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- November 25, 2025: – Recap Business Chrystal Ball: From Today’s AI Tools to Tomorrow’s Impact.
The latest Business Crystal Ball event brought businesses from across Satakunta together to explore how today’s AI tools are shaping tomorrow’s impact. Hosted at Crazy Town Pori and organized by GPT-Lab (Tampere University) under the GENT – Generative AI in Business Development project, the session offered practical guidance for companies looking to integrate generative AI into their development processes.
Key Highlights from the Event
1) Responsible and Sustainable AI Skills. The Pori edition featured contributions from Kai-Kristian Kemell (GPT-Lab) and Harri Ketamo (Headai). They provided perspectives on responsible AI use, sustainable skill development, and real business cases that demonstrate how AI can be implemented impactfully. Their insights helped increase awareness of what effective AI use looks like — and where companies can aim next.
2) Making Generative AI Practical and Safe for Business. Muhammad Waseem presented how the GENT project is helping companies in the Satakunta region adopt generative AI safely and effectively. His talk highlighted practical use cases, tools, and methods — including the “Sandbox” environment — that enable organizations to turn generative AI potential into measurable operational value.
3) Understanding the EU AI Act and Tools for SME Readiness. Chalisa Veesommai Sillberg delivered an insightful talk on the EU’s AI Act, focusing on what small and medium-sized enterprises should prepare for when placing AI systems on the EU market. The session included a demonstration of the EU AI Act Tool, showing how SMEs can assess their systems, understand their obligations, and plan their compliance steps early and efficiently.
Throughout the event, participants had opportunities to exchange experiences, discuss challenges, and explore new ways to leverage AI in regional development. The strong engagement underscored the growing momentum around responsible, effective adoption of generative AI within local businesses.
- Business Crystal Ball: From Today’s AI Tools to Tomorrow’s Impact
Date: Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 14:00–16:30
Location: Crazy Town Pori (Rautatienpuistokatu 7)Join us on 25 November 2025 at Crazy Town Pori for the next Business Crystal Ball event — exploring how today’s AI tools are shaping tomorrow’s business impact in the Satakunta region.
Led by GPT-Lab (Tampere University) under the GENT – Generative AI in Business Development project, this session will guide companies on how to apply generative AI in their business development — from ideas to measurable impact.
The Pori edition features Muhammad Waseem and Kai-Kristian Kemell (GPT-Lab) together with Harri Ketamo (Headai), sharing hands-on insights into responsible AI use, sustainable skills, and real business cases.
Discover how your company can turn generative AI potential into real value — and connect with others leading innovation across the Satakunta region.
The event is free of charge and co-organized by the GENT and Level Up projects, both co-funded by the European Union.
👉 Register now via Lyyti: https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/chrystalball_pori
- May 22, 2025 – Business Chrystal Ball: From Today’s AI Tools to Tomorrow’s Impact
The GPT-Lab at Tampere University, together with its project GENT (Generative AI in Business Development), organized the Business Chrystal Ball event to explore how today’s AI tools are shaping the future of business and society.
The event took place on Thursday, May 22, 2025, from 10:00 to 12:00 at Crazy Town Tampere. It brought together companies and organizations from different sectors to discuss how artificial intelligence is transforming industries, and what actions were needed to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving environment.
Three leading experts from GPT-Lab, which also leads the GENT project, took the stage:
- Professor Pekka Abrahamsson, Founder of GPT-Lab
- Dr. Kai-Kristian Kemell, Head of GPT-Lab
- Dr. Muhammad Waseem, Vice Head of GPT-Lab and Coordinator of the GENT project
They shared insights into how AI was being applied across industries and provided foresight on the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.
The Business Chrystal Ball formed part of GENT’s mission to strengthen AI capabilities in the Satakunta region and beyond, by providing companies with knowledge, pilots, and foresight into the adoption of generative AI.
Participation was free of charge and open to all industries, as AI has applications across nearly every field.
The event was organized in cooperation with the EU-funded Level Up and GENT projects, with support from RoboCoast EDIH, Headai, and the European Union.
- September 3, 2025 –
GPT Lab officially launched its collaboration with Pori City Unemployment Services as part of the GENT project. The kickoff meeting brought together the project team and city representatives to align on goals, expectations, and the roadmap for the initiative.The project’s primary aim is to explore how AI-driven automation can support and transform unemployment services. A central focus is on automating routine inquiries and case handling, which will help reduce the workload of service staff, speed up responses to citizens, and free up human resources for more complex and value-adding tasks.By addressing these routine but critical processes, the project seeks to make unemployment services more efficient, accessible, and user-friendly, while also serving as a model for responsible AI adoption in the public sector. This marks an important step in demonstrating how generative AI can contribute to practical, real-world improvements in municipal services. - March 3, 2025 – Collaboration between Tampere University Pori Unit and Pori Energia Oy by Prof.Pekka Abrahamsson
- January 1, 2025 – Muhammad Waseem joins as Project Manager
- November 19, 2024 – The result of EU AI Act for Business(SMEs) was published by Chalisa Veesommai Sillberg