Joonas Ahola

Joonas Ahola is a Finnish entrepreneur, best known as the CEO and Founder of MeetingPackage, a company that specializes in automating the booking process for meeting rooms and events. Under his leadership since January 2015, MeetingPackage has emerged as a leader in transforming how hotels and venues manage their meeting room sales, aiming to streamline operations in an industry that is traditionally manual and offline.1

Professional Background

• MeetingPackage (2015 - Present): Joonas founded this platform to enhance digital automation in the meetings and events sector, which is valued at over €600 billion. The goal is to reduce operational expenses (OPEX) for hotels while increasing their sales through efficient booking processes.1
• Kokouspaketit.com (2014 - 2016): This was an earlier project that served as a minimum viable product (MVP) for MeetingPackage, focusing solely on the Finnish market.1
• Elämysjuhlat.fi (2013 - 2015): Joonas also launched a nationwide service for planning and booking events, integrating various services from different providers into comprehensive packages.1
• Merirosvot Juhlapalvelu (2008 - 2015): His entrepreneurial journey began with this event planning service, where he organized weddings, corporate events, and other celebrations.1

Education and Skills

Joonas is multilingual, fluent in Finnish, English, and has elementary proficiency in Russian. He also has limited working proficiency in Swedish.1 His educational background includes experiences that shaped his entrepreneurial spirit, notably through organizations focused on youth entrepreneurship.

Recognition

In November 2016, Joonas received the AmCham EU Youth Entrepreneurship Award, highlighting his contributions to the field of entrepreneurship in Europe.1

Through his ventures, Joonas Ahola continues to innovate within the meetings and events industry, leveraging technology to create more efficient solutions for businesses.