Kristiina’s consulting, coaching, facilitating and speaking engagements are a mix of her passions for Leadership, the Human Element in Innovation and Gender Intelligence in the context of Organizational Culture – and how these affect strategic decisions. She believes that the best leadership is based on diversity of thought, and a balanced mix of positivity and productivity. Kristiina has founded and led two innovation summits (Women in Innovation Summit 2012 and Converge@Seattle Pacific Northwest Innovation Summit 2014) that convened business leaders, legislators, innovators, entrepreneurs and experts to explore opportunities to transform the ways we live and work. A native of Finland, Kristiina has lived in Seattle for over 20 years and serves as Honorary Vice Consul of Finland for the State of Washington. Kristiina has authored two books and coached executives and teams in North America and Europe since she earned her coaching credentials from The Coaches Training Institute in 2000. Her M.A. is from University of Jyväskylä, Finland. More: KristiinaHiukka.com , kristiina@kristiinahiukka.com @kristiinahiukka