SOFIGATE SUMMIT 2026
Momentum
Scaling Enterprise AI into real impact
24 November 2026 at 12:00 – 21:00 | Finlandia Hall, Helsinki | Event language: English
Sofigate Summit 2026, Nov 24
The sessions
An exceptional line-up. Explore the sessions.
From global AI perspectives to real Enterprise AI experiences, the Sofigate Summit programme brings together business and technology leaders, practitioners and experts to explore what AI is changing now – and what comes next.
Dive into the sessions to discover practical experiences, bold perspectives and discussions spanning AI at scale, productivity, operating models, the future of work and more. See who will be on stage, why each conversation matters and the organisations behind the stories.
And there’s more to come – new speakers and sessions will continue to be announced as we get closer to the Summit.
Organisations on stage
Agenda
One Summit. Your own path through it. Explore the full agenda to see what’s happening when and where, choose the sessions that matter most to you, and start planning your day at Finlandia Hall.
Beyond AI hype – towards operational change.
The Speakers
Event host
Maddy Savage
The event will be hosted by journalist and moderator Maddy Savage, a former BBC presenter and a freelance Nordic correspondent known for her reporting on innovation, technology, and societal change.
Maddy will guide participants through a day of keynote sessions, executive discussions, practical customer stories, and conversations about the future of Enterprise AI and enterprise transformation.
Event speakers
Russell Wald
Executive Director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
Philip Carter
Philip Carter, Group Vice President, Global GTM Strategy at ServiceNow
The AI Control Tower – Your Blueprint for Business Reinvention
Nick Leake
Chief Information Officer at King’s College London
Stop Reinventing the Wheel – Refocusing Technology on What Really Matters
Nina Nissilä
Deputy Director General of Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland
Antti Valtokari
VP, Wärtsilä GBS and Operating Model at Wärtsilä
Neil Kirk
Head of IT Outsourcing at Neste
The Next Chapter of Enterprise Transformation – Scaling Value with AI
Katri Koski
Director of Finance and Administration at Plan International Finland
Jussi Niemelä
AI Lead at Keusote, the Wellbeing Services County of Central Uusimaa
Jonna Heliskoski
Programme Director, Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund
Doing More with Less – How Municipalities Are Scaling AI Together
Mika Pasanen
Mayor at Municipality of Konnevesi
Doing More with Less – How Municipalities Are Scaling AI Together
Touko Aalto
Mayor at Municipality of Toivakka
Doing More with Less – How Municipalities Are Scaling AI Together
Matti Haario
Director, Digitalisation Portfolio Management at Orion
Jacob Stark
Digitalisation Manager for Global Clients at Securitas
Erik Ahnger
Vice President Business Development at Bittium
Anssi Kariola
Managing Partner at Verso Capital
Henri Hakamo
Chief Strategy and Research Officer at Tesi
Pauliina Martikainen-Rahnu
Managing Partner at Maki.vc
Rami Mondolin
Investment Manager at Mandatum Asset Management
Michael Street
NATO Communications and Information Agency
More speakers to be announced soon.
Strategic partners
THE BIG PICTURE
Enterprise AI has entered a new phase
AI experimentation is giving way to a harder challenge: turning what works into measurable impact across the organisation.
Scaling Enterprise AI means moving beyond individual pilots. It requires organisations to rethink operating models and decision-making, govern AI responsibly, and prepare people for a future where AI becomes part of everyday work.
Sofigate Summit 2026 is where these questions meet real experience. Across industries and sectors, organisations will share what they are learning as they turn AI ambition into action – including what works, what remains difficult and what they are preparing for next.
THE THEMES
Five perspectives on the future of Enterprise AI
Sofigate Summit is built around five perspectives that help you navigate the programme and explore Enterprise AI from different angles.
Follow the topics most relevant to you, dive deeper into one perspective or build your own path across the Summit.
Together, the five perspectives connect technology, business, people and leadership – creating a practical view of what Enterprise AI means today and where organisations should focus next.
SIGNALS
Understanding what is happening
How organisations turn fragmented information into enterprise intelligence.
DECISIONS
Knowing what to do
How AI reshapes leadership, knowledge, and decision-making.
ACTIONS
Scaling execution
How AI agents and automation transform operational execution.
GUARDRAILS
Building trust and control
How organisations scale Enterprise AI responsibly and securely.
EXPERIENCES
Reinventing interaction
How AI reshapes customer and employee interaction.
THE EXPERIENCE
One Summit. Your personalised path through it.
Start together on the main stage, then build your own route through four breakout spaces across Finlandia Hall. Choose the customer stories, panels and perspectives most relevant to you, meet technology partners and peers in the central Summit Hub, and come together again as the programme looks towards what comes next.
When the sessions end, the Summit continues over dinner, networking and evening entertainment – with more time to exchange ideas, make new connections and enjoy the experience together.
Coming to Helsinki? Make it more than a one-day trip. Arrive on Monday, 23 November and choose from exclusive Pre-Summit Events designed to take you deeper into selected topics and get the conversations started before the main event begins.
AI changes more than tools – it changes organisations.
CUSTOMER STORIES
Real organisations. Real Enterprise AI.
Sofigate Summit brings an exceptional number of organisations to the stage to share what happens when Enterprise AI moves from ambition into everyday business – including practical results, lessons learned, difficult choices and challenges still being solved.
These aren’t polished success stories. They are honest conversations about transformation in progress, giving you a rare opportunity to hear what organisations across industries and sectors are actually learning as they put AI to work.