Emilia Savolainen

Emilia Savolainen has a diverse work experience spanning multiple companies. Emilia started their career as a Researcher at Idean in 2005 before moving on to Nokia in 2006. At Nokia, they held various roles such as Variant Coordinator, Local Product Manager, Product Management Leader, and Global Product Manager/Technical Account Manager for the Telefónica Account. In 2014, they joined Microsoft as the Global Channel Sales Manager and later became the Head of Telesales and Head of Tele & SMB Sales for Europe Category Management. From 2016 to 2018, Emilia worked at KLOK Creative Agency as the Director of Sales & Client Relations. Most recently, they have been with Telia, holding positions such as Customer Executive, Sales Director for Enterprise Major Accounts, and currently as the Sales Director for Global Accounts.

Emilia Savolainen completed their M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering with majors in Industrial Management and Digital Signal Processing, and a minor in Corporate Communications from the Tampere University of Technology (1999-2004). Emilia also earned a B.Soc.Sc. from the University of Tampere with a major in Political Science and a minor in Management (2003-2008). Emilia has participated in additional programs and certifications, including the Leadership Transition Executive Program at INSEAD (2015-2016), an Executive Program at SingularityU Nordic (2021), and obtained certifications as a Certified ICT Standard Professional (CISP) from the ICT Standard Forum (2018) and as a YouTube Certified professional (2017). Emilia briefly attended the Universidad de Granada in 2006, but no degree or field of study is specified.