Keynote speaker – Foresight Expert – Futurist
Combining broad business experience with a strong academic foundation, SAKARI delivers strategic foresight and future-focused insights to navigate change and FOSTER sustainability.
Delivering Foresight that matters
Future-focused KEYNOTEs
Delivering engaging and thought-provoking speeches on foresight and futures thinking, designed to inspire and empower audiences.
COLLECTIVE FORESIGHT
Facilitating collaborative foresight sessions where futures are explored collectively, empowering participants to navigate complexity and IDENTIFY opportunities.
Future-proofED strategy and innovation
Helping organizations stay ahead of change by integrating foresight into their strategy and innovation processes.
Actionable insights
Turning a complex operating environment into practical insights that ENHANCE decision-making.
Highlights of professional experiEnce
Certified Foresight PROFESSIONAL with Academic Excellence
RECOGNIZED Degree in Futures Studies, Turku School of Economics
International education in business administration (BBA and MBA courses) in Puerto Rico (USA) and Spain
Leading with Foresight certification, OCAD University
Megatrends Masterclass certification, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Design Thinking MODULE, Turku School of Economics
Sustainable Development moduleS IN SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES
Experience in Research
Research Assistant, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (UK)
Research Assistant in the Millennium Project, Finland Futures Research Centre
Thesis: Foresightfulness and World-class Manufacturing in the 6th Kondratieff wave: A case study of a forest industry company
Experience in Business
Consultant & Business Development Team Lead, SOFIGATE, consulting firm
Senior Foresight Specialist IN Strategy Function, KONE
Nominated as a Global Emergent Leader to a talent accelerator program AT KONE
Freelance Trend & Innovation scout for the health sector
“Thank you for facilitating the working sessions, we made decisions and I leaRned new things”
— A TEAM MEMBER in a strategy DAY OF A GLOBAL COMPANY
“Sakari is an exceptional communicator with a remarkable ability todistil complex ideas into clear, engaging narratives. whether presenting to small groups or large audiences, his presentations are consistently compelling, insightful and inspire action.”
— A senior manager, staretgic foresight & market intelligence, A GLOBAL COMPANY
“Sakari is a dedicated professional with excellent collaboration skills. He is structured in his thinking and clear in his communication. Hence, facilitation falls very natural to him. I can recommend Sakari for any project or job opportunity within the fields of foresight, futures oriented businss development and trend scanning.”
– Head of Service and digital design of a global company
