Authors
Wili is a serial entrepreneur and technologist. He’s been programming since the early 80′s, and has his made career in high-tech in the field of 3D computer graphics. Wili is a world traveller and a
semi-professional photographer. Wili is the CEO of Microtask.
Tommaso is a young and dynamic lover of media and communications. Spending most of his time discussing the industries of games and media, he also runs a
popular podcast in Italian and
an awesome digital magazine. For Microtask he carries out market and use case research, as well as information exchange.
Katri is interested in discovering new ways that psychology can help people. This has led her to work in organizational psychology with a couple of detours into clinical positions. She is currently working in
Cresco’s product development, doing her thesis in cognitive neuroscience.
Esko is an internationally renowned expert on knowledge based organizations and digital work. His interests relate to the complex dynamics of networked value creation. He is an executive advisor for both public sector organizations and leading multinational companies.
Dr Vili Lehdonvirta is a Visiting Fellow at the Asia Research Centre at London School of Economics and an Adjunct Professor of Economic Sociology at the University of Turku. He advises the World Bank’s
infoDev program and startup companies around the world on virtual economies, digital labor and ICT4D. He is currently on leave from Helsinki Institute for Information Technology and has previously held visiting positions at the University of Tokyo and Waseda University. Lehdonvirta has a PhD in Economic Sociology from Turku School of Economics and an MSc (Tech) from Helsinki University of Technology.
Santtu brings to the team 18 years of entrepreneurial experience in small and medium-sized companies in Finland. Santtu is an expert in
visual reproduction and computer graphics. He is also an avid photographer and has bagged regatta victories in classic yacht sailing.
Otto is an entrepreneur with 15 years of experience in the fields of mobile, security and graphics technology. He grew a start-up into a medium-sized company, which was acquired by an
international industry leader. At Microtask he is the product owner of the technology.
Formerly a research scientist, Hannu is now involved in developing new technologies for tasks that computers struggle with. He has a lifelong interest in
promoting excellence in science and technology, and has written popular articles about science for 30 years.
Harri is a serial entrepreneur and an engineer. His background is in software engineering. He is fascinated how new technologies shape our daily lives, and why the greatest innovations tend to become invisible. In his spare time Harri does woodworking and enjoys the occasional good cigar. Harri is the Managing Director of Microtask.
Ida is looking at the web world from the content point of view. Her past involves journalism, multitasking between different media and a lot of traveling. Being the founding partner and CEO of the start-up content agency
Vapa Media has brought a whole lot of content in Ida’s life.
Jani Penttinen is a founder and CEO of
Transfluent, a service that helps brands connect with their fans in any language, and
Xiha, a multilingual social network with users in more than 200 countries speaking 140 languages. He blogs at
www.janipenttinen.com.
Safia is a professional writer with a
background in computers, science and archaeology. Since completing her Masters in Creative Writing, she has been using her eclectic mix of talents to write technology related blogs for
Zebrablogs and reports for major UK universities. She still enjoys digging holes.
