Events
CDBG arranges the annual seminars, executive roundtables and workshops (including 1-to-1 session) with our fellows and other experts. Roundtables and workshops are mainly for CDBG partners.
Upcoming Events
Agentic AI in Business: Promises, Pitfalls, and Lessons Learned Seminar
“Agentic AI in Business: Promises, Pitfalls, and Lessons Learned” seminar is an exploration of how autonomous and semi-autonomous AI is reshaping everyday work. The seminar brings perspectives on what’s working now, where hype outpaces reality, and how to steer around risks. Whether you’re just starting or scaling, come learn how to turn AI into sustained business value.
The seminar is organised in collaboration between the Center for Digital Business Growth (CDBG) and Aalto University School of Business. The event can be attended either remotely or in person.
Keynotes from Nina Marila, Head of data & AI, Elisa and Aleksi Kopponen, Ministry of Finance.
Past Events
From AI to ROI: A CDBG Executive Workshop
We’re inviting top-level leaders to an exclusive three-hour workshop on how businesses are growing with AI.
The workshop provides practical insights on how companies are achieving positive ROI with AI, including agentic AI, and takes a deep-dive on Repsol’s use of generative AI and agents to boost cash flow and resilience.
The workshop is hosted by Dr. Nils Fonstad (MIT; Founding Academic Fellow, CDBG), a researcher on digital innovation practices linked to bottom-line impact and Dr. Jukka Salonen (Professor of Practice, Aalto; Founding Business Fellow, CDBG) who has worked 40 years in industry (incl. Nordea leadership roles).
The workshop invitation has been sent to a select group of companies. If you’re interested in the workshop, please contact us below.
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026
Time: 16:00–19:00
Location: Aalto University School of Business
Cost: Free
Better Business — Better Society seminar: Digital Business Growth
This seminar provides two keynotes on sustainable digital growth, presented by Heikki Lempinen, the CEO of Reima Group and a Founding Business Fellow at the CDBG as well as Munir Mandviwalla, a professor, Muma Distinguished Research Fellow, and director of the School of Information Systems in the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida and a Founding Academic Fellow at the CDBG.
The seminar is organised in collaboration between the Center for Digital Business Growth (CDBG) and Aalto University School of Business.
Center for Digital Business Growth Seminar
Seminar took place on the 12th February 2026.
Explore with the next generation of electronic commerce, in what ways can digitalization serve as a catalyst for sustainable business growth, and how can partnerships between academia, industry, and government foster impactful collaboration that accelerates digital business growth.