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Solita Summit: Beyond Gen AI & hype: Foundations, applications and responsibility

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Date 24 Oct 2023

The Generative AI revolution is here but it’s time to go beyond the hype! While many of us are encountering its remarkable capabilities by crafting LinkedIn posts with the assistance of ChatGPT, as a business leader you might be tr(d)ying to comprehend how to leverage it to generate impact for your company using your data.

But how to keep your (business’) AI feet safely on the ground when the hype is real and screaming at you from the boardroom and internal town hall meetings? Where should you initiate the journey and what should be considered when exploring the possibilities of Generative AI?

Don’t miss the opportunity to understand how Generative AI solutions can endure the initial hype and withstand the test of time.

Watch the recording and hear:

  • Google will discuss the creation and the potential of Generative AI and share some key strategies to help you get this shift right and make sure you surf the waves of this transformation.

  • Lederne (Denmark’s largest professional organization for managers) has put AI in practice and will share real world examples and how they got there. 

  • Kela (the Social Insurance Institution of Finland) will share insights how they aim to tackle big social phenomena and combine foresight, innovation and strategy in a concrete way to create impact in the era of artificial intelligence revolution.

This event is tailored for business leaders in search of inspiration regarding the incorporation of Generative AI into their respective businesses. It is equally valuable for business developers, AI designers, and anyone keen on enriching their understanding of Generative AI – beyond the hype.

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Meet the speakers

Ted Schönbeck Nordic CTO

Google

Generative AI – transform to win or be consumed

Ted Schönbeck has over 20 years of experience in IT at some of the world’s largest IT companies. He is a passionate advocate for cloud computing, digital transformation and AI, and a frequent speaker at industry events.

Sanna Rauhala Senior Design Anthropologist

Solita

Ensuring compliance and managing risks in the new era of AI


Sanna is a passionate design anthropologist with a keen interest in qualitative research, ethnographic methods, human-technology relations, robotics and ethics of AI, design justice and all things human. She has worked extensively with both the public and private sectors in creating actionable insights and customer experiences. She’s also done research with the “Moralities of Intelligent Machines” research group to better understand the questions of trust and decision making between human and machine actors.

Janne Pulkkinen Chief Innovation Officer

Kela

Unveiling the Impact: Future Social Innovations, from Phenomena to Practices

Janne Pulkkinen has worked in his current role at Kela since 2018. His main task has been to establish the innovation unit that promotes Kela’s foresight, design & innovation capabilities, and to promote organizational innovation activities. In addition, he serves on the board of the Innovation Practitioners Community, which consists of Finnish innovation leaders and whose task is to promote Finland’s competitiveness in the future. He is particularly interested in how data and new emerging technologies are best harnessed to tackle social phenomena. In addition, he is interested in how customer-oriented and systematic foresight and innovation can best support the organization’s strategic ability to change and organizational culture.

Ville Nore Kela Head of Innovation & Growth

Kela

Unveiling the Impact: Future Social Innovations, from Phenomena to Practices

Ville Nore is working as a Head of Innovation and growth in Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland’s IT innovation and growth unit. Formerly he has been working over the last 20 years in leadership and specialist roles in Innovation and design in many Finnish corporates like Nokia, F-Secure , Kone.

Henrik Varmer Head of Data and Analytics

Lederne

AI in practice: Real world examples and how we got there

Henrik Varmer is Head of Data & Analytics at Lederne, where his work is focused on delivering AI solutions that support business operations with measurable impact. Henrik has led the implementation of a modern tech stack, leveraging tools like Snowflake and dbt, alongside advanced AI models, all within a cloud-first framework. Henrik has a background as a Data Scientist, and is passionate about bringing AI projects to production.

Stine Holmgaard Larsen Head of Marketing, Solita Denmark

Event host

The event will be hosted by Stine Holmgaard. Stine works as a Head of Marketing in Solita Denmark.

John Tackman AI Lead

Event host

The event will be hosted by John Tackman. John works as an AI Lead in Solita Finland.