Hannu Kauppinen is the new president of the Nokia Foundation

16. 02. 2021 Tuesday / By: Robert Denes / Generic / Exact time: BST / Print this page

Nokia's Board of Directors Appoints Hannu Kauppinent, Chief Technology Officer, Nokia Technologies, President of the Nokia Foundation Former President Timo Ali-Vehmas has resigned from the Presidency after nine years and has worked for Nokia for more than 40 years.

By 2021, Nokia's Board of Directors has appointed the following members to the Nokia Foundation's Board of Directors: Hannu Kauppinen (Chairman), Kimmo Hätönen and Jukka Rantala from Nokia, and Jukka Manner, Professor of Network Technology at Aalto University, Petri Myllymäki, Professor of Artificial Intelligence and from the Department of Machine Learning at the University of Helsinki, Aarno Pärssinen, Professor of Radio Engineering at the University of Oulu, and Mikko Valkama, Professor of Communication Engineering at the University of Tampere.

Concerning her appointment, Hannu Kauppinen said: “I am very pleased and honored to take on the role of President. Since its inception, the Nokia Foundation has been a major supporter of scientific research and education in the Finnish ICT sector. This work is more valuable than ever as 5G becomes mainstream and research continues to develop 6G. We will continue our efforts to further strengthen Finland's position and relations with the global research community. "

The Nokia Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization established in 1995 to support the scientific development of information and communication technologies and to promote education in Finland. To accomplish its mission, the foundation provides scholarships, awards, and support for academic research and publication.

The Nokia Foundation is a separate entity from Nokia Corporation. The founding body is appointed by Nokia's board of directors. Nokia sponsors the foundation in many ways, the most important being the time of Nokia employees and access to tools and systems.


Via Link

Phone

+44

Address

Canning Town, Barking Road
London E13 8EQ
United Kingdom