Anne-Mari Sandell works as Senior Project Manager in Forum Virium Helsinki successfully leading and supporting projects fostering technological innovations and engaging living-lab communities. Her expertise is particularly in running agile piloting programmes and in the application of service design methodologies for co-creating inclusive smart city solutions. During her 16-year career in Forum Virium Helsinki, Anne-Mari has played a key role in several international projects, particularly those focused on developing future robotics, fostering smart city innovations in the field of healthcare, and cultivating living-lab ecosystems. She holds a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Vaasa and has recently completed a Master's degree in Service Design at Laurea University of Applied Sciences.