Jaakko Wäänänen

Jaakko Wäänänen is the Founder and Group CEO of Hellon, a strategic design agency Jaakko founded in 2009. Jaakko is also the Vice Chairman of the NEXT Committee at Perheyritystenliitto Ry and a Partner at Fregatti Oy Yrityspalvelut, a family business offering corporate event services in Finland. With experience in event planning, management, and producing, Jaakko has also founded Plusstudio, a design accelerator, and served as Chairman at Renewal, providing future management services for global companies. Jaakko's education includes a degree in Marketing, Corporate Law, and Management from Aalto University and a Skipper certification from Åbo Navigationsinstitut.