WiseNetworking Webinar: ​​​​​​​International Trends 2026 for the (Copy) | WiseNetwork Oy

WiseNetworking Webinar:
What 100 Gyms Are Actually Telling Us
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From intuition to evidence: how real-time data is reshaping the fitness industry

Join WiseNetwork and guest speaker Aki Illikainen (CEO & Co-founder, GymPlus)
for a data-driven session based on
​​​​​​​68 million equipment sessions and 230,000+ access events across 100+ gyms in Europe.
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What You’ll Learn

✔️ Where industry assumptions are wrong
(equipment layouts, peak hours, and seasonality patterns)

✔️ What real usage data reveals about member behavior
(based on 68M+ equipment sessions)

✔️ What “tailgating” data tells us about access, security, and habits

✔️ How AI is evolving from reporting on gyms → to actively running parts of them​​​​​​​
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✔️ What the next 3–5 years look like for operators who leverage real-time data

Who is this webinar for?


This session is designed for:

  • Gym owners and operators

  • Fitness chain decision-makers

  • Consultants and advisors in the fitness space

  • Investors and tech providers in the industry
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If your decisions impact how gyms operate, this will change how you think.


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Event Details​​​​​​​


Meet the speaker: Aki Illikainen

CEO & Co-founder, GymPlus

Aki brings a rare mix of hands-on gym operations experience and deep tech insight. Before founding GymPlus, he worked as a gym owner and club manager—shaping a practical approach where every solution must prove its value in real operations.

Today, he leads GymPlus, a platform used across Europe to measure and understand what actually happens inside gyms—without compromising privacy.

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Language: English
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Date & Time: On March 19, 2026, at 13:00 EET (Finnish time):

  • Finland: 13:00 (EET, UTC+2) 🇫🇮

  • Sweden: 12:00 (CET, UTC+1) 🇸🇪

  • Germany: 12:00 (CET, UTC+1) 🇩🇪

  • UK: 11:00 (GMT, UTC+0) 🇬🇧
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Platform: Microsoft Teams (link sent to all registered participants before the event)
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Sign up now and get exclusive insights into the future of the fitness industry!​​​​​​​

About GymPlus

GymPlus is a real-time analytics platform built by Finnish company Indoor Informatics.

Using edge devices and computer vision, GymPlus measures:

  • Occupancy
  • Equipment utilization
  • Access events

All data is processed locally:
✔ No video is sent to the cloud
✔ No faces are stored

The platform is currently used in 100+ locations across Europe, from independent gyms to major chains.

About WiseNetwork​​​​​​​

WiseNetwork is a Finnish technology company building industry-specific business solutions for operators who want to run smarter, more connected businesses.

Our platform brings together everything from CRM and sales to payments, operations, and analytics—helping businesses replace fragmented systems with one unified solution.

In the fitness industry, we work closely with operators across Europe to support better decision-making, smoother daily operations, and stronger customer experiences.

At the core of everything we do is collaboration. Through what we call WiseNetworking, we bring together professionals from different fields to share insights, challenge assumptions, and continuously improve how the industry works.

This webinar is part of that mission.