Agile Data Engine Summit 2025 - Success at scale
Come explore what it really takes to scale successfully. Goodby mainentance, hello innovation!

What does scaling success really look like?
Join us at ADE Summit 2025, where we explore what it really takes to scale data platforms, organizations, and outcomes without breaking the architecture or burning out the team.
Whether you are unifying data across your enterprise, turning insights into strategic decisions, or modernizing your tech stack with the help of cloud-native tools this event brings together the people making it happen.

When & where
October 29, 2025
15:00 EET
Bio Rex, Helsinki
Register for ADE Summit 2025
Part 1
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Doors open at 2:30
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Welcome to Summit - Juha Teljo (Moderator)
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ADE Keynote - Matti Karell & Harri Kallio
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Keynote: Veronika Durgin
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Snowflake
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Customer Success Story DNA - Juuso Karikoski & Arto Osala
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Break
Part 2
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Databricks - Florian Gorzitzke
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Customer Success Story Kesko - Tuuli Bollmann
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Scaling Success Together - Juha Teljo
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Dinner & Refreshments
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After Party sponsored by Databricks
What You’ll Hear on Stage
Real Talks. Real Problems. Real Fixes.
Thousands of tables. Tens of thousands of loads every month. Dozens of developers. Multiple business domains.
Sound familiar?
At DNA, the challenge hasn’t just been managing scale — it’s been maintaining the connection between data engineers and the business, so every solution actually delivers value.
In this talk, DNA shares how their data platform has evolved to handle massive scale without losing the plot. Expect insights on architecture, team collaboration, and how to keep things sane when complexity kicks in.
The retail industry has undergone massive data‑driven transformation. Personalized offers are now the norm, and stores and vendors need near‑real‑time insights to keep up with ever‑growing market expectations. A vast, data‑optimized supply chain is essential to deliver both efficiency and great customer experiences.
But how do you move billions of rows of transactions across systems and merge them with other data to make this possible?
In this session, Kesko pulls back the curtain on the platform behind one of Finland’s largest retailers — and how they’ve learned to scale success behind the scenes.
Templating Experience workshop
The 'Templating Experience workshop' presents standard ADE templates together with advanced FreeMarker (FTL) templates, illustrated through real-life examples and use cases. Participants will discover how templating automates repetitive tasks and reduces manual work in development. The session also demonstrates how these templates integrate into data platform projects, boosting efficiency and long-term maintainability.
Remember to check the box when registering to ADE Summit.
- 12:30 - Opening words
- 12:40 - 13:20 Templating Framework
- 13:20 - 13:40 Break
- 13:40 - 14:20 Customer panel hosted by Terhi Lämsä
- This panel brings together data leaders to explore the realities behind the AI hype and why strong data foundations are essential. Through real-world experiences, early use cases, and forward-looking perspectives, the discussion will highlight what it takes to prepare for AI-driven change and how to lead it successfully.
- Panelists: Aarni Kekkonen Neste, Arla Tanner Solita & TBD
Expect sharp perspectives. Real stories. Unfiltered insights.
This year’s speaker lineup includes data leaders from major organizations in telecom and retail. They will be sharing how they’ve scaled their data efforts for long-term impact.
Why attend?
- Get inspired by real-world cases from scaling journeys in demanding environments
- Hear directly from data teams working at the intersection of business and tech
- Connect with professionals from some of the most ambitious data organizations in the Nordics
- Learn what’s next from ADE — and how platform thinking can unlock smarter scale
- Get insights from key technology partners enabling these transformations