Samuli Hänninen
Head of Xweather, Vaisala
Samuli Hänninen leads the Vaisala Xweather software and data business. Samuli holds a Master of Science in Business Administration and has enjoyed building and scaling new products and businesses all his career, both in hardware and software.
During his career, Samuli has been both an entrepreneur and a technology company executive (Microsoft, HERE, Nokia) working internationally in Seattle, New York, Berlin, and Helsinki. Samuli is driven by his passion for innovation and has worked on many cutting-edge products and strategies that have shaped the company’s success e.g., as part of Microsoft Devices and Services Leadership Team. Following his time at Microsoft, Samuli joined Vaisala and is leading the Xweather business with a passion for solving environmental challenges through data and science.