Group 5
Katri Makkonen
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Katri Makkonen is an experienced communications expert and the former Communications Director for the Finnish President. She became known during her time as a journalist for the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle), where she served as, among other roles, Yle's Asia correspondent and a host for current affairs programs. She was awarded the Bonnier Grand Prize for Journalism in 2009 for her reporting on China. Today, she is a founding partner and communications advisor at Aina Advisors.
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Finland

Katri Makkonen

Katri Makkonen is an experienced communications expert and the former Communications Director for the Finnish President. She became known during her time as a journalist for the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle), where she served as, among other roles, Yle's Asia correspondent and a host for current affairs programs. She was awarded the Bonnier Grand Prize for Journalism in 2009 for her reporting on China. Today, she is a founding partner and communications advisor at Aina Advisors.