Thursday, March 5, 2026 Virtual Conference

Peter Palmér, LPPDE and Juha Tammi, Lean Association of Finland - Welcome and Instructions

Peter and Juha represent the two organization who organize these virtual online events and will moderate the Virtual Summit.

Valtteri Hirsi, Lean coach and transformations at Lean Habit – Experiences from Lean-Agile Transformations

In this presentation we will learn what steps are important for a successful Lean-Agile Transformation as well as which pitfalls there may be during the journey. Valtteri will share many of his learnings from transformations he has seen from the inside.

Valtteri Hirsi is an expert in Lean thinking, quality culture, and change leadership, helping organizations build clear processes, better everyday work, and sustainable development practices. He has led company-wide transformations in both industrial environments and expert organizations. His core expertise includes Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, modern management systems, strategy deployment, and process clarity.

Henna Torkkola, Agile Lead, Continuous improvement & Planning, R&D and Engineering at Wärtsilä – Accelerating Organizational Transformation through Culture Development and Successful Pilots

Wärtsilä is shaping the decarbonization of marine and energy, but green is not black or white. There is no single solution that will carry us through this transition, and the journey will take time. The same is true when thinking about how to transform and continuously evolve ways of working — there is no one approach or method that fits all situations, but there are several successful implementations and examples to build on.

In this presentation Henna Torkkola will address the topic by sharing how they are building a culture that embraces cross-functional collaboration, early engagement, and a proactive mindset — a culture designed to enable a frontloaded way of working that reacts smoothly and delivers meaningful value to customers in a rapidly changing world. She will also share insights and learnings from a pilot case where a future proof engine was successfully developed by applying agile values.

Henna Torkkola is an enthusiastic agilist with a strongly human centric approach. Since 2018, she has been driving agile transformation in Wärtsilä’s Engines R&D by coaching teams and leaders towards more collaborative, sustainable, and continuously improving ways of working.

Henna is passionate about the cultural and psychological aspects of agility and firmly believes that the values behind agile can be successfully applied across diverse development environments—regardless of industry. She also believes that when organizations intentionally cultivate a culture that enables true holistic agility, they unlock the ability to create exceptional value for their customers and, as a result, set the foundation for long term success

Bengt Johansson, Lean Peak Solutions – From Concept to Commitment: Turning Ideas into Customer-Driven Objective

Using a Prototype Sales Brochures to Define and Test Product Value.

What if your team could know—before building anything—whether customers would actually be excited about your next product? In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to use fake sales brochures as a powerful tool for shaping early product concepts, aligning cross-functional teams, and gathering real feedback from potential customers.

Through practical examples, and small experiments, you’ll experience how this simple technique brings clarity to what really matters: the customer’s problem, the promise you’re making, and the value you need to prove. Perfect for product developers, marketers, designers, and innovation leaders looking to bring Lean thinking to the front end of development.

Bengt Johansson has spent his entire working life at ASSA ABLOY and has seen the company grow to a global champion. Bengt has been working around 25 years with product development in different roles, production engineering, through quality management and product development. The latest 15 years Bengt spent in ASSA ABLOYs Lean Innovation program where he has been the Global Lean Innovation Manager the latest 8 years.

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By Juha Tammi & Peter Palmér

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