IoT & AI business development day 24.9.2025
From Data to Service – Profitably and Securely
What does tangible and profitable business around IoT and AI look like?
Come hear how leading players in their fields have transformed data into services—profitably and securely.
- Expert keynote on cyber security ‘Cyber threats and OT security‘ will be provided by Marko Vatanen, Chief Specialist, JYVSECTEC.
- Industry keynote: Telecom company Telia (SWE)
- Business cases:
- James Fisher (UK), global marine, energy and defence services company
- PEAB (SWE), Nordic community builder
- Schaeffler (GER), Global automotive industry company
Don’t Miss Out – Event Info at a Glance
- Date: Wednesday, September 24th, 9:00–16:00 (breakfast and demos available starting at 8:00)
- Location: Sokos Hotel Torni, Tampere
- Who should attend: Anyone planning or already working with data-driven business
- Participation: Free of charge (limited seats available!)
Welcome!
Featured at the event:
Telia Company is a Nordic and Baltic telecommunications leader and Nordic media house, serving consumers, businesses and public sector customers with essential digital infrastructure, ICT services and entertainment. Our colleagues serve millions of customers every day in one of the world’s most connected regions.
James Fisher and Sons plc is a global marine services company at the forefront of innovation in the Blue Economy. Operating across energy, defence, and maritime transport sectors, the company is renowned for delivering trusted engineering services and pioneering solutions in some of the world’s most demanding environments.
Peab is a Nordic community builder with 13,000 employees and a turnover of EUR 5.3 billion. With a strong local presence and our own resources, we develop and build everyday life. The company’s share is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
The Schaeffler Group is a leading global supplier to the automotive and industrial sectors. Its portfolio includes high-precision components and systems for engine, transmission, and chassis applications as well as rolling and plain bearing solutions for a large number of industrial applications.
JYVSECTEC – Jyväskylä Security Technology is Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences’ IT Institute-based cyber security research, development, and training center that offers companies and communities cyber security exercises and various information and cyber security related services
Program
| 8:00– | Breakfast and demo showcase |
| 9:00 | Opening of the event Kimmo Karimäki and Jukka Niemi, IoT-TICKET |
| Expert keynote Cyber threats and OT security Marko Vatanen, Chief Specialist, JYVSECTEC | |
| Case Schaeffler Smart management of devices and infrastructure at scale Matti Seppä, Lead Solutions Architect, Schaeffler | |
| Lunch | |
| Case James Fisher Nikhil Ninan, Head of Digital, Energy Division, James Fisher and Sons plc | |
| Case PEAB Antti Huhta, Service Manager, PEAB | |
| Industry keynote Smart Industry needs new tools Marko Lepola, Business Development Director, Telia Industrial Solutions | |
| –16:00 | Closing remarks, coffee and open discussion |
Meet the Speakers
Marko Vatanen, Chief Specialist
Marko is the chief specialist and CTO at cyber security research, development, and training center JYVSECTEC. He has been developing national cyber resilience and security since 2011 with comperehensive cyber exercises, trainings, and R&D activities. His primary focus is to help organizations prepare against modern digital threats with incident response, digital forensics, and cyber defence.
Marko Lepola, Business Development Director
Marko wants to build and create, push the boundaries of possibilities, and innovate together with customers. His professional focus is on the impacts of 5G and digitalization in industrial operations, as well as developing new capabilities for Industry 4.0, 5G, Edge and cloud services, and AI data analytics and visualizations. Marko holds a Master’s degree in Applied Electronics (M.Sc. Tech).
Nikhil Ninan, Head of Digital – Energy Division
Dr. Nikhil Ninan is a digital and data science leader with over two decades of experience across academia, deep tech, and industry. He currently serves as Head of Digital for the Energy Division at James Fisher and Sons plc, where he is leading the digital transformation of critical offshore and renewables operations. His work focuses on integrating cutting-edge digital solutions, data analytics, and emerging technologies to drive innovation, safety, and efficiency in the energy sector.
Matti Seppä, Enterprise Product Manager
Matti has been involved from the early stages in developing Schaeffler’s OPTIME maintenance system for industrial clients. What began as a targeted solution has grown into a global IoT platform for predictive maintenance and intelligent lubrication systems in the industrial sector. He has extensive international experience in platform-based product development across multiple product domains. Matti holds a Master’s degree in Information Technology (M.Sc. Tech).
