Speaker Bio
Tony leads Sustainability stakeholder engagement and enablement in Nokia’s Legal, Compliance & Sustainability function. Tony has worked in the current Nokia sustainability function since 2016 overseeing Nokia ESG reporting, stakeholder engagement and enablement, narrative and messaging, and social impact with earlier roles in human rights in the telco industry. He is passionate about sustainability, and the critical role of digitalization in helping to resolve many of the challenges faced by the planet and humanity as a key component of business success. Tony believes digitalisation and enhanced connectivity can also enable equitable access to opportunity, better healthcare, education, public and financial services and potential career and business development. Collaboration across the value chain and private and public organisations is critical.
Tony is a veteran of Nokia in his 30th year having worked in marketing, customer communications, brand and events, industry engagement and sustainability at corporate and business group level within the networks business in Finland and the US. He regularly speaks on sustainability and is also a member of the Business for Social Impact (B4SI) steering group.