Katriina Valli
Helsinki
Summary
A combination of technology, data and people management. A sought after speaker at events with a good standing in Finland and the Nordics. 27 years of experience in the development of technologies and processes for data management. Ability to see the big picture while making sure that the needed individual tasks get done.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant
Katriina's Speaker Stuff
03.2024 - Current
- Speaking and training engagements with various customers on a wide array of topics, such as Ai, RPA, IoT, Data Management.
- Speaking and training engagements with various customers on a wide array of topics, such as Ai, RPA, IoT, Data Management.
- Consulting on customers' strategic initiatives on Data and AI.
- Participation in the creation of "Tekoälyn ajokortti".
AI Strategist
Sogeti/Capgemini
11.2023 - 02.2024
- Leading AI sales, consulting and offering in Finland
- Created a pipeline of 1,2M€ in the area and closed the first GenAI deals for the company locally. Data Mesh concept development.
- Conducted thorough competitor and customer analysis to identify opportunities for product differentiation and market positioning.
- Solution development on the global scale, working closely with the global organization
- Power Platform and Fabric certificates.
CEO, Founder
Ai4Value
07.2018 - 08.2024
- Creating AI solutions for the largest Finnish organizations, R&D of own solutions, general management of the company.
- Responsible for the sales and marketing, doubled company revenue year to year, won participation in a large-scale EU-project.
- Responsible for training and consulting client organizations on the best approach to AI utilization.
- Acting as the chairman of the board.
- Development of a wide variety of AI-aided data cleansing and harmonization solutions.
- Created a positive work culture, resulting in increased employee satisfaction and retention rates.
Managing Director
Zyfra Oy
02.2018 - 07.2018
- Setting up a subsidiary for a company founded in Russia, registration process, sales process, strategy and solution design.
- Led development of comprehensive business plan to maximize profitability and company performance.
- The employment ended due to ethical differences.
RPA Evangelist
Knowit
10.2016 - 01.2018
- Creating an RPA practice in all the Nordic countries
- Generated over 1M€ income in the Nordics
- Engaging with clients in their entire lifecycle of Robotic Process Automation utilization, from identifying the right processes and business cases to building, running and maintaining RPA processes and environments.
Vice President, Research
Gartner
08.2011 - 09.2016
- Research and advisory on Information and Communication Technology utilization and investment drivers of small and medium-sized companies in particular.
- Reached the top 10% of analyst performance in my unit.
- Latterly involved in Smart Machines and AI research and advisory.
- Originally joined Marketvisio, Gartner's most long-term sales and delivery agent as a Research Director responsible for local IT Market Research, then promoted and Business Unit Director responsible for High Technology and Telecom Providers later acquired by Gartner.
- Advisory and research on Go-to-Market strategies, solution design, messaging, differentiation, strategy building for Technology Service Providers and global network operators such as e.g Orange, Telefonica, Telkom Indonesia, Virgin and several others
- Responsible for creating global strategic forecasts for network operators.
Member of the Board
Utelias.io, Eliasrobot.fi
05.2018 - Current
- Investor and board member at Utelias.io / Robot and application enabled language learning
- Helping in making language learning fun and accessible also for children with learning difficulties.
Director, Sales and Marketing
Citec
08.2008 - 06.2011
- Responsible for Sales and Marketing operations and development of sales tools, processes and methods
- Member of the Management team.
Director, Sales and Marketing, Solutions and Products
Citec
08.2008 - 01.2010
- Responsible for global Sales and Marketing, and acting as the Director for Solutions and Products Industry area specializing on high-end consulting services for Information Lifecycle Management and refining information into usable knowledge.
- Member of the Management team.
R&D Director
Citec
09.2004 - 08.2008
- Responsible for service and product development of information management and content creation solutions, and commercializing for instance one of the first true SaaS solutions in Finland.
Business Development Manager
Citec
09.2002 - 09.2004
- Developing Citec service provision as regards technical communication related methods, tools and processes
- Developing new international business opportunities globally.
Business Developer
Republica
04.2002 - 09.2002
- Developing new business opportunities, spin-off planning
- The economic situation of the company was not viable and it went bankrupt 5 months after I left.
Chief Design Engineer
Nokia Networks
09.1997 - 03.2002
- Had various positions, mainly dealing with the development of XML related documentation technologies on different scales and scopes
- Product Lifecycle Management, Product Data Management, Sparepart catalogue creation.
- Managed a budget of 3 M€.
- Negotiated agreements with global technology vendors and solution providers.
Education
Master of Arts -
University of Turku
Turku08.1996
Skills
- Team motivation
- Exceptional communication
- Data-driven decision-making
- Persuasive negotiation
- Strategic networking
- Effective relationship building
- Influential public speaking
- Technical product understanding
- Goal-oriented planning
- Customer success focus
- Strategic vision creation
- Crisis management
- Digital transformation
- Relationship and Team Building, successful recruiting
- Creating a positive work culture
- Analytical and critical thinker
Personal Information
- Number of Children: 1 child (born 11/25/2006)
- Date of Birth: 08/31/70
- Nationality: Finnish
- Marital Status: Divorced
Languages
Finnish
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Swedish
Advanced
C1
German
Intermediate
B1
Spanish
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Consultant
Katriina's Speaker Stuff
03.2024 - Current
AI Strategist
Sogeti/Capgemini
11.2023 - 02.2024
CEO, Founder
Ai4Value
07.2018 - 08.2024
Member of the Board
Utelias.io, Eliasrobot.fi
05.2018 - Current
Managing Director
Zyfra Oy
02.2018 - 07.2018
RPA Evangelist
Knowit
10.2016 - 01.2018
Vice President, Research
Gartner
08.2011 - 09.2016
Director, Sales and Marketing
Citec
08.2008 - 06.2011
Director, Sales and Marketing, Solutions and Products
Citec
08.2008 - 01.2010
R&D Director
Citec
09.2004 - 08.2008
Business Development Manager
Citec
09.2002 - 09.2004
Business Developer
Republica
04.2002 - 09.2002
Chief Design Engineer
Nokia Networks
09.1997 - 03.2002
Master of Arts -
University of Turku
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