Ville Mäkinen
Senior Innovation Adviser
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Ville Mäkinen
Senior Innovation Adviser
Ville has broad experience in strategy, business development and corporate venture capital roles in industrial corporations striving towards green transition. He has also worked in corporate finance advisory. He holds M.Sc in Industrial Engineering and Management as well as M.Sc in Accounting and Finance.
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Eleanor Thulin
Innovation Adviser
Eleanor Thulin
Innovation Adviser
Eleanor has a background working for several years as an innovation consultant. Her focus has been on supporting Norwegian businesses with their innovation projects through soft funding. She holds a degree from the University of Edinburgh within Politics, Economics and Social History. Her focus at Nordic Innovation is to work towards strengthening the Nordic region's competitiveness and resilience.
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Tobias Studer Andersson
Senior Innovation Adviser
Tobias Studer Andersson
Senior Innovation Adviser
Tobias is a sesaoned innovation ecosystem expert, and chair of the Norwegian committee for Innovation Management (ISO 56000). Formerly Group innovation director at Sopra Steria, he built the company’s ecosystem innovation practice across Europe as well as acting as their CVC-scout covering Scandinavia. He has been on stages such as TechBBQ, Nordic Edge Expo and WebSummit and featured in magazines like Finansavisen, Shifter, LeFigaro & Harvard Business Review.
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Ösp Egilsdóttir
Innovation Adviser
Ösp Egilsdóttir
Innovation Adviser
Ösp is an impact-driven innovation professional with expertise in innovation and change management, sustainable business development, and smart city development. Driven by a passion for sustainable solutions and societal impact, she brings a Nordic perspective shaped by living and working across the region.
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Maria Strömberg
Chief operating officer
Maria Strömberg
Chief operating officer
Maria is an experienced Director with a demonstrated history of working with Sustainable Industrial development, climate and environmental innovations, sme development, public organisation, policy framework, project management, chairman of boards, boards of directors etc.
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Joonas Leppänen
Senior Innovation Adviser
Joonas Leppänen
Senior Innovation Adviser
Joonas has a background in innovation, especially from the intersection of democracy and technology. He has a unique background, combining work from innovation, with a background from politics and a PhD in political sciences.
Driven by an insatiable curiosity and commitment to practical solutions Joonas believes that the thoughtful integration of emerging technologies, such as AI, and democracy isn't just possible—it's essential for overcoming the complex societal problems that we face and building a better tomorrow for everyone.
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Benedicte Sognefest
Senior Innovation Adviser
Benedicte Sognefest
Senior Innovation Adviser
Benedicte has extensive experience in public funding and innovation support at national and EU level, combined with experience from Norwegian industry. She also has broad experience in the Nordic and European innovation ecosystem, linking national stakeholders to European partners and funding instruments. Her current work focuses on critical raw materials and circular business models.
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Sindre Stemshaug Bornstein
Managing Director
Sindre Stemshaug Bornstein
Managing Director
Sindre is a economist with international experience from diplomacy, industrial business development, start-ups and impact-driven growth. He is an outgoing network-builder & communicator, with a can-do-attitude and is a strong believer in contributing to a fair and sustainable society throuh systemic innovation.
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Tone Heiene
Senior Adviser Info Norden Norge
Tone Heiene
Senior Adviser Info Norden Norge
Tone has had a long career with Info Norden - the Nordic Council of Ministers' information service. She has worked extensively with project management, cooperation, and communication across national borders, and stays up to date on Nordic politics and social conditions. She knows the everyday life of the mobile "nordboer" well and helps people make use of Nordic opportunities within work, education, and business.
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Stian Bergeland
Senior Innovation Adviser
Stian Bergeland
Senior Innovation Adviser
While working in international and Nordic cooperation, Stian has applied his skills on project governance and results-based management to improve value creation of projects. Stian has 20 years work experience from complex emergencies and public sector.
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Jens Oldgard
Senior Adviser Strategy and Governance
Jens Oldgard
Senior Adviser Strategy and Governance
Jens has broad experience in policy development, strategic planning, and project governance within the Nordic Cooperation, particularly in the fields of labor, skills, and workinglife. At Nordic Innovation, he focuses on utilizing Nordic tools, models, and policy initiatives to help companies leave an impact on innovation pathways towards smart and sustainable growth.
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Lena Henriksson
Head of Communication
Lena Henriksson
Head of Communication
Visionary change maker who believes in a good strategy. Combined communication and marketing expert with working experience from the broadcasting businesses Swedish Radio and UR. Walked from Media to Business and became responsible for marketing, corporate communication and PR in startups and institutes. Interested in making a difference with great communication.
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Emil Gejrot
Senior Innovation Adviser
Emil Gejrot
Senior Innovation Adviser
Emil has extensive experience of innovation projects and policy analysis in the Nordic region and beyond. Before joining Nordic Innovation, he worked for a research consultancy where he focused on digital transformation, inclusion, and sustainability.
He holds an MA in Transcultural Studies and has lived and worked in Sweden, Norway, the UK, and Germany.
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Maja Stevanovski
Financial advisor
Kristine Høydahl
HR Rådgiver
Olivia Rekman
Senior Innovation Adviser - Maternity leave
Olivia Rekman
Senior Innovation Adviser - Maternity leave
Prior to joining Nordic Innovation in 2022, Olivia has worked for several years as an innovation consultant. In her role, she helped international consortiums of SMEs, start-ups and large companies as well as universities, to secure soft funding for green & deep-tech innovation projects. Olivia holds an MSc in International Business & Politics, and founded a CSR consultancy in 2010. Besides her experience in navigating innovation ecosystems and international business development & public policy analysis, Olivia has lived and worked in all Scandinavian countries.
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Nils Arne Haagensen
Senior Communication Adviser
Nils Arne Haagensen
Senior Communication Adviser
Nils Arne has more than 20 years of experience as a web editor and content manager in the private sector. He believes content is king and is committed to combining strategic understanding with operational execution.
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Sarah Hitz
Senior Communication Adviser
Sarah Hitz
Senior Communication Adviser
Sarah has a broad experience within marketing and communication from both the private sector and public organizations with the European Parliament as her proudest reference. Her main focus at Nordic Innovation is social media, but she is open to all aspects of communication. She has a strong passion for international collaboration with business development, education and freedom of movement as her main areas of interest.
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Hanna Törmänen
Senior Innovation Adviser
Hanna Törmänen
Senior Innovation Adviser
Hanna has background in Nordic and international exports, public-private cooperation, project management and market analysis. Her focus at Nordic Innovation is to support Nordic businesses and ecosystems in their transition towards sustainable and circular business models.
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Håkan Lind
Senior Innovation Adviser
Håkan Lind
Senior Innovation Adviser
Håkan has 15 years’ of experience in international business development and promotional work with vast experience from developed and emerging markets.
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Mikael Heimonen
Financial Manager