I work as Managing Director at Kiinteistö Oy Kaapelitalo (www.kaapeli.com/en). I am a certified board member and I am the chairman of the board of Kaapelin Mediakeskus Oy. I serve also as a board member of Helsingin kaupunkitilat Oy, Helsingin Musiikkitalo and of Paimion Parantolan Säätiö. Since January 2019, I have been a member of the Executive board of European Creative Business Network.My background is two-folded: I have worked and studied in the cultural sector as well as in the field of technology. I am passionate about art, media, technology and business, and my strengths lie in pushing new ideas forward, in building new initiatives and in managing projects in these areas. In addition, I enjoy doing scientific research as well as public speaking. I am one hundred percent a team player and enjoy working with new people. You can find my blog here: topofmyhead.org.
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Managing DirectorKiinteistö Oy Kaapelitalo Nov 2015 - PresentHelsinki
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Board MemberHelsingin Musiikkitalo Oy Jul 2023 - PresentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
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Board MemberPaimio Sanatorium Foundation May 2023 - PresentPaimio, Southwest Finland, Finland -
Board MemberHelsingin Kaupunkitilat Oy Aug 2021 - PresentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
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Chairman Of The BoardKaapelin Mediakeskus Oy Aug 2018 - PresentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
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Chairman Of The BoardHelsinki Art Museum Foundation Feb 2022 - May 2024Helsinki
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Interim Clc Director NorthEit Culture & Creativity Oct 2022 - Dec 2023Helsinki, Uusimaa, FinlandI acted as the Interim Cp-Location Centre Director for CLC North. In this position, I participated in the creation of EIT Culture & Creativity KIC and led the incubation of its Co-Location Centre (CLC) North in Helsinki. -
Board MemberSpatium Toimitilat Oy Sep 2021 - May 2023Lahti, Päijänne Tavastia, Finland -
Board MemberYle Jan 2018 - Apr 2022Helsinki Area, Finland
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Deputy DirectorAalto University'S Unit Eit Digital Jan 2015 - Nov 2015HelsinkiDeveloping our external relations is under my responsibility as well as making sure that our Co-Location Centre at the Open Innovation House in Otaniemi, Espoo is an interesting and inspiring co-working space for students, researchers and entrepreneurs. -
Co-Location Centre ManagerEit Digital Aug 2012 - Nov 2015Helsinki, Finland -
Visiting ScholarUc Berkeley Jun 2010 - Jul 2012At UC Berkeley, I worked on my doctoral dissertation on TV live-tweeting, i.e. TV viewers tweeting about a TV program while viewing it. -
Project ManagerAcquisition, Retention, And Monetization Strategies In Virtual And Social Spaces (Arms) Nov 2009 - Jun 2012HelsinkiI was the PM of the ARMS research project. I also worked as researcher on the project.
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Project ManagerAdvanced Virtual Economy Applications (Avea) Research Project Mar 2008 - Jun 2010Advanced Virtual Economy Applications (AVEA) is a research project focusing on new approaches to so-called “virtual property”, artificially scarce digital objects that have rapidly become a viable business model for software products and online services, and especially gained prominence in e.g. massively multiplayer online games. We combine theoretical understanding of virtual economies with new application areas to produce novel software concepts aimed at the global market: mobile virtual economies, casual gaming, social networks, sustainable consumer behavior, and analytical software.
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Research Programme ManagerHelsinki Institute For Information Technology Hiit Jun 2006 - Jun 2010FinlandIn 2006, I was recruited to work as Research Programme Manager at Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT, a multidisciplinary research institute combining top researchers from both University of Helsinki and Aalto University. I had the great joy to work with prof. Marko Turpeinen as my boss in the Network Society research program. The programme focused on social media usage, virtual economy, IPR issues and mobile HCI. In four years, it grew to be the largest programme of the institute. -
Administrative ManagerFuga Project Aug 2006 - Jan 2008FUGA was a large multidisciplinary European research project studying the "fun of gaming".
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Executive DirectorDocpoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival Apr 2003 - Jun 2006From 2003 till 2006, I worked as Executive Director of DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival. I had the pleasure to work with two very talented film directors that acted as artistic directors of the festival – first with Arto Halonen and then with Kristina Schulgin. During these three years, the festival became one of the largest documentary film festivals in the world.
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ResearcherStarcut 2002 - 2003At Starcut, my job was to investigate how we could generate word of mouth around movies using mobile phones.
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Kai Huotari Education Details
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Ecole Supérieur D'Audiovisuel, Université Toulouse - Le MirailMaster Of Arts
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