Ulla Heinonen is the Director of Green Growth at the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) and a member of the Executive Board. She has long experience in business management, digitalisation, education and consulting. Sustainable development and competence and business development have been key themes in her career. After a career in research, Heinonen has worked as a manager in the ICT sector at CGI and for the last few years at Gaia Consulting, a sustainable business consultancy.