The second Northern Dimension Day will be held back-to-back with the 7th Strategy Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR), scheduled for 8-9 November , 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.
We cordially invite You to the second Northern Dimension Day to hear and discuss the future visions in the Northern Dimension cooperation.
Can we turn the Arctic into a black carbon free area? Will the automatization of transport improve the connectivity of the region? How can we more effectively fight against the increasing antimicrobial resistance of bacteria? What is the role of creative industries in improving the region’s innovativeness? These and other future trends shaping the development and cooperation in the ND area in 2030 will be discussed by a group of insightful panelists representing the four ND Partnerships and the ND Business council.
Time: 7 November 2016 at 16:00-18:00
Venue: Festlokal Camarillo, Kungstensgatan 22, 113 57 Stockholm, Sweden (map).
Program:
15.30 Registration and refreshments
16.00 Opening of the event Riitta Kosonen, Director, Center for Markets in Transition (CEMAT), Aalto University School of Business, lead coordinator of the Northern Dimension Institute (NDI)
16.10 Panel discussion moderated by Monika Zamachowska, Polish journalist and moderator specialized in European affairs. Future visions discussed by:
Jaakko Henttonen, Adviser, Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership
Marek Maciejowski, Director, Northern Dimension Partnership on Health and Social Wellbeing
Oddgeir Danielsen, Director, Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics
Ilze Gailite-Holmberg, Senior Adviser, Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture
Pavel Isayev, Adviser to General Director, Severstal & Northern Dimension Business Council
Q&A
17.30 Mingling & Tapas buffet
Please register by 31 October using this link. The seminar participation is free of charge, but prior registration is required as seats are limited.
If you have any problems with the registration, kindly contact us: cemat(a)aalto.fi.
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