Tomi Hietanen is a Senior Manager at Valtra, working with capability development, dual-use applications and industrial partnerships. His recent work has included an in-depth strategic study of how established industrial capabilities, commercial platforms and service ecosystems can support emerging defence and security-of-supply needs.

With a background spanning customer support, technology development and cross-industry collaboration, he brings a practical industry perspective on maintainability, lifecycle support and operational resilience in demanding environments.