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Marko Ahtisaari is Head of Brand & Design at Blyk, the European free mobile operator for young people, funded by advertising. Blyk has been in development since 2006 and is backed by Sofinnova Partners. From January 2005 to September 2006 Mr Ahtisaari worked as Director of Design Strategy at Nokia. He joined Nokia in 2002 and held management positions in corporate strategy and venturing, always with a focus on creating new growth through better user experience. From 1999 to 2001 Mr Ahtisaari built and led the mobile practice at digital services company Satama Interactive. From 1994 to 1997 he was a lecturer, Fellow of the Faculty of Philosophy at Columbia University in the City of New York. Ahtisaari serves on the board of directors of Artek oy ab and is an advisor to FON, the largest WiFi community in the world. In 2006 he served on the jury of the international Prix Ars Electronica. Mr Ahtisaari is co-founder of the Aula network that organizes events in Finland with the world's leading experts on Internet service business and design. Marko Ahtisaari holds a BA degree summa cum laude in Economics and Philosophy and a MA degree in Philosophy from Columbia University in the City of New York. | 