Thu March 30, 2017
Sharing the Nordic Experience: Creativity, Innovation and Equality
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Kirsti Kauppi, Ambassador of Finland to the U.S.András Simonyi, Managing Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins UniversityHilde Janne Skorpen, Consul General, Royal Norwegian ConsulateIn conversation with Michel Wendell, Honorary Consul of Finland, San Francisco and Silicon Valley
The Nordic countries are leaders when it comes to health care, environmental stewardship and education. In terms of gender equality, the World Economic Forum’s 2016 Global Gender Gap Report ranked Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden the top four countries. The European Commission report shows that 94 percent of Finns, 90 percent of Swedes and 87 percent of Danes say they are satisfied with their health care. The Global Innovation Index ranked Sweden second last year, with all the Nordics solidly and consistently in the top 25. What explains these impressive figures?
During this program, Finnish Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsti Kauppi; Ambassador András Simonyi of the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Transatlantic Relations; and Ambassador Hilde Janne Skorpen, Norway’s consul general, will take us on a journey through the Nordic region. They will share insights about their successes (where many other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development nations have struggled) as well as their challenges. We will also discuss current transatlantic relations from a northern European perspective.
Location:Â World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter St., second floor, San Francisco Time:Â 6:30 p.m. program MLF:Â International Relations Program Organizer:Â Linda Calhoun, Norma Walden
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
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The Nordic countries are leaders when it comes to health care, environmental stewardship and education. In terms of gender equality, the World Economic Forum’s 2016 Global Gender Gap Report ranked Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden the top four countries. The European Commission report shows that 94 percent of Finns, 90 percent of Swedes and 87 percent of Danes say they are satisfied with their health care. The Global Innovation Index ranked Sweden second last year, with all the Nordics solidly and consistently in the top 25. What explains these impressive figures?
During this program, Finnish Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsti Kauppi; Ambassador András Simonyi of the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Transatlantic Relations; and Ambassador Hilde Janne Skorpen, Norway’s consul general, will take us on a journey through the Nordic region. They will share insights about their successes (where many other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development nations have struggled) as well as their challenges. We will also discuss current transatlantic relations from a northern European perspective.
Location:Â World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter St., second floor, San Francisco Time:Â 6:30 p.m. program MLF:Â International Relations Program Organizer:Â Linda Calhoun, Norma Walden
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
Kirsti Kauppi, Ambassador of Finland to the U.S.András Simonyi, Managing Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins UniversityHilde Janne Skorpen, Consul General, Royal Norwegian ConsulateIn conversation with Michel Wendell, Honorary Consul of Finland, San Francisco and Silicon Valley
The Nordic countries are leaders when it comes to health care, environmental stewardship and education. In terms of gender equality, the World Economic Forum’s 2016 Global Gender Gap Report ranked Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden the top four countries. The European Commission report shows that 94 percent of Finns, 90 percent of Swedes and 87 percent of Danes say they are satisfied with their health care. The Global Innovation Index ranked Sweden second last year, with all the Nordics solidly and consistently in the top 25. What explains these impressive figures?
During this program, Finnish Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsti Kauppi; Ambassador András Simonyi of the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Transatlantic Relations; and Ambassador Hilde Janne Skorpen, Norway’s consul general, will take us on a journey through the Nordic region. They will share insights about their successes (where many other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development nations have struggled) as well as their challenges. We will also discuss current transatlantic relations from a northern European perspective.
Location:Â World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter St., second floor, San Francisco Time:Â 6:30 p.m. program MLF:Â International Relations Program Organizer:Â Linda Calhoun, Norma Walden
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
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The Nordic countries are leaders when it comes to health care, environmental stewardship and education. In terms of gender equality, the World Economic Forum’s 2016 Global Gender Gap Report ranked Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden the top four countries. The European Commission report shows that 94 percent of Finns, 90 percent of Swedes and 87 percent of Danes say they are satisfied with their health care. The Global Innovation Index ranked Sweden second last year, with all the Nordics solidly and consistently in the top 25. What explains these impressive figures?
During this program, Finnish Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsti Kauppi; Ambassador András Simonyi of the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Transatlantic Relations; and Ambassador Hilde Janne Skorpen, Norway’s consul general, will take us on a journey through the Nordic region. They will share insights about their successes (where many other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development nations have struggled) as well as their challenges. We will also discuss current transatlantic relations from a northern European perspective.
Location:Â World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter St., second floor, San Francisco Time:Â 6:30 p.m. program MLF:Â International Relations Program Organizer:Â Linda Calhoun, Norma Walden
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
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