Thu March 30, 2017
Sharing the Nordic Experience – Creativity, Innovation and Equality
SEE EVENT DETAILS
The Nordic countries are established global leaders with regards to gender equality, healthcare, innovation, environmental stewardship and education. The World Economic Forum’s 2016 Global Gender Gap Report ranked Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden as the top four countries for gender equality. And according to the European Commission report, 94% of Finns, 90% of Swedes and 87% of Danes are satisfied with their healthcare. The Global Innovation Index also ranked Sweden the second most innovative economy last year, with the other Nordics solidly and consistently in the top 25. What explains these impressive figures?
Finnish Ambassador to the U.S., Ms. Kirsti Kauppi, Ambassador András Simonyi of the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Transatlantic Relations, and Norway’s Consul General, Ambassador Hilde Janne Skorpen, will take us on a journey through the Nordic region. They will share insights about their successes where many other OECD nations have struggled, and candidly talk about the challenges that lie ahead. They will also discuss current transatlantic relations from a Northern European perspective.
SPEAKERS
Kirsti Helena Kauppi
Ambassador of Finland to the United States
András Simonyi
Managing Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Hilde Janne Skorpen
Consul General, Royal Norwegian Consulate General
MODERATOR:
Sedgwick Dienst
Partner, KCA Partners, Ltd.
World Affairs members are free.
Non-members are $20 and students are $7.
show less
Finnish Ambassador to the U.S., Ms. Kirsti Kauppi, Ambassador András Simonyi of the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Transatlantic Relations, and Norway’s Consul General, Ambassador Hilde Janne Skorpen, will take us on a journey through the Nordic region. They will share insights about their successes where many other OECD nations have struggled, and candidly talk about the challenges that lie ahead. They will also discuss current transatlantic relations from a Northern European perspective.
SPEAKERS
Kirsti Helena Kauppi
Ambassador of Finland to the United States
András Simonyi
Managing Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Hilde Janne Skorpen
Consul General, Royal Norwegian Consulate General
MODERATOR:
Sedgwick Dienst
Partner, KCA Partners, Ltd.
World Affairs members are free.
Non-members are $20 and students are $7.
The Nordic countries are established global leaders with regards to gender equality, healthcare, innovation, environmental stewardship and education. The World Economic Forum’s 2016 Global Gender Gap Report ranked Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden as the top four countries for gender equality. And according to the European Commission report, 94% of Finns, 90% of Swedes and 87% of Danes are satisfied with their healthcare. The Global Innovation Index also ranked Sweden the second most innovative economy last year, with the other Nordics solidly and consistently in the top 25. What explains these impressive figures?
Finnish Ambassador to the U.S., Ms. Kirsti Kauppi, Ambassador András Simonyi of the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Transatlantic Relations, and Norway’s Consul General, Ambassador Hilde Janne Skorpen, will take us on a journey through the Nordic region. They will share insights about their successes where many other OECD nations have struggled, and candidly talk about the challenges that lie ahead. They will also discuss current transatlantic relations from a Northern European perspective.
SPEAKERS
Kirsti Helena Kauppi
Ambassador of Finland to the United States
András Simonyi
Managing Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Hilde Janne Skorpen
Consul General, Royal Norwegian Consulate General
MODERATOR:
Sedgwick Dienst
Partner, KCA Partners, Ltd.
World Affairs members are free.
Non-members are $20 and students are $7.
read more
Finnish Ambassador to the U.S., Ms. Kirsti Kauppi, Ambassador András Simonyi of the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Transatlantic Relations, and Norway’s Consul General, Ambassador Hilde Janne Skorpen, will take us on a journey through the Nordic region. They will share insights about their successes where many other OECD nations have struggled, and candidly talk about the challenges that lie ahead. They will also discuss current transatlantic relations from a Northern European perspective.
SPEAKERS
Kirsti Helena Kauppi
Ambassador of Finland to the United States
András Simonyi
Managing Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Hilde Janne Skorpen
Consul General, Royal Norwegian Consulate General
MODERATOR:
Sedgwick Dienst
Partner, KCA Partners, Ltd.
World Affairs members are free.
Non-members are $20 and students are $7.
show less
Category:
Date/Times:
312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor , San Francisco, CA 94108
The Best Events
Every Week in Your Inbox
From Our Sponsors
UPCOMING EVENTS
Great suggestion! We'll be in touch.
Event reviewed successfully.