Antti Vasara

Dr. Antti Vasara is the President & CEO of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd since 2015. VTT is a visionary research, development and innovation partner and one of Europe's leading research and technology organisations (RTOs) with almost 2 400 people and turnover exceeding 280 MEUR. Antti Vasara is member of the Executive Board of EARTO (European Association of Research and Technology Organisations) and a member of the Board and the Audit Committee of Elisa (largest communications operator in Finland). He is also a member of the Finnish Research and Innovation Council, a member of the Board of Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation and a member of the Supervisory Board of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company.

Antti Vasara has served on several high-level groups on industrial and innovation policy of the European Commission in addition to several groups in Finland on quantum technology, artificial intelligence and research policy. Previously, he has worked in the private industry for close to 25 years at Nokia, Tieto, SmartTrust and McKinsey & Company. Earlier in his career, he was a researcher in optical communications with 20+ peer reviewed articles and one international patent. Dr. Vasara holds a Doctor of Science (Technology) degree from Aalto University in Finland.