Digital Transformation as Your Competitive Shield
Join us on September 18th, 2025, in Tampere for a focused seminar on how Finnish industry can adapt and stay competitive in today’s rapidly changing global environment.
Hosted by Siemens together with partners Taipuva, CLEVR, Volupe, and Novicos, this event will explore how digital transformation supports industrial resilience amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty.
Why Attend?
- Hear expert perspectives on the impact of global uncertainty on innovation and industry
- Learn how digital tools and data-driven methods can support strategic decision-making
- Gain practical insights from Siemens and its key partners through real-world cases
- Connect with professionals across engineering, manufacturing, and product development
This is a valuable opportunity to explore how digital transformation can help your organization stay agile and competitive — even in unpredictable times.
Attendance is free, but space is limited. Register and reserve your spot today!
Registration is now closed! If you still wish to register, send email to contact@taipuva.com.
Program
8:30 – 9:00
Morning Coffee & Registration
9:00 – 9:05
Opening words from Kari-Pekka Pitkänen, Siemens Digital Industries Software
09:05 – 9:50
Grounded in Reality: Data-Driven Product Planning in an Uncertain World
Kristiina Vikström, ABB & Pasi Ahola, Taipuva
Effective product planning in a volatile environment requires more than intuition. This session explores how systematic data collection and robust requirements management enable organizations to navigate uncertainty—whether entering new markets or restructuring supply chains. With a strong foundation in data and clear requirements, even complex changes like shifting subcontractors become more manageable.
09:50 – 10:35
Enabling the Digital Thread for Efficiency and Scalability together with agile manufacturing
Magnus Normann & Hanne-Lill Dregelid, Clevr
In times of uncertainty, agility and efficiency become competitive advantages. This session shows how enabling the Digital Thread with PLM empowers organizations to adapt quickly, scale seamlessly, and maintain quality under pressure. By connecting design, engineering, and manufacturing data in a single source of truth, companies can respond faster to market shifts, introduce innovations with confidence, and optimize resources. With proven expertise in Teamcenter, we’ll share how agile manufacturing and a connected digital backbone help businesses thrive, even when the future is unpredictable.
10:35- 11:20
Simulation driven product development with Simcenter
Carl Wanngård, Senior Business Developer, Volupe
The simulation part in a digital thread connects design with verification/validation, partially replacing physical testing, giving product insights early in the design process, cutting development time and cost. Volupe will give a brief introduction to the Simcenter portfolio touching on the concepts of CAE-simulation, systems simulation, and optimization.
11:20 – 11:45
Break
11:45 – 12:30
The fast track to innovation: simulation and testing combined to solve complexity.
Olgierd Zaleski, Novicos
The reliability of numerical analyses is crucial for the efficiency and success of technical development processes and for troubleshooting. The appropriate integration of tests can significantly increase the reliability of simulation results. The presentation uses case studies to show how this can be achieved in the development of mechatronic systems, in end-of-line testing or in the design of electronic components.
12:30 – 13:00
Keynote: Delivering Unprecedented Business Scaling Capability to the Finnish Market with a powerful ecosystem
Janne Öhman, CEO of Siemens Oy in Finland and Baltics
13:00 – 13:15
Closing Remarks & Lunch is served.
Speakers
Janne Öhman
Janne Öhman has been the CEO of Siemens Oy in Finland and the Baltics since June 2013. In addition to his duties as CEO, he leads the Digital Industries business in the Finnish and Baltic regions. He has expanded the company’s portfolio with digital solutions and services aimed at ensuring customer success in the digital economy. He has been with Siemens since 1993, working in various sales and administrative roles both abroad and in Finland.
Kristiina Vikström & Pasi Ahola
Pasi Ahola, CEO and Founder of Taipuva, has over 25 years of experience in product development and systems engineering. For the past 13 years, he has led Taipuva in helping Nordic high-tech companies—such as ABB—boost productivity, quality, safety, and cybersecurity, leveraging tools like Polarion. Kristiina Vikström from ABB works closely with Taipuva to enhance ABB’s product development processes.
Olgierd Zaleski
CEO and founder of Novicos, has more than 25 years of experience in numerical methods and testing. For many years, he has been involved in the acoustics of technical systems and the associated phenomena, i.e. vibrations, flows and electromagnetics. Through the coordinated use of testing and simulation, he has supported numerous customers from various fields of technology in the development of new products or in troubleshooting tasks.
Carl Wanngård
Carl Wanngård, Senior Business Developer at Volupe, with R&D experience from the Telecom, Defense and Automotive industry has been providing customers in the Nordic markets with Simcenter solutions since 2019, focusing on shortening R&D time and TTM, enabling customer to grow their technological advantage in a highly competitive environment.
Magnus Normann
As Chief Revenue Officer at CLEVR, Magnus has devoted two decades to elucidating the importance of automation in manufacturing. He has helped businesses all over Europe harness the power of technology to create trailblazing designs and products.
Hanne-Lill Dregelid
Hanne-Lill brings extensive expertise in large-scale PLM implementations and integrations. She excels in navigating technical challenges related to PLM, with a strong focus on strategy. Hanne-Lill assists companies in defining their PLM roadmap and guides organizations through successful change management, helping them adapt and thrive in evolving environments. Her deep understanding of both technical and business aspects makes her a valuable leader in PLM transformation.
Venue: Paja Convention Center – Ukko-Pekka Room
Our event takes place at the Paja Convention Center, located at Ratapihankatu 43, 33100 Tampere, within the historic setting of Hotel Torni Tampere. The venue is housed in a beautifully restored locomotive shed, reflecting over 140 years of local railway heritage. You’ll find us in the Ukko-Pekka room, the largest space on the 2nd floor. Ukko-Pekka offers a spacious and atmospheric setting for the event.
We look forward to welcoming you to this unique and memorable venue in the heart of Tampere!
