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Antti Vasara is a Finnish technology and innovation leader with extensive experience across research, growth companies, and listed companies. He currently serves on the boards of Stora Enso, Detection Technology, Bioretec, Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, QMill Oy, and SemiQon Technologies Oy. Vasara was CEO of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland from 2015 to 2025, leading the country’s largest research and innovation institution of its kind through a decade of transformation. Prior to that, he held senior executive roles at Tieto and Nokia, and served as CEO of SmartTrust. Earlier in his career, he worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.

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Antti Vasara

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Antti Vasara is a Finnish technology and innovation leader with extensive experience across research, growth companies, and listed companies. He currently serves on the boards of Stora Enso, Detection Technology, Bioretec, Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, QMill Oy, and SemiQon Technologies Oy. Vasara was CEO of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland from 2015 to 2025, leading the country’s largest research and innovation institution of its kind through a decade of transformation. Prior to that, he held senior executive roles at Tieto and Nokia, and served as CEO of SmartTrust. Earlier in his career, he worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.

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Antti Vasara

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Antti Vasara is a Finnish technology and innovation leader with extensive experience across research, growth companies, and listed companies. He currently serves on the boards of Stora Enso, Detection Technology, Bioretec, Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, QMill Oy, and SemiQon Technologies Oy. Vasara was CEO of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland from 2015 to 2025, leading the country’s largest research and innovation institution of its kind through a decade of transformation. Prior to that, he held senior executive roles at Tieto and Nokia, and served as CEO of SmartTrust. Earlier in his career, he worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.

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