Harri Paananen

Experience

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  Lahjalaguuni

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Marketing & Sales manager

  Online shoppingMain responsibilities: Partnership network management,planning and execution of marketing, sales, internal development.

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  Expak Systems

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Manager, Sales & Products

  Business intelligence softwareMain responsibilities: Business-to-business sales,planning and execution of marketing, internal development, product updates and delivery, and staff training for clients.

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  Aalto University

  Jan 2010 - Jun 2010

  Research Assistant

  Researching employee engagement in the TILA research project. Results of Master's thesis (5/5) published in Teerikangas, S., & Välikangas, L. (2012). Engaged employees! An actor perspective on innovation. Handbook of Organizational and Managerial Innovation, pp. 54-97.andPaananen, H. (2010). Fiercely independent? How autonomy affects the experience of engagment in manual labor. Master's thesis. School of Economics, Aalto University.

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  Dazzle

  Aug 2010 - Apr 2012

  Director, Engagement

  Main responsibilities: management training, employee engagement consulting, process facilitation, process design. Also member of the management team and Country Manager for New Zealand in 2010-2011, responsible for supporting international clients operating in Australasia and acquiring new clients and partners locally in New Zealand.

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  Aalto University

  Apr 2012 - Dec 2018

  Researcher and doctoral candidate. Title of doctoral dissertation: "Balancing Acts - Managing Inter-Organizational Collaboration for Innovation".Teaching the Business Game -course, a virtual simulation designed to give participants a chance to practice strategic and operative management and management of growth in a dynamic, international market. "Best course in Aalto" (student feedback).CECO project: Creative Ecosystems and Collaborative Operators (2014-2015) http://cecoproject.aalto.fi/?page_id=2 GaLA project: part of Games and Learning Alliance, a European Network of Excellence (NoE) for serious games (2013-2014)Corinna project: Collaborative innovation in ICT-enabled business processes and business models (2012-2013) Show less

  • Visiting Post-Doctoral Researcher

    Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

  • Researcher

    Apr 2012 - Dec 2015
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  Chronomena Interactive Corp.

  Nov 2014 - Feb 2016

  Co Founder / Director, Business Development

  Generative AI -driven mobile gaming.

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  Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  Visiting Researcher

  Visiting the KIN research group at VU Amsterdam.http://cecoproject.aalto.fi/?page_id=2

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  HEC Montréal

  Apr 2015 - Jun 2015

  Visiting Researcher

  Visiting the MOSAIC research group at HEC Montreal.http://cecoproject.aalto.fi/?page_id=2

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  Université Toulouse 1 Capitole

  Sept 2015 - Sept 2015

  Visiting Researcher

  Lecturing, research.

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  Espoon kaupunki - Esbo stad - City of Espoo

  Jan 2016 - Feb 2025

  Leading the Economic Development and Employment Unit of the second-largest and fastest-growing city of Finland. The unit is responsible for city-level employment services, business services, talent attraction and city marketing. Besides of above-mentioned line management responsibilities, various network management roles both within the city organization and external network partners (other cities, state government, local and international NGOs, universities, research institutes, companies, and corporations). Show less

  • Director, Economic Development

    Jun 2021 - Feb 2025

  • Head of Economic Development

    Jan 2016 - Jun 2021
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  Helsinki Business Hub

  Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

  Member of MaaS (Mobility-as-a-Service) Steering Group for the Helsinki capital region

  Coordination of MaaS development, activities and pilots in the Helsinki capital region.

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  YritysEspoo

  Feb 2016 - Apr 2022

  Vice Chairman of the Board

  YritysEspoo provides advice for those who are planning to set up a business, and gives assistance to established businesses on various topics related to their business operations and development. YritysEspoo is maintained by the Espoo Region Enterprise Agency (Espoon Seudun Uusyrityskeskus ry).

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  Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council

  Aug 2016 - Feb 2021

  The RIS Boost -project focuses on strengthening the smart specialization strategy of the Helsinki-Uusimaa Region. Outputs: - developing agile, cross-industrial and international collaboration methods.- developing processes and operational models which strengthen the actors of the Helsinki-Uusimaa region both regionally and internationally- developing spearhead industries identified in the smart specialization strategy iEER – Boosting Innovative Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Regions for Young Entrepreneurs - aims to define smart paths and solutions for partners to boost and orchestrate regional entrepreneurship ecosystems supporting young entrepreneurs. Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council is the leader partner on the project.

  • Member of the RIS-Boost Steering Group

    Sept 2019 - Feb 2021

  • Member of the iEER Local Steering Group

    Aug 2016 - Mar 2020
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  OmaKamu ry

  Nov 2016 - Dec 2019

  Vice Chairman Of The Board

  OmaKamu is a non-governmental organization that develops and organizes support person activity. Volunteering adults support children and youth as their friends and mentors.

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  Business Espoo

  Jan 2018 - Feb 2025

  Founder

  Business Espoo supports the vitality of businesses by offering the best, continuously developing business services in one place. This network is a paradigm-shifting joint effort by seven public and third sector organizations. Shared service platforms and processes, shared physical premises, shared customers and shared vision of hassle-free excellence. In 2020 BE was a European Enterprise Promotion Award (EEPA) top3-finalist in the category of "Improving the Business Environment".

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  6aika - Six City Strategy

  Aug 2019 - Nov 2022

  Joint Management Group Member

  The Six City Strategy, 6Aika, is a joint strategy of six largest cities in Finland: Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa, Oulu and Turku. The cities tackle together the challenges of urbanization and evolve towards smarter and inherently human-centric cities. The strategy is a part of the implementation of Finland’s structural fund programme for sustainable growth and jobs 2014–2020.

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  EU Twinning Project

  Sept 2019 - Nov 2019

  Short Term Expert

  Enhancing the quality and effectiveness of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) system.

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  HEVi - Helsinki+Espoo+Vantaa Innovations

  Jun 2021 - Feb 2025

  Joint Management Group Member

  Supporting the Finnish Capital Region Innovation Ecosystem. HEVi is the result of a government programme to promote the strategic allocation of public and private RDI funding and strengthen globally competitive ecosystems in Finland. The three cities: Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa, create a large project portfolio for urban development and innovation activities in 2021–2027. Project funding calls are opened on themes where development needs and capabilities have been identified. Chair of joint management group in 2022. Show less

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  Health Capital Helsinki

  Jun 2021 - Dec 2024

  Steering Committee Member
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  Enter Espoo

  Sept 2021 - Feb 2025

  Board Member

  Enter Espoo helps companies, investors, visitors, and travel professionals access business opportunities and exciting adventures in Espoo's innovation and travel ecosystems.

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  Uudenmaan Osuuspankki (OP Uusimaa) cooperative bank

  Aug 2022 - Feb 2025

  Management Board Member
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  Smart City Innovation Cluster

  Jun 2023 - Nov 2024

  Board Member
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  Eurocities

  Nov 2023 - Feb 2025

  Chair - Economic Development Forum WG Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  Chairing the Economic Development Forum Working Group for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

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  NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency)

  Feb 2025 - now

  Deputy Chief / Business Manager / Head of RPMO - Command and Control (C2) Centre

  Helping NATO keep it’s technological edge.C2 Centre is accountable for end-to-end lifecycle command and control (C2) application services (research and development, systems engineering, application engineering, acquisition and IT operational support) to NATO and national military customers worldwide, including land C2, maritime C2, joint C2, targetting, CBRN, logistics, military messaging, tactical datalinks and C2 enabling services.