Aalto University MBA Association

Coming up in November 2015: Kone Company Visit
2015-11-11 17:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Kone Oyj, Hissikatu 11, Hyvinkää, Finland
Place:
Kone People Flow Center
Hissikatu 11
Hyvinkää
Date: 11.11.2015
Official program:
17.00-17.15 Greeting the attendees
17.15-17.45 Key note presentation Jussi Herlin, Kone
18.00 -18:45 R&D presentation Samu Salmelin -> continues in
People flow show area with Refreshments and networking
19.30 Closing
Register now to ensure your place!
https://www.flomembers.com/mba-alumni/events/register/d3d9446802a44259755d38e6d163e820
Jussi Herlin, Vice Chairman of the Board b. 1984, M.Sc. (Econ)
Member of the Board since 2012.
Consultant at Accenture between 2012-2014. Previously served as
Deputy Member of the Board of KONE Corporation during the years
2007-2012.
Current key position of trust: Member of the Board of Security
Trading Oy, Member of the Board of the Tiina and Antti Herlin Foundation and
Member of the Board of the Finnish Family Firms Association.
Samu Salmelin, Head of Technology Finland M.Sc. (Tech.)
Vice President, Technology Finland 2013-
Previous Kone positions: Director, R&D 2011- , Director, Business
Development 2006-Marketing manager 2003-
Organized by: Aalto University MBA Alumni Association
For more information please contact: tarvo.viita-aho@kone.com

Ilmarinen Company Visit
2015-10-19 17:00 - 19:30 | Ilmarinen, Porkkalankatu 1, Helsinki, Finland
Time: Monday 19th Oct. 2015 , 17:00
Location: Ilmarinen, Porkkalankatu1, Helsinki
Agenda:
17.00-17.15 Greeting the attendees
17.15-18.00 Market outlook form a pension investor´s point of view by Timo Ritakallio, Ilmarinen, Q&A
18-19.30 Refreshments and networking

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY: TIMO RITAKALLIO
Timo Ritakallio has worked as President and Chief Executive Officer at Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company from 1st February 2015. Before that he worked for Ilmarinen as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer since August 2008. Ilmarinen is a leading pension insurance company in Finland with EUR 36 billion total assets. Before the current position at Ilmarinen, Timo Ritakallio has worked for 20 years in various top management positions in the banking industry. He has taken Master’s degree in law (LL.MM.) in the University of Turku in 1985, Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki in 2001 and AMP (Advanced Management Program) in Harvard Business School, Boston, USA in 2006. Timo Ritakallio is as well Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at Outotec, which is listed company on the Helsinki Stock Exchange, and Chairman of the Board of the Finnish Pension Alliance Tela.

Company Event "Building Jolla: the Importance of Purpose"
2015-09-30 17:00 - 19:00 | Aalto University Main Building,, Runeberginkatu 14-16, Helsinki
Aalto University MBA Alumni Association members* are cordially invited to an inspiring event where we will welcome our keynote speaker, Stefano Mosconi, CTO of Jolla Oy, and embark on an intense retrospective and learn insights from one of Finland’s most daring startups. This event will give insight into one’s own startup journey and will inspire one to at least consider the professional path one is currently treading. It will give pause to consider and possibly rethink what is needed to embark on a start-up journey to begin with.
Date and time: Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, from 17:00-18:30 Place: Aalto University main building. Room Nelimarkka, Runeberginkatu 14-16, 00100 Helsinki Agenda: – 17:00 to 17:30 Registration and refreshments – 17:30 to 17:40 Opening words – Kullah Anderson – 17:40 to 18:10 “Building Jolla: the importance of purpose”, Stefano Mosconi, CTO Jolla Oy – 18:10 to 18:30 Q&A
About the key speaker:
Stefano Mosconi is a co-founder of Jolla Ltd. and Chief Technology Officer. As CTO he is responsible for the R&D SW unit and scouting of new technologies.
Stefano, Italian by birth, has been living and working in Finland since 2005, when he joined Nokia in the OSSO/Maemo/MeeGo team and has been deeply involved with open source technologies ever since.
He has a M.Sc. degree in Telecommunication Engineering and his core expertise is in system administration and organizational management. LinkedIn profile: https://fi.linkedin.com/in/stezz
Loves food, gadgets, photography, family, cycling.
For further information, please send inquiries to: kanderso66@gmail.com (Kullah Anderson)
*If you are not already a member of the Aalto University MBA Alumni Association, please register by sending your name, school (HSE, TKK or AEE) and cohort year to info@mba-alumni.fi. Shortly following receipt of your interest to join, an invoice will be sent for the annual fee: 40 EUR for Alumni and 20 EUR for current students. New alumni members get -50 % reduction from annual fee (20 e) until end of 2015.

Publication of Alumni Update 03/2015
2015-09-15 16:00 - 17:00

Professional Development Event in August
2015-08-20 16:30 - 19:30 | Aalto EE, Mechelininkatu 3, Helsinki, Finland
Aalto University MBA Alumni Association
Professional Development Event
August 20, 2015 at 16:30
An inspiring event in self-awareness, the human brain and how to make better decisions and become more influential
This event, led by experienced and talented speakers, will provide food for thought as the speakers aim to help you discover your inner motivation and the drivers behind it. By participating in this event you will improve the ability to recognize your true capabilities and to more easily recognize opportunities in your daily activities. The speakers also aim to help you take steps toward achieving your full potential.
About the key speakers:
Marjo Kaihari is a coach and change catalyst, passionate about supporting and challenging organizations, leaders and people to be the very best they can be. Marjo’s background is primarily in global logistics and the transportation industry with close to 10 years experience in various sales and customer experience managing positions. Today in her own company, Magnifico Oy, she loves to use the Enneagram personality model to engage her clients (both individuals and teams) in exciting journeys to unlock the immunity of change and to start thriving.
Kimmo Feldt is a doctor of psychology and has dedicated his career to brain research and the development of leadership skills. As one of the founders of Neuroreact Ltd, Kimmo is responsible for R&D and was named CEO on 1 September 2015.
Päivi Äijälä, a Partner at Caleidocons Ltd., is an experienced facilitator, trainer and consultant and passionate about coaching as the path for personal growth. Her work is all about people and their development.
Time:
Thursday 20 August from 16:30-19:30
Place:
Aalto University Executive Education, Mechelininkatu 3 C
Agenda:

16: 30 Registration, buffet
17:00 Opening words – Piia Heikkilä
17:10 Me, We and Us at the Workplace – Marjo Kaihari
18:00 Brains, Leadership and Decision making – Kimmo Feldt
18:30 Integrating Neuroleaderhip and Coaching – Päivi Äijälä
18:55 Summary & networking
19:30 End of the event

Invitations will be sent in alumni emails. Register by 14 August 2015

MBA Challenge Golf Tournament in Kytäjä Golf
2015-06-15 00:05 - 18:00 | Kytäjä Golf, Kytäjä South East, Finland
Monday June 15th at Kytäjä South East Golf court. Sponsored by the Aalto MBA Alumni Association.
Welcome golfers with handicap less or equal to 36 for men and 45 for women (Kytäjä rules).
Invitations will be sent soon. Keep an eye on your email for the invitation and act fast: we only have room for 40 golfers!
The first group tee time at 12:00
Price: 30 euros (if Alumni membership fee is paid). The price covers the Green fee, lunch and prizes.

MBA Cohort Event
2015-05-05 16:30 - 18:00 | Aalto EE, Mechelininkatu 3, Helsinki, Finland
Aalto EE and Aalto University MBA Alumni Association Board arrange Aalto MBA Cohort Event on May 5, 2015 at 16:00 – 18:15. Come meet old MBA class friends and colleagues and hear presentation from Dr. Pekka Mattila about Managing ups and downs of the executive career. After the official program MBA Cohorts are welcome to arrange dinner for their own fellow students.
Timetable
16:00 – 16:30 Sparkling & networking
16:30 – 18:00 Managing ups and downs of the executive career by Dr. Pekka Mattila
18:00 – 18:15 Grand tour of Aalto EE’s new venues at Runeberginkatu
18:15 – Dinner organized by each Cohort for its class students
About the speaker Dr. Pekka Mattila serves as the Group Managing Director of Aalto University Executive Education and as a Professor of Practice at the Aalto University School of Business. He mentors executives across Europe and Asia in the areas of strategic management, marketing, business innovation, leadership and organizational culture. Mattila holds a doctorate and masters in sociology at the University of Helsinki, and Executive MBA from the London Business School.

Company visit: Nordea and Kasvu Open
2015-04-08 16:45 - 18:45 | Nordea Bank Finland, Mannerheimintie 7 (Kalevan Talo, corner entrance), Helsinki, Finland
Event invitation – Nordea and Kasvu Open: Coaching Small Businesses for Growth on April 8
Aalto University MBA Alumni Association Board and Nordea Bank Finland cordially invite the MBA Alumni to a joint event with Kasvu Open, a national initiative to coach and boost the growth of promising small companies.
Kasvu Open is looking to engage especially internationally experienced business leaders, to support the movement as voluntary coaches to small companies. We believe this could be a great opportunity to our senior and international alumni to give back and support the business community. Some of our alumni are already involved and have had great fun!
The presentations will be followed by time for Q&A as well as networking and refreshments. Event is in English.
Register early to ensure your place as the event is limited to 50 participants. https://www.flomembers.com/mba-alumni/events/register/45c48cce2e2d7fbdea1afc51c7c6ad26
Program
4.45 Registration
5.00 Welcome / Nordea, Jussi Pajala
5.30 Kasvu Open Presentation, Nina Rautiainen
6.00 Q&A Networking and Refreshments
About the Speakers
Jussi Pajala is Head of Helsinki Corporate Area of Nordea, the largest financial services group in Northern Europe with a leading position within corporate and institutional banking as well as retail banking and private banking. Jussi has long experience in banking ranging from Markets activities to senior management positions in Retail Banking.
Nina Rautiainen is a business accelerator and executive coach. She has had strong input to the Kasvu Open team, especially the localized “Kasvupolku” –method launched in 2013 and taken into use in over 20 ecosystems around Finland this year. Nina’s skills include creating value in networks and building teams for success. She is a member of the Board of Executives at the Finnish mobile operator DNA with main responsibility in corporate HR functions. Nina holds a Master of Science in Adult Education from Helsinki University and is currently the Chairman of the Board at Kasvun Roihu Ltd founded in 2011. Kasvun Roihu is the authorized partner of Kasvu Open, www.kasvuopen.fi/en

Varma: Business Transformation and Change Management
2015-03-19 16:30 - 19:00 | Varma, Salmisaarenranta 11, Helsinki, Finland
Aalto University MBA Alumni Association Board and Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company cordially invite you to hear from leading experts about Business Transformation and Change Management. The presentations will be followed by time for Q&A as well as networking and refreshments.
Place: Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Salmisaarenranta 11, Helsinki
Time: Thursday March 19, 2015
Register now to ensure your place.
Deadline for registration is March 15, 2015
Program Timetable
16:30-17:00 Registration
17:00-17:15 Welcome, SVP, Finance Pekka Pajamo, Varma
17:15-17:45 Building a Nordic Steel Giant – Merging the Ruukki and SSAB brands, Director, Corporate Identity and Digital Communications, Riikka Friman, SSAB Plc
17:45-18:15 Change Management and Transformation – How to Successfully Lead Change, CEO, Helka Pirinen, People & Leadership Consulting Oy
18:15-19:00 Networking
About the Speakers:
Pekka Pajamo is Senior Vice President of Finance at Varma. Previously he has worked as Partner at KPMG Ab. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company is the largest earnings-related pension insurer and private investor in Finland.
Riikka Friman is Director, Corporate Identity and Digital Communications of SSAB, a Nordic and US-based steel company operating in 50 countries. Riikka is expert in corporate and product branding strategies and brand mergers.
Helka Pirinen is CEO and founder of People Leadership Consulting PLC Oy. Helka works as management consultant and leadership coach. She has over 14 years of experience in business consulting (KPMG, Capgemini) and leadership development. She helps her customers to lead transformations successfully. Helka has written a book about Change Management ”Esimies muutoksen johtajana” published November 2014 (Talentum).

Annual General Meeting 2015
2015-01-28 17:00 - 18:30 | AEE, Mechelininkatu 3 C, Helsinki , 00100 , Finland
Aalto University MBA Alumni Association Annual General Meeting will be held on 28 January 2015 at AEE, Mechelininkatu 3 C, 00100 Helsinki from 5-6.30 pm.
The Annual General Meeting has the following agenda:
The Chairman of the Board or Vice Chairman, or if both are absent, another Board member opens the meeting
The chairman for the meeting is elected
The secretary for the meeting is elected
Two (2) approvers of the minutes and two (2) vote counters are selected
The legality and quorum of the meeting are confirmed
The annual report from the previous accounting period is presented
The financial statements, the annual report and the auditor’s report from the previous accounting period is presented
The profit and loss statement from the previous accounting period is presented
Deciding of the approval of the financial statements
Deciding of the discharge of the persons responsible for the accounts from further liability is confirmed
The action plan and budget proposal for the accounting period is presented and confirmed
Deciding of the membership fees for the accounting period
The budget proposal for the accounting period is presented
Deciding of the approval of the action plan and budget for the accounting period
Deciding of the number of Board members
Electing the Board members of the Association
Electing an auditor and deputy auditor for the Association
Handling other matters stated in the invitation and agenda
Each member of the Association has one (1) vote at the meeting. Unless stated otherwise in the rules of the Association, matters are decided on a simple majority vote basis. If the vote is tied, the chairman has a casting vote to decide the matter, except in case of elections where in the event of a tied vote, a tie decides the election. The vote must be anonymous if any member present so requires.
A member’s vote cannot be transferred to another person by proxy.
If you plan to attend, please register by 20 January.
For further information please write to info@mba-alumni.fi

Professional development: How to obtain Success and Happiness in your life?
2015-01-12 16:00 - 19:00 | AEE, Mechelininkatu 3 C, Helsinki , 00100 , Finland
Aalto University MBA Alumni Association cordially invites the Alumni of Aalto, HSE and TKK MBA and eMBA programs to join us!
Register today as seating is limited to 80 participants.
Registration: HERE
A panel discussion with key experts will widen our thinking about own capabilities so that we can better recognize opportunities in occasions and in ourselves.
After brief presentations, Pia Rautakorpi will facilitate a discussion with the panel on “How to be successful in your career”. For a fruitful panel discussion, we encourage you to send your topics and/or questions in advance to info@mba-alumni.fi
Discussion will be followed by refreshments and networking.

MBA Gala
2014-05-23 18:00 | Katajanokan Kasino, Laivastokatu 1, Helsinki, 00160, Finland
Roaring 20s Gala
Speakeasy will be open from 6pm to midnight on Friday, May 23 at
Katajanokan Kasino

Laivastokatu 1, Helsinki
Register HERE!

Award winning speaker André Noël Chaker will deliver the keynote address

“The five things they don’t teach at Business School in Finland”

“André is one of us. He is an MBA on the class of 1997 who finished his degree in 2000. He is originally from Canada and has had a distinguished career as an executive in the international sports, mobile/ICT and gaming/lottery sectors. He is currently the Senior Advisor to the President of Veikkaus Oy. André has also been very active on the Finnish speakers circuit over the past three years. He was twice voted speaker of the year in Finland (Speakers Forum 2012 and Evento Awards 2014). Most of his talks are based on his latest bestselling book – The Finnish Miracle.”

Come dressed in your most GLAMOROUS 1920s attire as there will be a
Grand Prize for most authentic Roaring 20s style costume!

Need ideas?

Live music with a special performance by professional dance group, Midnight Follies
followed by dance lessons for those that are ready to get a wiggle on!

Ticket price 85 euro per person includes welcome drink, 3 course buffet, 2 glasses of wine

For more information contact us at info@mba-alumni.fi.
Our sponsor:

Company visit to Veikkaus
2014-04-24 17:00 - 18:30 | Vaikkaus, Karhunkierros 4, Vantaa
MBA Alumni Company visit to Veikkaus
Time: April 24th at 17:00-18:30
Address: Karhunkierros 4, Vantaa
Veikkaus is a Finnish lottery for Finnish players, offering high quality gaming entertainment reliably and responsibly, producing each day over EUR 1.4 million of lottery revenue for the society. For Finns, Veikkaus is not only a gaming company with long tradition but also a significant part of Finnish society.
Veikkaus is also running Finland’s largest consumer web shop. Antti Tiihonen, VP in Digital Sales, will tell how e-commerce is run here and now and what will be happening in the future. Please note that the presentation will be in Finnish.
Register today at https://www.tietokannat.info/events/?client=mba-alumni
Registration open to HSE, TKK and Aalto University MBA Alumni Association members
Program:
17:00 Registration
17:15 Presentation by Antti Tiihonen
18:00 Questions and Answers
18-18:30 Networking and coffee

AGM
2014-03-12 18:15 - 19:30
The Annual General Meeting of the Aalto University Alumni Association will be held in accordance with the by-laws of the Association on 12th March 2014.
All MBA Alumni from Aalto University MBA programs, HSE or TKK MBA programs are cordially invited the Annual General Meeting on March 12, 2014 at Messukeskus main office, Messuaukio 1. The AGM will start at 18.15 following the company visit. Voting rights are granted to all paid members of the Association.
Please register HERE.
Agenda
– Open the meeting
– Elect the chairman
– Elect the secretary for the meeting
– Select two (2) approvers of the minutes and two (2) vote counters
– Confirm the legality and quorum of the meeting
– Presentation of the balance sheet from the previous accounting period
– Presentation of the profit and loss statement from the previous accounting period
– Discharge the Treasurer and auditor from responsibility for the accounts
– Presentation of the action plan for the accounting period for confirmation
– Deciding the membership fees for the accounting period
– Electing the Board members of the Association
– Electing an auditor for the Association
– Handling other matters stated in the invitation and agenda
– Adjourn the meeting
Board nominations
Election of the Board is held at each AGM. If you are interested in more information about being a Board member or would like to nominate a classmate for this important role, please send an email to the Head of the Nominating committee Juha Wiskari juha.wiskari@greatbrains.fi or info@mba-alumni.fi. Or to learn more about the responsibilities of a Board member, you are welcome to contact us at info@mba-alumni.fi or call Barbara Ready, Chair, at 050 567 5050.
Further info
Questions should be sent to info@mba-alumni.fi or you are welcome to call Barbara Ready, Chair of the Aalto MBA Alumni Association at 050-567 5050
Barbara Ready-Vakeva
barbara.ready@welho.com
The main office of Messukeskus is the red brick building on the left side of Messuaukio. See instructions here.
Parking: Messukeskus parking garage

Company visit: Welcome to Finnish Fair Corporation
2014-03-12 04:30 - 18:00 | Messukeskus, Messuaukio 1, Helsinki, Finland
THE MESSUKESKUS BUZZ: What can real encounters do for your business will be presented by Marketing & Communications Director Maria Mroue.
Time: 16:30 to 18:00
Place: Messukeskus, Messuaukio 1 (main entrance)
Please register here for the company visit before March 7.
The company visit will be followed refreshments and the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which begins at 18:15.

Company visit - Remedy Entertainment
2014-02-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Remedy Entertainment, Kappelitie 8, Espoo, 02200 , Finland
How game development is like Breaking Bad: Cook, Deal, become the Kingpin

Remedy Entertainment, developers of Max Payne, Death Rally, Alan Wake and their upcoming Xbox One title Quantum Break, have always taken inspiration from popular culture. Remedy’s Quantum Break will fuse gaming and television in a revolutionary new way.

Matias Myllyrinne, CEO at Remedy, will discuss how a modern day game company should think about quality when creating content, games as a service and adapting to distribution methods in the fast paced and ever changing game industry.

Please register with this LINK. At the link press the Calendar icon under “Ilmoittaudu tapahtumaan”.
(if link does not work register at: https://www.tietokannat.info/events/?client=mba-alumni)

Date: Wednesday 12th February, 2014
Time: 17.00–19.00
Place: Remedy Entertainment Oy, Kappelitie 8, 02200 Espoo
Notice: Use the main entrance (double doors under a multi-story window). Limited parking space.

Program:
17.00 Registration
17.15 Presentation by Matias Myllyrinne
17.50 Q&A
18.00–19.00 Networking and refreshments
