Event

Winning with AI - How leading organizations turn AI into competitive advantage

15 September 2026, Espoo

When

15 Sep 2026

5:30am – 8:40am

Organizers

Eficode

AI is changing business fast. But turning AI investments into measurable business value is proving to be much harder than simply adopting the latest tools.

Organizations that succeed are moving beyond isolated experiments and individual AI use cases. They are taking a more connected approach — bringing together AI capabilities, people, operating models, technology platforms, governance, security, and software delivery.

The opportunity is not just to add AI to existing ways of working. It is to rethink how organizations build, operate, and continuously improve their products and services.

Join Eficode and Microsoft for a morning of insights, data, and practical perspectives on what it takes to move from AI experimentation to scalable business impact.

Who should attend?

This session is for leaders and decision-makers exploring how AI can create real business value.

It is particularly relevant for those shaping AI, technology, digital transformation, software development, innovation, or business strategy.

If you are looking to move beyond AI experimentation and understand what it takes to create scalable impact, this session is for you.

Places are limited to keep the discussion valuable and relevant for everyone attending.

Agenda

8:30 Breakfast and networking
9:00 Opening & welcome

Mari Tuominen, Enterprise Lead, Microsoft

Mari Tuominen, Enterprise Lead, Microsoft

9:10 The State of AI Transformation

What 270+ organizations tell us about the AI race
Presented by Marko Klemetti, CTO | Eficode

What 270+ organizations tell us about the AI race
Presented by Marko Klemetti, CTO | Eficode

09:20 AI Economics: Are You Getting the Value You Pay For?

Open vs. closed models, AI consumption, costs and measurable impact
Presented by Heikki Hämäläinen, Vice President of Global Solution Sales | Eficode

Open vs. closed models, AI consumption, costs and measurable impact
Presented by Heikki Hämäläinen, Vice President of Global Solution Sales | Eficode

10:10 Coffee break
10:30 From AI Pilot to Business Impact: A Story from the Field

TBC

TBC

10:50 The Human Side of AI Transformation

Why AI transformation is a people and operating model challenge
Presented by Pinja Kujala, Team lead | Eficode

Why AI transformation is a people and operating model challenge
Presented by Pinja Kujala, Team lead | Eficode

11:20 The AI Leadership Playbook

What leading organizations are doing differently
Presented by Marko Klemetti, CTO | Eficode

What leading organizations are doing differently
Presented by Marko Klemetti, CTO | Eficode

11:40 Q&A

11:45 -12:30 Optional lunch

Speakers

Marko Klemetti

Chief Technology Officer

Marko leads Eficode’s technical direction, helping organizations turn AI from isolated experimentation into a scalable software delivery capability. As CTO, he has shaped the company’s engineering approach from its earliest days and developed the framework Eficode uses to guide AI-native transformation. He writes and speaks regularly on the future of software development, with a focus on the practices that enable faster, more effective delivery.

Heikki Hämäläinen

Vice President of Global Solution Sales

Heikki believes automating everything is only the beginning- Humanistic AI is the Future of AI.

Pinja Kujala

Team Lead | Advisory + Atlassian

Pinja helps organizations connect strategy, people, and technology to build better software organizations. Driven by curiosity, she brings a broad perspective across the DevOps landscape, helping leaders navigate change and turn complexity into measurable business value.

  • AI
  • Platform engineering
  • Cloud
  • Security