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ACCC Management

Steering Board

The highest administrative body of ACCC is the Steering Board. It carries out joint strategic planning and follow-up of ACCC resources.

  • Anne Portaankorva, vice-director, University of Helsinki, Chair
  • Petteri Taalas, Director General, Finnish Meteorological Institute
  • Jukka Mönkkönen, Rector, University of Eastern Finland
  • Tapio Visakorpi, vice-director, Tampere University

Science and Impact Advisory Board (SIAB)

The independent and international Science and Impact Advisory Board (SIAB) evaluates the strategy and results of the ACCC Flagship in terms of science and
impact.

SIAB Members

  • Kaarle Hämeri, SIAB Chair, UH Chancellor, University of Helsinki (chair), Finland
  • Hanna Lappalainen, SIAB Secretary, INAR, University of Helsinki (secretary), Finland
  • Markku Kulmala, ACCC Director, INAR, University of Helsinki, Finland
  • Tomas Otterström,Director, Sustainability, KPMG, Finland
  • Tuuli Kaskinen, Chief Executive Officer, Climate Leadership Council, CLC, Finland
  • Ilkka Herlin, Chair of the Board, Cargotec Corporation, Finland
  • Juhani Damski, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Environment, Finland
  • Anne Jalkala, Vaisala’s Chief Sustainability and Strategy Officer, Finland
  • Allen Goldstein, Professor, Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Berkeley, University of California, USA 
  • Guo Huadong, UN Science Advisor, a Foreign Member of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, and a Fellow of TWAS, China
  • Maria Kanakidou, Professor, Department of Chemistry,University of Crete, Greece
  • Merete Bilde, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Werner Kutsch, Director General, ICOS – Integrated Carbon Observation System

ACCC Directorate

The ACCC Research Programs are led by ACCC researchers. The Impact Program plans and manages stakeholder co-design regarding knowledge transfer and climate solutions. Research and Impact coordinators coordinate the activities and help to implement the decisions of the management bodies, and work closely with engagement and service teams for the practical work. The Science Executive team and the Impact Program report to the Steering Board and SIAB through the ACCC Directorate.

ACCC Director

Markku Kulmala, University of Helsinki

ACCC Vice-Directors

Jaana Bäck, University of Helsinki

Ari Laaksonen, Finnish Meteorological Institute​

Miikka Dal Maso, University of Tampere

Annele Virtanen, University of Eastern Finland

Directorate Secretariat

Anna Lintunen, University of Helsinki

Tuukka Petäjä, University of Helsinki

Hannele Korhonen, Finnish Meteorological Institute

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