER GROWTH MANAGER | PERSONIO
As Customer Growth Manager for Nordics, Ruhana is supporting HR teams in SMBs to enable efficient and streamlined processes. She is part of Personio’s growth strategy to become Europe’s leading HR software solution for SMBs. She is passionate about actively promote customer loyalty for Personio’s existing customers through close interactions and customer relations.


juha kojonen
NORDIC REGIONAL DIRECTOR | 365 TALENTS
Juha Kojonen is the Nordic Regional Director at 365Talents. Juha has more than 25 years of experience in international management positions in project sales and service business as well as leading distributor networks both in EMEA and Asia-Pacific. Business process and strategic development have been at the core of his activities. Additionally, he has worked as a career and business coach since 2011. Based in Helsinki, he is now in charge of 365Talents’ expansion in Nordic countries and his goal is to provide HR organizations with world class tools and a people-first approach for the future of work.
SAMULI SISTONEN
FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR | REWARD AGENCY
Reward Agency is a performance management and rewards consultancy founded in spring 2015. Company founder Samuli Sistonen has consulted the boards, executives and HR extensively both in
Finland and abroad for more than 20 years. Samuli has written two books about performance management and rewards. Paranna tuloksia ja palkitse (Improve results and reward) was published by Talentum in 2008 and Johdon palkitseminen (Executive rewards) by Boardman in 2011.


ANTTI KANGAS
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER AND CO-FOUNDER | NIGHTINGALE HEALTH
Antti Kangas is a researcher, software architect, designer, and bioanalytics expert who has contributed in various roles to nearly 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications. In his work, he strives to combine science, technology, and design to find new data-based solutions to the world's biggest health-related problems. Kangas is Nightingale Health's CTO and one of its founders. Nightingale Health has developed an internationally recognized blood analysis technology that helps researchers, individuals, and organizations to predict and prevent lifestyle diseases.
AIJA SUVANTO
PRODUCT OWNER , HCM | HEEROS
Aija has many years of experience in using HCM and payroll systems in big and smaller companies. She got interested in developing the systems and practices from more user friendly perspective. She moved "to the other side of the table" and today is guiding the creation new HCM solutions at Heeros.


RAINER WALLENIUS
PRODUCT DIRECTOR , HCM | HEEROS
Rainer has been developing HCM and payroll solutions "forever" since the 1980's. He has been developing SaaS-based HCM for over 10 years now and been in deep interaction with the users, customers and other players in the field. He is eager to further develop intuitive tools for the HCM processes from different user role perspective. He is leading a company that is specialized in their continuous evolution of HCM tools, eSalary Evolution Oy - a joint venture with Heeros Oyj.
EXPERTS 2023

TIMO SYDÄNMAANLAKKA
Business Director
NIGHTINGALE HEALTH

NED GAMMEL
VP North America ConcretePlatform
QUINYX

JARNO LEHIKOINEN
Director of Sales and Marketing, CRO
Heeros

JULIE ASSELIN
Head of Marketing
365TALENTS

PAULUS MAASALO
Regional Sales Director
QUINYX

MATS SMEDJEBACKA
Solution Consultant
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