Author Pekka Viljakainen is the Chairman of the NO FEAR Community, and has spent the past 20 years as an ambassador between business executives and technology teams. With a background in engineering from the University of Technology Lappeenranta, Mr Viljakainen began his career as an entrepreneur in 1986 by establishing Oy Visual Systems.

In 1998, he joined Tieto through the acquisition of his company. His team consisted of 8350 people in 24 countries of Tieto International. Thanks to his technical background and passion for business, Mr Viljakainen has been among the leading architects within Tieto for building a more efficient information society. He is heavily involved in promoting the necessary preparations for a true revolution of services, and the strategic role of digitalization across Europe, Russia and China.

Mr Viljakainen stepped down from his operating roles on November 1, 2010 to spend more time with his family and working on charity projects.

In December 2011 Mr Viljakainen was appointed as the Advisor to the President of Skolkovo Foundation, an organization that works with startups.