
Become a Partner

There is a dire need for sustainable economic growth in Europe and in Finland. Digitalisation is a key enabler, yet much of the potential between business and academia remains underutilised.
CDBG at Aalto University School of Business serves as a substantial catalyst for innovation and sustainable digital business growth, acting as a central hub for impactful academic research and industry collaboration.
Partner with the Center for Digital Business Growth (CDBG) to turn rigorous academic research into practical capabilities that accelerate your digital growth. You’ll collaborate with leading scholars and business leaders to co‑create solutions grounded in real‑world data and problems. Join us to accelerate innovation, expand capability, and capture measurable impact from digitalization.
Our Partner Benefits and Tiers
We offer flexible options, which you can adapt to the different needs of each project.
Partner Benefit
Gold Partner
Platinum Partner
Name recognition on CDBG website and in publications
Yes
Yes
Exclusive access to CDBG research summaries (2-page summaries on topical published research aligned with CDBG themes)
Yes
Yes
Research participation
Yes
Yes
Participation in annual CDBG seminar (featuring practitioner and research presentations about CDBG themes)
3 seats
6 seats
Participation in annual CDBG executive roundtable
1 seat
2 seats
Online session (60-minute online presentation and discussion session with a CDBG research expert with content based on CDBG research topic of choice)
1
2
Onsite 1-to-1 executive workshop (60–120-minute session with a CDBG research expert with content based on CDBG research topic of choice)
1
2
CDBG Data community of practice
1 seat
2 seats
Exclusive access to working papers featuring early findings on CDBG research projects with executive-level relevance
Yes
Yes
Want to Become a Partner?
To learn about pricing and benefits, please contact Matti Rossi and Niina Mallat.
Matti Rossi
Chair, CDBG
Professor, Head of ISM
matti.rossi@aalto.fi
Niina Mallat
Coordinator, CDBG
Staff Researcher
niina.mallat@aalto.fi
