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Welcome to Beyond Business with Wärtsilä – a podcast series that goes beyond the realms of business and seeks to find solutions to our global problems. Our guest for this Podcast is Håkan Agnevall, Wärtsilä’s new President and CEO, who share his thoughts on leadership style, stakeholder influence, social intrapreneurship, and explains what drew him to the company. Hosted by Atte Palomäki, EVP for Communications, Branding & Marketing at Wärtsilä
In this Wärtsilä’s Creativity podcast, three Wärtsilians discuss about these topics, sharing openly how they express creativity, why do they find it important to be creative and where they get inspiration. At work, these colleagues are known as Dan Pettersson, Senior Communications Manager, Dario Pisani, Senior Manager of Operational Excellence and Antonio Cannistrà, General Manager of New Product Introduction. But that tells only one side of their story; in their spare time, Dan is an active photographer, Dario has rediscovered his love of art, whereas Antonio expresses his feelings through daily cooking. Join to listen this warm atmospheric discussion and ventilate your thoughts a little.
A bold initiative to fight plastic pollution in the oceans The Seabin Project was born in 2015 when two Australians and avid water lovers - Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski - teamed up to solve a simple question: if there were rubbish bins on land, why not in the water? The Seabin is a floating rubbish bin that can collect plastic bottles, paper, oil, fuel, and detergent floating in the ocean. In 2017, Wärtsilä partnered with the dynamic duo and the Seabin Project as the first big technology company. In this motivational podcast, Atte Palomäki, EVP for Communications, Branding & Marketing at Wärtsilä interviews Pete Ceglinski, CEO & Co-Founder of the Seabin Project. Pete shares about the journey of the Seabin and the challenges this agile start-up endured to get to where they are today. The key ingredients for success? Staying positive and having confidence in what you do. The Seabin Project is currently raising capital by allowing people to join the movement and buy shares in the company. To date, the business has raised over $1.3 million from 1,204 small investors. Listen to this podcast to find out more.
Marika Parkkonen, Wärtsilä’s Senior Manager, Quality, Environment, Health and Safety, is dedicated to keep her people safe – and the quality of everyone's work on the highest level. After joining the company in 2013, Marika has seen Wärtsilä taking important steps towards its ultimate safety goal; that is to become a workplace with zero injuries. On this path, a zero-injury-mindset is a good starting point. But what else is needed? And what new aspects will robots bring to workplace safety? Let Marika tell you her thoughts in the newest 185X podcast episode.
The choice of fuel will change during the lifetime of the vessel. Since vessels built today will still be in operation 30 years from now, fuel flexibility is more important than ever to decarbonise maritime. Listen in on Reetta Kaila, Technology & Development Manager, and Sebastiaan Bleuanus, General Manager, Research and Funding, as they discuss future fuel options.
In May 2019 , Aditya Pal Singh, GM for Sales & Support, Wärtsilä Energy Business, completed 30 years with Wärtsilä. His career has taken his across 3 continents and several countries. A common stereotype is that engineers sometimes have the hard-skills but sometimes lack the soft-skills. On the contrary, many engineers today bring the best of both words, mastering both the technology and the soft skills, demonstrating the characteristics of a good communicator, negotiator and leader. This is something that defines Aditya, who is a true people person.
Energiateollisuus ry:n toimitusjohtaja Jukka Leskelä ja Wärtsilän Matti Rautkivi keskustelevat energiamurroksen tuomista mahdollisuuksista ja haasteista Suomelle, sekä Suomen roolista kehityssuunnan määrittämisessä.
Fortumin teknologiajohtaja Heli Antila ja Wärtsilä Energy Businessin Matti Rautkivi keskustelevat energiamurroksen suunnasta sekä resurssitehokkuuden merkityksestä ilmastonmuutoksen torjunnassa.
Yrittäjä Peter Vesterbacka ja Wärtsilän Matti Rautkivi keskustelevat innovaatioista, talkoohenkisestä tekemisestä ja siitä, missä ilmastonmuutoksen torjunnassa tällä hetkellä mennään Suomessa. ”Tiedetään mitä pitää tehdä, nyt se täytyy vain tehdä.” - Peter Vesterbacka
Puhallus-podcastin seitsemännessä jaksossa Fingridin toimitusjohtaja Jukka Ruusunen keskustelee Wärtsilä Energy Businessin johtaja Matti Rautkiven kanssa omavaraisuuden ja uusiutuvan energian tärkeydestä Suomelle. ”Suomessa on maailman paras kantaverkkoyhtiö ja infra.” – Jukka Ruusunen
Puhallus-podcastissa keskustellaan energia-alan johtavien vaikuttajien kanssa maailman energiamurroksesta ja ilmastonmuutoksen torjunnasta. Toisen tuotantokauden ensimmäisessä jaksossa St1:n perustaja ja pääomistaja Mika Anttonen keskustelee Wärtsilä Energy Busineksen Matti Rautkiven kanssa toimista, joilla tahtia ilmastonmuutoksen torjunnassa saadaan kiristettyä. ”Ilmakehän hiilidioksiidipitoisuuden alentamiseen on kaksi keinoa: päästöjen vähentäminen, sekä ilmakehään jo laskettujen päästöjen sitominen hyötykäyttöön tai takaisin maaperään.” – Mika Anttonen
Puhallus-podcast on viiden jakson podcast-sarja, jossa keskustelemme energia-alan johtavien vaikuttajien kanssa Suomen energiamurroksesta. Puhallus-podcastin viidennessä jaksossa Suomen ympäristökeskuksen ohjelmajohaja Mikael Hildén keskustelee energiamurroksesta yhdessä Wärtsilä Energy Businessin Matti Rautkiven kanssa. “Suomen kannattaa lähteä liikkeelle omista vahvuuksista ja osaamisesta. Ne ovat hyvä energiaosaaminen ja nopeasti kehittyvät ICT-teknologiat.” - Mikael Hildén
Puhallus-podcast on viiden jakson podcast-sarja, jossa keskustelemme energia-alan johtavien vaikuttajien kanssa Suomen energiamurroksesta. Puhallus-podcastin neljännessä jaksossa Aalto-yliopiston professori Matti Liski keskustelee energiamurroksesta yhdessä Wärtsilä Energy Solutionsin Matti Rautkiven kanssa. “Tuulivoiman myötä aletaan ensin sopeuttamaan käyttöasteita ja lopulta sulkemaan voimalaitoksia. Ensin lähtevät ne, joilla on kalleimmat juoksevat kustannukset.” - Matti Liski
Puhallus-podcast on viiden jakson podcast-sarja, jossa keskustelemme energia-alan johtavien vaikuttajien kanssa Suomen energiamurroksesta. Puhallus-podcastin kolmannessa jaksossa Suomen Tuulivoimayhdistyksen puheenjohtaja Marja Kaitaniemi keskustelee energiamurroksesta yhdessä Wärtsilä Energy Solutionsin Matti Rautkiven kanssa. “Nykyiset tuulivoimalat tuottavat kaksinkertaisesti enemmän verrattuna vuonna 2013 rakennettuihin tuulivoimaloihin.” – Marja Kaitaniemi
Puhallus-podcast on viiden jakson podcast-sarja, jossa keskustelemme energia-alan johtavien vaikuttajien kanssa Suomen energiamurroksesta. Toisessa jaksossa Sitran Ilmastoratkaisut-tiimin projektijohtaja Janne Peljo keskustelee Suomen energiamurroksesta yhdessä Wärtsilä Energy Solutionsin Matti Rautkiven kanssa. #puhallus “Edullinen tuulivoima tulee markkinoille siitä huolimatta, halutaanko päästöjä vähentää vai ei” - Janne Peljo.
Puhallus-podcast on viiden jakson podcast-sarja, jossa keskustelemme energia-alan johtavien vaikuttajien kanssa Suomen energiamurroksesta. Ensimmäisessä jaksossa Greenpeacen Maajohtaja Sini Harkki keskustelee Suomen energiamurroksesta ja ympäristöystävällisen energian kustannuksista yhdessä Wärtsilä Energy Solutionsin Matti Rautkiven kanssa. #puhallus
Wärtsilä product data transformed into music. Composed and Performed by Tom Middleton (featuring the Wärtsilä Choir and iPad Orchestra)
We sat down with conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen and talked about leadership, the Baltic Sea, and his latest project - a joint orchestra comprising students from two schools, the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and the Juilliard School in New York. The project, sponsored by Wärtsilä, is part of Finland’s one hundredth anniversary celebrations. Interview by Atte Palomäki, Executive Vice President, Communications & Branding, Wärtsilä.
In 2015, he launched the Marine Mastermind at Slush Helsinki. Today, as Director of Digital Ventures, Tero Hottinen is leading Wärtsilä’s charge into the world of start-ups, and led a team to Slush Tokyo 2017. Here are his reflections on what he saw, heard and felt. Interview by Wärtsilä’s Director of Communications, Dinesh Subramaniam
The start-up world is not standing still. Entrepreneur and Venture Catalyst Christo Thekkel, from the Netherlands, tells us more about this. To get in touch with Christo, write to him at christo.thekkel@gmail.com Interview by Wärtsilä’s Director of Communications, Dinesh Subramaniam
At Slush Tokyo 2017, we caught up with Peter Vesterbacka, the man formerly known as the Mighty Eagle and heavily responsible for spreading the Angry Birds name around the world. Speaking on a range of topics, Peter also provided sound advice for companies like Wärtsilä that want to innovate and stay agile. Interview by Wärtsilä’s Director of Communications, Dinesh Subramaniam.
What does the strategic partnership between Wärtsilä and CWEC mean for the maritime industry? We managed to catch up with Hannu Mäntymaa to discuss about CWEC, a Joint-Venture owned by Wärtsilä and China’s CSSC Group established in 2014. Interview by Dinesh Subramaniam from Wärtsilä.
Wärtsilä's Atte Palomäki interviews one of the most prominent energy experts today, Chief Editor at Bloomberg New Energy Finance Angus McCrone
Jose Oliveira, Director of Human Resources, talks about his 19 year career in Wärtsilä Brazil, his current work and marathon running.
What does it take to negotiate peace, and how can companies like Wärtsilä help in the process? We talked to Nobel Peace Prize laureate Martti Ahtisaari, who is a former President of Finland and Chairman of the peace broker organization Crisis Management Initiative.
Ong Ban Leong joined Wärtsilä 35 years ago and was the longest running Managing Director for Wärtsilä Singapore. He is a strong believer in giving back to the society and tells us about some of the activities that kept his days full. He also talks about his biggest passion: eating! Interviewed by Imran H. Khan.
Shefali Arora beams energy, excellence and excitement. It shows both at work and in private.
Experience ice breaking in spring in Ulla-Lena Lundberg's Ice novel. Read by Lena Barner-Rasmussen. Photo by Tommi Anttonen
The postman, whose job it was to deliver mail in the Åland archipelago, had a dangerous job in winter in the old days. Listen to the postman's notes from Ulla-Lena Lundberg's Ice novel. Read by Lena Barner-Rasmussen. Photo by Tommi Anttonen
Big corporations can learn a lot from the start-up world, but what can start-ups learn from big corporations? And what is it like to work with your spouse in an stressful start-up environment? The winners of Wärtsilä's Marine Mastermind contest, Relika Metsallik-Koppel and Hannes Koppel from Tallinn-based Marina Ahoy, invites us into their startup world as they visited Finland for a sprint at the startup incubator Startup Sauna in Otaniemi outside Helsinki. Interviewed by Lena Barner-Rasmussen. Photo by Jukka Salo
In this episode Rauno Hammarberg, Director of Wärtsilä Security talks about employee safety and gives tips on those traveling.
This episode we interview Moritz Schmidt, Manager of MEA Parts from the Singapore office
Wärtsilä's innovation facilitator Eleonor Hedström tells how a cross-functional collaboration leads to the invention of the Energy Pro fin solution and why a dog can help you come up with great ideas.
In this brand new episode, we speak to Minna Rouru, Area Director for Middle East & Asia for Human Resources. Minna has been with Wärtsilä for about 3 months now and she talks about some of the exciting projects she’s working on including diversity initiative and MyVoice (Wärtsilä’s employee satisfaction survey). Interviewed by Imran H. Khan.
In this episode Aaron Bresnahan, Managing Director of Wärtsilä North America, tells us how to manage a dual role at Wärtsilä and a family at the same time. Interviewed by Simon Qu.
In this episode we will hear from Edwin Magesh, Sales Manager of Middle-East and Asia for seals and bearings. Edwin has an illustrious career with Wärtsilä spanning over 13 years, prior to which he was a sailor. Tune in to learn about his career, his team and his tales from the sea. Interviewed by Imran H. Khan.
OddIvar Lindløv, General Manager, Inert Gas Systems, Wärtsilä Ship Power, discusses design of the Aasta Hansteen spar platform. This platform includes a cutting-edge design from Wärtsilä, which for the first time ever will use titanium for an inert gas unit.
Björn Ullbro explains why methanol is an option for engine conversion kits.
Jacob Høgh Thygesen , Head of Merchant Ship Design Solutions with Wärtsilä discusses how heading below the waterline allowed Wärtsilä engineers to redesign its Aframax hull, increasing flow to the propeller and improving efficiency.
Interview of Claudio Vusio from Wärtsilä Italy by Simon Qu. Learn about not only Claudio's work in purchasing over the last 7 years but also about his hobby as an actor.
People - Abdou Rachide Mouhaman by Wärtsilä Radio
Football World Cup 2014 special by Wärtsilä Radio