Pekka Qvist

Pekka Qvist is a highly motivated digitalist with ambition to create new innovative solutions to change the world. He has the mind of a technology geek and the heart of a creative innovator.

■ Strong entrepreneurial and start-up mindset, with background in business development and focus on collaborative solving of customers’ needs.
■ Expertise from evaluating Horizon 2020 SME Instrument applications provided an insider view of the top disruptive innovation development within the EU region.
■ Solid expertise in ICT systems architecture and software engineering.
■ Project lead and project manager experience in software projects incorporating audiovisual content, virtual reality and augmented reality components.
■ Expertise in educational games, gamification and digital gamified solutions.
■ Specific research interest in learning analytics, with 15+ publications in the fields of gamification, VR, AR, Virtual Learning Environments, Simulation Training and Serious Games.
■ Organized 20+ adult education workshops and training courses in the field of virtual learning environments.
■ Digital games, computers and computer programming as a hobby since the early 1980's.