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companies to collaborate. Timo Harakka, technology and further working on 5G active co-operation between the public
Finnish Minister for Employment, said, “The use-cases aligns well with our TechMNxt and private sectors, combined with an
MoU between Tech Mahindra and Business charter, which is our global initiative to active start-up scene and innovative
Finland is an excellent step forward in leverage future technologies to solve real testbeds. Innovation and investments in
the close collaboration between Finland business problems. Our collaboration RDI have a huge direct linkage to economic
and Mahindra group. Business Finland with Business Finland and the newly productivity and employment growth, and
will work together with Tech Mahindra setup Innovation Centre will enable us Tech Mahindra´s decision to set up an
to explore the possibility of establishing to leverage their expertise in this space innovation lab in Finland is excellent news
5G/6G Innovation Hub in Finland. I am and establish us as a globally recognized for Finland and for Finnish companies,
sure that this cooperation will be mutually leader in 5G and 6G.” Business Finland’s universities and research organizations.”
beneficial and provide great opportunities mission is to catalyze new growth and As part of its TechMNxt Charter, Tech
for both Finland and Tech Mahindra.” create opportunities for Finland through Mahindra is focused on leveraging next
Jagdish Mitra, Chief Strategy Officer and innovation and international cooperation. generation technologies to cater to the
Head of Growth, Tech Mahindra, said, The strategy is to enable global growth customer’s evolving and dynamic needs.
“The Finnish technology ecosystem is one for companies and to create world class As a leading digital transformation
of the most progressive in Europe. Their business ecosystems and competitive company, Tech Mahindra continues to
strategic focus on building ‘technologies business environment for Finland. Antti deliver tangible business value and provide
for the future’ has been the cornerstone, Aumo, Executive Director, Invest in Finland, enhance experience to our customers
and the initiative towards developing 6G Business Finland, said, “Finland has an globally.

Tech Mahindra and Celonis Announce Global Strategic Alliance to Accelerate
Enterprise Performance

Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of customers to drive business outcomes. SAP S/4 Managed Services deployment
digital transformation, consulting and Celonis is a recognized leader in process expertise. The partnership helps to
business reengineering services and mining and we see tremendous value in significantly accelerate business
solutions and Celonis, a leader in Process this partnership.” The joint go-to-market transformation programs that deliver
Excellence software, announced a global approach will address key verticals like measurable outcomes for organizations,”
strategic alliance to drive enterprise Communications, Media & Entertainment, said, Bastian Nominacher, co-Founder
performance. They have deployed first of Healthcare & Life Sciences, Retail & CPG and co-CEO of Celonis. This partnership
its kind Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution (Consumer Packaged Goods), Banking is in line with Tech Mahindra’s TechMNxt
for BPS (Business Process Services) & Financial Services, Insurance, Travel, charter, focused on leveraging next
to support digital transformation of Transportation & Hospitality, Hi Tech generation technologies like Artificial
customers globally. The new partnership & Manufacturing, Energy & Utilities, Intelligence, Blockchain, 5G, Internet of
combines Tech Mahindra’s core focus Procurement, Finance Operations. “This Things, Cybersecurity, to disrupt and
to drive greater business impact for partnership further strengthens our ability enable digital transformation, and to build
global customers that will accelerate to drive process excellence initiatives cutting-edge technology solutions and
Smart Operations, Automation and for our customers by leveraging Tech services for the customers globally.
Digital Customer Experience leveraging Mahindra’s Transformation, BPO, and
Celonis’ core Process Mining technology.
Celonis’ Intelligent Business Cloud not
only discovers friction points in customer
processes, but monitors for continuous
improvement for ways to take actions.
Ritesh Idnani, Global Head - Business
Process Services and Products and
Platforms, Tech Mahindra, said, “As part of
our TechMNxt charter, we continue to drive
digital transformation for our customers
by leveraging cutting edge technologies.
We are very excited to partner with Celonis
to align BPS (Business Process Services)
with Artificial Intelligence based process
mining technology that will help our

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