Category: CDBG Fellows
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“Too many decisions are still made on management intuition rather than evidence”
Having spent 25 years leading technology transformation, platform engineering and architecture at DBS, Nordea and Deutsche Bank, Petri Tuomola has seen first-hand how much value is lost when industry and research operate in separate worlds. On one hand, research is “not always aimed at the questions executives are wrestling with, nor translated into a form…
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“The center brings together forward-thinking minds and fosters collaboration, innovation, and knowledge sharing—all of which are essential for driving sustainable change”
Alvaro Garrido is the COO, Technology and Operations, and Head of Data and AI of Standard Chartered Group. In his current role, he has group-wide responsibility for technology, operations, cyber and information security, data, and resilience, and plays a key role in driving the bank’s multi-year transformation agenda, including technology modernisation, operational efficiency, and risk and…
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“Too often, research remains abstract and practice remains reactive.”
Heikki Lempinen is the CEO of Reima Group. After completing a PhD at Aalto University School of Business, he began his career in digital commerce at Zalando before joining Reima. His work is shaped by a long-standing interest in how leadership, purpose-driven brands, and digitalisation translate into long-term business and societal value. “We are now…
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“Many organizations today struggle with strategic alignment and value realization, often lacking clarity on how their digital initiatives link to core business goals.”
Sonia Boije is the Chief Data Officer at nbn Australia and a 2025 CIO50 Australia honoree leading enterprise-wide data and AI capabilities. She established Ericsson’s first global data function and governance framework. In addition to being the Founding Business Fellow at Aalto University School of Business, she is a guest lecturer at Cambridge Judge Business…