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Mindtrek Conference 2025
When
Tue 7th of October, 2025
9:30 – 16:00 (GMT+3)
Where
Finnkino Cine Atlas (Koskikeskus)
Tampere, Finland
Conference Program
We hope you are as excited about our great lineup of speakers as we are!
Mindtrek Conference program will be again divided into different themed track programs. You can either follow along one full day track or pick and choose the most interesting speakers and topics for you.
The conference day will begin with a joint morning program in Auditorium 1 in Finnkino Cine Atlas (Koskikeskus).
Join us as we will be announcing this year’s Open World Hero 2025 Award winner and then continue the program with this year’s Conference Keynote Presentation given by Peer Heinlein (CEO and Founder of the Heinlein Group and OpenCloud).
TRACK 1: BUSINESS
Auditorium 1
10:20 - 11:00★ CONFERENCE KEYNOTE ★ A community has to do, what a community has to do
By Peer Heinlein CEO and Founder of the Heinlein Group and OpenCloud
11:15 - 11:45Open Source business is of strategic importance to the EU
By Sebastian Raible Director EU Government Affairs, APELL
13:15 - 13:50Digital Sovereignty has to start with Open Source
By Emiel Brok Open Source Ambassador, SUSE / DOSBA
13:50 - 14:20How to manage open source in a big company; efficient OSPO is a must
By Timo Perälä Head of Open Source Service and Network Automation, Nokia CTO Open Source
14:20 - 14:40Fortifying the digital workspace against global uncertainty
By Elias Solla Account Manager, Nextcloud GmbH
15:30 - 16:00Why contributing to open source is a business imperative, and how to do it
By Martin von Willebrand CEO, Double Open Oy, Mikko Murto Partner Elect, HH Partners, Attorneys-at-law
TRACK 2: PUBLIC SECTOR
Auditorium 2
11:15 - 11:45Digitaalinen asukasosallistuminen osana modernia tiedolla johtamista
By Kirsi Hantula Johtava asiantuntija, Sitra
11:45 - 12:15Digitaalinen osallistuminen käytännössä – Kokemuksia ja oppeja Voxit-alustan hyödyntämisestä Pirkanmaan hyvinvointialueella
By Janne Leinonen Suunnittelupäällikkö, Asiakaskokemus ja osallistuminen, Pirha
13:15 - 13:45Keskisuurten kaupunkien ICT-yhteistyö, IAM
By Marko Monni Tietohallintojohtaja, Lahden kaupunki, Jouni Jäkkö Tietohallintojohtaja, Hämeenlinnan kaupunki
13:45 - 14:15Tilannekatsaus tekoälytoimintaan Suomessa
By Solja Sulkunen Director, Finnish AI Region EDIH / Helsingin kaupunki
14:15 - 14:40Kirjastojärjestelmän yhteiskehittäminen avoimen lähdekoodin avulla
By Tove Selkälä Palveluvastaava, Porvoon kaupunginkirjasto
15:00 - 15:30Varhaiskasvatuksen toiminnanohjausjärjestelmän toteutus avoimen lähdekoodin järjestelmällä
By Kaisa Mattila Varhaiskasvatuksen johtaja, Kajaanin kaupunki
15:30 - 16:00Case eVaka; Seudullista yhteistyötä parhaimmillaan
By Heli Ketola Tuoteomistaja, Tampereen kaupunki
TRACK 3: DEVELOPERS
Auditorium 3
11:15 - 11:45How Open Source opened the doors to Germany – The Opinsys story
By Juha Lahti System Architect, Opinsys Oy
11:45 - 12:15AI assisted software — Cathedral or Bazaar?
By Tommi Mikkonen Professor, University of Jyväskylä
13:15 - 13:45From Infrastructure to Insight: Technical Pathways to Value in Europe’s Compute Ecosystem
By Henrik Nortamo Senior Application Specialist, CSC - IT Center for Science
14:15 - 14:40The FAIR project - Package distribution in WordPress, decentralized
By Pekka Kortelainen WordPress Growth Solutions Wizard, Seravo Oy
15:00 - 15:30How computers tell who they are using TPM2
By Jarkko Sakkinen Software Engineer, Opinsys Oy
We welcome all VIP Conference Pass holders, our Speakers and Partner & Sponsor representatives to a special Mindtrek After-Party & Networking event which will take place after the conference program ends on Tuesday 7th of October starting at 17:30 in Saunaravintola Kuuma.
Join us in a relaxing Nordic style meeting place with beautiful lake views to network with others and have a few drinks on us!
When: Tuesday 7th of October, 2025 at 17:30 –>
Venue: Saunaravintola Kuuma
Address: Laukontori 21, 33100 Tampere, Finland (Google Maps)