Ville Antikainen is an Associate Partner at Ernst & Young Tax Consultants Sdn. Bhd., focusing on helping organisations transform tax from a compliance obligation into a strategic value enabler. He advises multinational businesses on integrating tax within finance, operational and technology ecosystems to improve business outcomes, strengthen governance and manage risk more effectively. Combining international consulting and in-house leadership experience, Ville supports organisations in designing future-ready tax operating models and technology roadmaps. His expertise spans tax technology, ERP and finance transformation, process automation, data analytics and generative AI. He works closely with tax, finance, and business leaders to unlock efficiencies, improve transparency and support strategic decision-making. He believes that confident tax leadership starts with automated, controlled and data-driven processes, allowing tax and finance professionals to focus on insight, risk management and long-term value creation.