M A RT T I A H T I SA A R I I N S T I T U T E OF GLOBAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS AS A DRIVER OF GROWTH 10 November 2016 A joint seminar between Pohjois-Suomen Hallituspartnerit ry and the Oulu Chamber of Commerce. Family firms as builders of growth Leena Mörttinen, Managing Director, Finnish Family Firms’ Association Board work for SMEs Petri Sahlström, Dean, DSc (Econ.), University of Oulu Business School
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Stories of growth • Lehto Group Plc, Pertti Huuskonen, Chairman of the Board • Detection Technology Oy, Petri Hiljanen, CFO • Kotipizza Group, Tommi Tervanen, CEO • How to build a skilled board? Petri Niemi, President and CEO, G2 Invest Oy • Presentation of the Tamminen nuija award to a company for outstanding work by the Board of Directors
WORLD AFFAIRS FORUM 14 November 2016 Germany-EU-Finland: Current issues in our society and economy
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The European Union has been facing several societal and economic crises and challenges during recent years. The political systems and democracy in general have been challenged. What is the current societal and economic outlook for Germany? How does Germany see the future of the European Union? What challenges does Finland, on the other hand, face and how can we continue to develop our society and economy? Dorothee Janetzke-Wenzel, German Ambassador to Finland Tytti Tuppurainen, Member of the Finnish Parliament
DIGITAL NORTHERN OSTROBOTHNIA 24 November 2016 A Digital Northern Ostrobothnia workshop was organised for the ‘Signals and Trends in Northern Ostrobothnia’ project by the Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia on Thursday 24 November 2016. The workshop explored the development aims of Digital Northern Ostrobothnia. The Digital Northern Ostrobothnia 2020 report by the Martti Ahtisaari Institute, which set out the four key digital business scenarios for the region, served as background. Two regional business pioneers in digitalisation also laid the groundwork for brainstorming at the workshop. Docent Petri Ahokangas, a researcher at the Martti Ahtisaari Institute and one of the authors of the scenario report, led the brainstorming session at the workshop.