In the realization of the very complex, international Emmy Award Nominated transmedia production Conspiracy For Good (2010, Tim Kring, Nokia), Mark Ollila was the key executive for the technical execution at Nokia. His leadership and stellar team was truly impressive. The company P and I are honored by his vision, loyalty and expertise

During one of the CommNexus MarketLink programs that involved senior staff from Nokia and Microsoft, Mark was lead for Nokia. During the two days of meetings, many emerging companies presented their technology and business plans to these two giants. Mark's depth of technical knowledge and questions he had for the companies was impressive. At all times he was both respectful and yet could ask the tough questions of the startups. He was a great team leader for Nokia at this program!

Mark is a visionaire always re-thinking established paradigms and in quest of disruptive innovations, the ones that contribute to open new real business opportunities.

Working for Mark was a great experience. He truly knows how to manage innovations and creative people. As a team member I was always able to concentrate doing my work best and trust that Mark was there to help everytime needed. Whenever help was needed, it was spot on because of his huge knowledge and network on gaming & media industry alike.

Mark has a great track record in managing innovation and driving a vision of consumer content - and great fun to work with - with a rare combination of technical excellence and understanding the creative process.

Lab Mentors are invited from all over the world on the basis of their elite levels of expertise and achievement in creative, business, and technology applications of interactive digital media. Mark's amazing combination of business acumen, deep technology knowledge, and creative thinking, make him just about the perfect Lab Mentor. Plus his good humour, willingness to listen to others, and ability to inspire others are invaluable traits. I can certainly vouch for all these things, and for the extremely high regard with which he is held by all participants at the Labs he has attended. As one of X|Media|Lab's truly star Mentors, we warmly welcome him to any Lab he has the time to attend.Working for Mark was a great experience. He truly knows how to manage innovations and creative people. As a team member I was always able to concentrate doing my work best and trust that Mark was there to help everytime needed. Whenever help was needed, it was spot on because of his huge knowledge and network on gaming & media industry alike.

Mark is one of the most visionary people I have met in the field of Visual Effects, Animation and Post Production. With his extensive network and good social skills he is a man that gets things done!

Mark is a master of social networking and organization building. Thanks to Mark Linköping University has established several valuable international collaborations. Mark was also the driving force behind the startup of several key research projects, underlining his entrepreneurial approach to science and business.

Mark is a brilliant executive management professional with excellent understanding how to build highly functional teams. Mark's excellent knowledge about the industry and continuous brainstorming with ability to coach and mentor did help me to take next step in my career. He is clearly interested in helping me grow as an senior manager with ability to build first class teams and products. His patience and willingness to help have made me motivated to do the best job I can. Mark always has creative, engaging outlook and he's good at bringing people together. He is extremely enthusiastic about his work which is engaging and makes new things fun to learn.

Where can I start? Dr Mark knows his stuff and knows the industry, years before trends truly begin. A well connected, true innovation practitioner, he led us in the Innovation Team and allowed us to ideate, prototype and build impactful MVP's under his guidance. Dr Mark's leadership style to me is more of a mentor, and I appreciate the time we had working together. Any company able to land this gentleman will strike gold.

Mark is a man with a vision, he has exceptional skills to sense the trends and opportunities in the market. Mark never lets your inspiration wither away. He is consistent and persistent to find out how to take a concept and turn it into a saleable product that consumers crave and customers want to range and sell. He is always willing to try out a new things even if there is a threat of failing. And most of all, working with Mark is so much fun!

I can say with confidence that Mark is the finest leader I have ever had the pleasure of working with. His intellectual curiosity, innovative thinking, and inspirational leadership-by-example encouraged our team at Verve to literally achieve the impossible. During Mark’s tenure, the team went above and beyond their goals, creating new technology that other industry leaders deemed impossible.