VPSolutio
Provides consulting and studies in innovation policy, innovation activities and management. Dr. Veli-Pekka Saarnivaara has 25 years’ experience in management , innovation policy and innovation activities at Tekes – Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, and over ten years’ experience in research and education at Helsinki University of Technology – today Aalto University. Responsibilities at Tekes were related to construction-, manufacturing- and energy- technologies, to funding ,and the last 12 years to management and leadership as the Director General and CEO of Tekes. Performance in management was measured in 2012: Tekes was awarded as the winner of Excellence Finland 2012, and EFQM Recognized for Excellence 5 Star was awarded to Tekes. Until expertise in management and public administration, Veli-Pekka has experience at Tekes in evaluating business and development plans of hundreds of companies and thousands of r&d projects. International evaluators of Tekes recognized 2012: "Tekes has richly earned its international reputation as one of the leading technology agencies in the world". Saarnivaara's experience cover also technical management of the Association of Finnish Civil Engineers, consulting activities at Kjäsler & Mannerstråle Ltd, as well as strategy and development projects in tens of national committees, councils, task forces and boards. |
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VPSolutio
Dr. Veli-Pekka Saarnivaara
+358 50 5577700
vp.saarnivaara@vpsolutio.fi
VPSolutio
Dr. Veli-Pekka Saarnivaara
+358 50 5577700
vp.saarnivaara@vpsolutio.fi