Personal profile
Short bio
Arto Wallin, D.Sc (tech), M.Sc. (Econ), is a professional in business design, strategy and system dynamics. He has worked over 20 years in numerous challenging R&D positions in various fields (e.g. digital health, finance, manufacturing industry, and logistics). This helps him to understand and communicate with varying experts but also to see the whole. Recently his roles have focused on corporate strategy and foresight and on understanding how emerging technologies (e.g. robotics, AI, or Quantum Computing) transform the world around us; people and their lives as well as businesses and even whole industries.
He is a manager with a strong capability to build and coordinate winning teams to tackle complex challenges. He thrives in working in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural settings. He also loves to pass his knowledge forward and has guided and mentored over 100 companies, from small start-up teams to multinational corporations, which aim to design new digital services and future business.
Expertise area
- Systems thinking and dynamics
- Business analytics & strategy
- Strong facilitation and coaching skills
- Lean (start-up) & design thinking
- Agile project management
- Emerging technologies (Quantum computing, AI,..)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Tulevaisuuden metsäelinkeino 2045
Apilo, T. (Manager), Tahvanainen, A.-J. (Owner), Huuhanmäki, J. (Participant), Wallin, A. (Participant), Komonen, P. (Participant), Nousiainen, A. (Participant) & Cole, C. (Participant)
1/08/25 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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Future of Software Engineering
Wallin, A. (Manager), Nuutinen, M. (Participant), Komssi, M. (Participant), Huuhanmäki, J. (Participant), Heinisuo, E. (Participant), Leikas, J. (Participant), Hajikhani, A. (Participant) & Ailisto, H. (Participant)
1/06/25 → 31/05/27
Project: Business Finland project
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iMERMAID: Innovative solutions for Mediterranean Ecosystem Remediation via Monitoring and decontamination from Chemical Pollution
Arnold, M. (Manager), Wallin, A. (Participant), Behm, K. (Participant), Suomalainen, M. (Participant) & Forin, S. (Participant)
1/06/23 → 31/05/26
Project: EU project
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FutureQ: Towards shaping the future sustainable markets of quantum computing – needs, barriers, drivers and beliefs of beneficiaries
Nuutinen, M. (Manager), Apilo, T. (Participant) & Wallin, A. (Participant)
8/02/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Business Finland project
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FutureQ: Kvanttilaskennan tulevaisuuden kestävien markkinoiden rakentumisen ehdot - hyödyntäjäyritysten tarpeet, esteet, ajurit ja uskomukset
Nuutinen, M. (Manager), Apilo, T. (Participant), Wallin, A. (Participant), Kotovirta, V. (Participant) & Nurmi, O. (Participant)
1/01/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Business Finland project
Research output
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AI-Based Scenarios: Mitigating Bias in Strategic Foresight: Symposium at AoM on The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Developing Foresight: Challenges, Limitations, Opportunities
Suominen, A. & Wallin, A., 29 Aug 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Charting Contested Ground: Exploring Quantum Computing’s Varied Futures
Wallin, A., Apilo, T., Nuutinen, M. & Valkokari, K., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Abstract › Scientific › peer-review
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Kvanttilaskenta: Käytännön matkaopas tulevaisuuteen
Wallin, A., Apilo, T., Nurmi, O., Nuutinen, M. & Kotovirta, V., 2025, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. 105 p. (VTT White Paper, Vol. 2025).Research output: Book/Report › Report
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Nordic-Baltic Quantum Ecosystem: Overview of the quantum technology landscape across the Nordic and Baltic region
Wallin, A. & Apilo, T., 18 Jun 2025, Nordic Innovation. 88 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report
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Recycling plastics from residual municipal solid waste: Final report of the MSWPlast project
zu Castell-Rudenhausen, M., Härkönen, M., Sormunen, T., Räsänen, P., Wallin, A., Rytöluoto, I., Mikkonen, J., Väre, E., Arnold, M., Ruismäki, W., Mäkelä, T., Salmenperä, H., Turunen, T. & Markuksela, A., 2025, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. 90 p. (VTT Technology; No. 439).Research output: Book/Report › Report
Open Access