Mr Mika Hakosalo is currently working as Project Manager for the City of Stockholm. His responsibility is to initiate, develop and manage new projects and partnerships for the City of Stockholm to be able to reach its climate and energy goals. Mr Hakosalo is in his role as Site Manager in GrowSmarter, responsible to coordinate and manage all activities related to the implementation of innovative smart city solutions in the city. He has also been involved in developing Stockholm’s strategy for a smart connected city.

Previously Mr Hakosalo worked as the Director of Climate Info in Helsinki, Finland. Climate Info was established in October 2010 and its focus is in helping the citizens and SMEs of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area to reduce their carbon footprint.

Mr Hakosalo has a Master’s degree in Environmental Protection from the Helsinki University. He is currently working with his Doctoral Thesis in Economics for the University of Wasa.