{"id":67,"date":"2022-01-18T09:25:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T07:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/ydire\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2023-03-16T15:54:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T13:54:44","slug":"meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/ydire\/meet-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Projektiryhm\u00e4\/Project team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Annika Tidstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n

Professor<\/em><\/p>\n

050 594 9421<\/a><\/p>\n

annika.tidstrom@uwasa.fi<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Annika is a Professor of Strategy, University of Vaasa and a special researcher at \u00c5bo Akademi University.\u00a0Her expertise is within business networks, simultaneous cooperation and competition between firms. Other interest areas are strategy-as-practice, conflict management, change management and transitions to sustainability. Annika is involved in several EU-funded projects related to resilience, sustainability, digitalization and strategy. She regularly cooperates with firms and educates leaders, middle-managers and employees. She has published articles in several highly ranked academic journals such as Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Cleaner Production and Scandinavian Journal of Management. Her colleagues and teammates describe her as a goal-oriented, active and communicative person. As an educator she is described as being inspiring, energetic, down-to earth, but still professional.<\/p>\n

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Silvia Gaiani<\/h3>\n

Senior Researcher, Ruralia Institute<\/em><\/p>\n

silvia.gaiani@helsinki.fi<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

An agricultural economist by backgorund, she is leading a research on food, innovation and entrepreneurship towards a sustainable transition. The research is interdisciplinary and aims at producing data andknowledge that can support the active role of food companies in South Ostrobothnia and Finland and to promote an understanding of new business opportunities in the sustainable transformation of the food-chain.
\nBefore joining Ruralia, Silvia has been a consultant for FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) in Rome, for WMO (World Meteorological Organization of the UN) in Geneva and for a number of international research institutions in Europe including the University of Bologna (Italy), the University of Eastern Finland, the Center for South East Asian Studies in Japan, the University of British Columbia (Canada) and the Aalborg University in Denmark.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Hanna Meril\u00e4inen<\/h3>\n

Project manager at SeAMK<\/em><\/p>\n

hanna.merilainen@seamk.fi<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Hanna Meril\u00e4inen ty\u00f6skentelee projektip\u00e4\u00e4llikk\u00f6n\u00e4 Kest\u00e4v\u00e4t ruokaratkaisut -tiimiss\u00e4 SeAMK:issa. Koulutukseltaan Meril\u00e4inen on yhteiskuntatieteiden kandidaatti (p\u00e4\u00e4aineena valtio-oppi) ja hallintotieteiden maisteri (p\u00e4\u00e4aineena ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6n ja alueiden politiikka). Ty\u00f6taustaa Meril\u00e4isell\u00e4 on kansainv\u00e4listen aluekehityshankkeiden ja EU-tiedotuksen parista Etel\u00e4-Pohjanmaan liitosta. Viime vuosina ty\u00f6p\u00f6yd\u00e4ll\u00e4 on ollut erityisesti elintarvikealan kehitt\u00e4mishankkeita.<\/p>\n

Hanna Meril\u00e4inen works as a project manager at Sein\u00e4joki University of Applied Sciences. Meril\u00e4inen has a bachelor\u2019s degree in Social Sciences (political science as major) and master\u2019s degree in Administrative Sciences (environmental and regional politics as major). After graduation Meril\u00e4inen has worked with international regional development projects and EU-communications the Regional Council of South Ostrobothnia.<\/td>\n

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Rumy Narayan<\/h3>\n

Doctoral researcher<\/em><\/p>\n

rnarayan@uwasa.fi<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Rumy researches transitions to sustainable energy systems. Her research interests focus on activating innovations across sectors, actors, and disciplines, while enabling experimentations, a complex process involving tools for coordinating and managing diverse networks. Blockchain as an institutional and social technology for managing and coordinating disparate networks of actors gains relevance in her research.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Hannele Suvanto<\/h3>\n

Doctoral Student & Bee Farmer\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

hannele.suvanto@helsinki.fi<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Hannele Suvanto on v\u00e4it\u00f6skirjatutkija (KTM), joka yhdist\u00e4\u00e4 tutkimuksessaan teemoja yritt\u00e4jyydest\u00e4, maataloudesta, ruoan jalostuksesta ja johtamisesta. H\u00e4n on erityisen kiinnostunut yritysten v\u00e4listen liikesuhteiden johtamisesta elintarvikeketjussa, lyhyist\u00e4 jakeluketjuista, kumppanuusmaataloudesta ja ekoinnovaatioista. H\u00e4n on ollut mukana vuodesta 2005 alkaen lukuisissa kansallisissa ja kansainv\u00e4lisiss\u00e4 kehitt\u00e4mis- ja tutkimusprojekteissa Helsingin yliopiston Ruralia-instituutissa. Hannele on my\u00f6s mehil\u00e4istarhaaja.<\/p>\n

Hannele Suvanto is a doctoral student (MSc in Economics\u00a0and Business Administration) who combines scientific research with entrepreneurship, agriculture, food processing and management. She focuses her research on business relationship management in food chains, short supply chains, community supported agriculture and ekoinnovations. She has been involved in several international and national development and research projects targeting Finnish farmers and food entrepreneurs since 2005 in University of Helsinki Ruralia Institute. Hannele is also a bee farmer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Taru M\u00e4ki<\/h3>\n

Research and Development Manager, SeAMK<\/em><\/p>\n

Taru.Maki@seamk.fi<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Taru M\u00e4ki toimi SeAMK:n kehitysp\u00e4\u00e4llikk\u00f6n\u00e4 15 vuotta ennen siirtymist\u00e4\u00e4n nykyiseen teht\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4ns\u00e4. H\u00e4nen osaamisensa keskittyy strategian kehitt\u00e4miseen, projektisuunnitteluun ja -johtamiseen, laadunvarmistukseen sek\u00e4 yliopistojen ja yritysten v\u00e4lisen tiedonvaihdon tehokkuuteen.<\/p>\n

Taru M\u00e4ki was SeAMK\u2019s development manager for 15 years before moving to her current position. Her expertise focuses on strategy development, project planning and management, quality assurance and effectiveness of information sharing between universities and companies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Anni Rajala<\/h3>\n

Tutkijatohtori\/Assistant professor<\/em><\/p>\n

anni.rajala@uwasa.fi<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Anni Rajala ty\u00f6skentelee tutkijatohtorina Vaasan yliopistossa. H\u00e4nen tutkimuksensa k\u00e4sittelee p\u00e4\u00e4asiassa yritysten v\u00e4lisi\u00e4 suhteita, yritysverkostoja ja pk-yritysten digitalisoitumista. Rajala on mukana useissa pk-yrityksi\u00e4 k\u00e4sitteleviss\u00e4 tutkimushankkeissa, jotka liittyv\u00e4t muun muassa strategiaan, digitalisaatioon ja yritysten v\u00e4liseen yhteisty\u00f6h\u00f6n.<\/p>\n

Anni Rajala works as an assistant professor in the University of Vaasa. Her research focuses mainly on business-to-business relationships, business networks, and SMEs digitalization. She is involved in several research projects exploring SMEs, for example, from the strategy, digitalization and collaboration perspectives.<\/td>\n

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Iida Alasentie<\/h3>\n

Research Assistant<\/em><\/p>\n

iida.alasentie@helsinki.fi<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Iida has a MSc in Food Economics and Consumption from Helsinki University and is a research assistant at Ruralia. She has specialized in food consumption, sustainability and behavioural studies. She has gained experience in research by working several years with Helsinki Regional Transport (HSL) focusing on public transport development and customer knowledge.<\/p>\n

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