Peter Vesterbacka
Award-Winning Game Designer, Co-Creator of Angry Birds
Peter Vesterbacka is a Finnish entrepreneur and global brand visionary, best known as the former “Mighty Eagle” and co-founder of Rovio Entertainment, where he helped launch Angry Birds into a cultural phenomenon in 2009. He later co-founded and served as Brand Breaker at Lightneer Inc, blending education with mobile gaming. A driving force behind startup movements like Slush, Startup Sauna, and Mobile Monday, Peter is also the founder of the FinEst Bay Area project, advocating bold infrastructure like the Helsinki–Tallinn tunnel. Named to TIME’s 100 Most Influential list, he continues to mentor founders and teach innovation at Tongji University in China.