Kick off Helsinki Design Week with DK&A at our summer party featuring seasonal treats and "Creative Conversations" panel discussion.

We start the event with a bang shortly after 6 PM when DK&A Co-Founder Ville Kolehmainen takes the stage with three thought leaders from the world of product and service design in "Creative Conversations”:

- Our first panelist is Sanna Pekari, the Chief Digital Officer at Normet Group - a fast growing and innovative technology company that helps mining and tunnelling companies improve processes, safety & productivity, and sustainability. Normet operates globally with over 50 locations in 28 countries worldwide.

- Secondly, we welcome Tuomas Manninen, Head Of Design & Customer Experience at OP Financial Group. As Finland’s largest financial services group OP provides its customers with an extensive and diversified range of banking, wealth management and insurance services. Manninen leads a design guild of 100 designers who are working on the Group’s digital service offering and omni-channel customer experience at a time when OP is transforming from traditional finance services provider to customer-centric services provider with financial services at the core. OP is owned by its customers and has a social role as well as a business role: OP takes care of owner-customers, society and local communities on a broader basis.

- Last, but certainly not the least: Kotipizza Group's CIO Janne Reimari's mission is to make the world a better place, one pizza at a time. As the Finnish market leaders in fast casual dining, Kotipizza Group includes brands like Kotipizza - the largest pizza chain in the Nordics - Mexican-style Chalupa, supply and logistics company Helsinki Foodstock, Social Burgerjoint and No Pizza restaurants, lunch restaurant concept Tasty Market, and train/service station snack concept Kotipizza Go. (cancelled)

Date: Thu Sept 5th, 6-9pm

Place: Krog16, Munkkisaarenkatu 16, 00150 Helsinki

Dress code: summer casual.

See you there!