Lauri Alho

Set targets high - and reach them

About Lauri Alho

As a dynamic professional with a decade of experience and a proven track record, Lauri excels in driving the ecosystem development and deploying innovative solutions.

At Nokia, Lauri currently leads development initiatives with ecosystem partners at Nokia Arena while also collaborate across Nokia's business groups, customers, and partners to drive the implementation of Nokia's strategy in programmable networks.

Lauri's passion for emerging technologies, coupled with a continuous drive for improvement, has been the conrerstone of his succesful career.

To learn more about Lauri, you can follow him at LinkedIn.

Around the News

Making headlines together

08 Nov 2023: Nokia Core TV series #28: The power of Network as Code (youtube.com→)

12 Oct 2023: Women in Tech Breakfast Date with Nokia: Keynote Speaker, Nokia Arena: Lauri Alho, Head of Ecosystem Development (keynote post: instagram.com→ / livestream sneak peek: instagram.com→ / event info: linkedin.com→)

05 Oct 2023: Nokia Programmable Networks enabling Nokia Arena VR concert experience (youtube.com→)

05 Oct 2023: Impact of 5G Millimeter Wave Technology on Cutting-Edge Display Robots and Immersive VR Experiences (youtube.com→)

09 Jun 2023: Innovative Robot Showcases Real-Time Video and Data from a Tram at Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference (tampere.fi→)

15 May 2023: Immersal Visual Positioning System (VPS) creates AR experiences on top of Nokia 5G network at Nokia Arena (in English: hexagon.com→ / in Finnish: immersal.com→)

05 Apr 2023: World-class concert experience in Finland – remote audience takes part in Andrea Bocelli concert at Nokia Arena through 5G network and VR (insights [Google Translated]: linkedin.com→ / media reference & Press Release: linkedin.com→)

01 Dec 2022: Nokia Arena Webinar and Nokia Finland Summer Trainee Kickoff (livestream: youtube.com→ / event info: linkedin.com→)

28 Nov 2022: Our campus in Tampere, Finland (youtube.com→)

08 Nov 2022: XR + 5G mmW hackathon (mood video: youtube.com→ / summary: linkedin.com→)

22 Jun 2022: Nokia and Elisa achieve over 2 Gbps 5G uplink speeds on mmWave with Qualcomm solutions / Tampere Smart City Week 2022 (linkedin.com→ / instagram.com→)

14 Jun 2022: We’re bringing 5G mmWave multimedia use cases to Tampere together with Nokia and Elisa (linkedin.com→)

19 May 2022: Event ties in JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons competition which looks for succesful role models for the next generation of 18-40 year olds: "Nuoret pirkanmaalaiset edelläkävijät keskustelivat Meidän menestyjät -tapahtumassa Tampereella" (interview [paywall]: aamulehti.fi→ / jcipirkanmaa.fi→).

Experience

Relevant work experience

Head of Ecosystem Development

Nokia

Heading Nokia's dynamic collaboration at Nokia Arena and working across Nokia's business groups, customers, and partners to drive the implementation of Nokia's strategy in programmable networks.

2019–present

My Nokia journey began in 2019 and I currently serve in a role of Head of Ecosystem Development there. I am thrilled to contribute to Nokia's story by creating new innovative experiences at Nokia Arena and by being part of the programmable networks evolution.

During the previous years I have worked as Nokia Arena Innovation Program Manager, Productivity & Operational Excellence Lead, Senior Specialist, and Software Developer at Nokia.

Research Assistant

Tampere University

Research in Machine Learning and robotics.

2019–2020

Conducted innovative research in machine learning and robotics, exploring new techniques and applications to advance the field.

Various roles

Ähtärin Energia ja Vesi Oy

2016–2018

At a company responsible for water distribution, district heating production, and wastewater management for the city of Ähtäri, I engaged in diverse projects encompassing industrial automation, telecommunication, and software development, serving in roles such as Software Developer, Electrician, and Automation System Designer.