George Clooney to Attend Nordic Business Forum 2017 Helsinki, Finland October 3rd 2017

[Vilma]

George Clooney, Sir Richard Branson, James Hansen and Severn Cullis-Suzuki among others will be taking the stage of the 8th annual Nordic Business Forum on October 2-3 in Helsinki.
Nordic Business Forum announced today the speakers and themes for their 2017 annual main conference. In 2017, the conference will focus on the themes of responsible and purposeful business and leadership.
Hans-Peter Siefen, CEO of Nordic Business Forum:”We are very happy with the amazing line up which we have for 2017. Many people remember when we brought Al Gore to Jyväskylä in 2011. The main theme that year was responsibility and now it is time to bring that topic back as the main theme on our agenda. Our mission is to inspire people to make the world a better place through better business.”
Nordic Business Forum is aiming to bring together 7,000 business executives and entrepreneurs from over 30 countries for its 2017 conference, which is 1,300 more than this year. In addition, the conference aims to double its live stream viewers to 20,000 viewers in 2017.
Known as one of the leading business conferences in Europe, Nordic Business Forum sets high standards for their speaker lineup. In 2017, the stage is set with environmental experts, activists and management speakers.

Speakers at Nordic Business Forum 2017:

• Adam Grant, Author and Wharton professor
  
• George Clooney, Academy awarded actor and filmmaker, Activist
  
• James Hansen, Former head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Adjunct Professor at Columbia University
  
• Nick Vujicic, Founder and President of Life Without Limbs, international speaker, and author
  
• Patrick Lencioni, Management author, President of the Table Group
  
• Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of World Meteorological Organization
  
• Rachel Botsman, Author, Visiting academic at the University of Oxford
  
• Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group
  
• Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Environmental activist, TV host
  
• Stéphane Garelli, Professor at IMD, Founder of the IMD World Competitiveness Center
  

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[party animal - not!]

Great find, Vilma!

October 2017!!

An insight into what His Nibs' diary must look like....

[Sevens]

Oh my gosh, both of them might need to plan their schedules a year in advance.

[Donnamarie]

Quite an esteem group gathering together for this one. George will be in good company.

Thanks Vilma for the post!

[Vilma]

I thought about going to NBF this year, but I didn't. Maybe next year, just because one of the speakers has sexy hands

[carolhathaway]

Not just his hands are sexy...

[ladybugcngc]

I love the tone of this program... Sounds great!!!

[Fingersandtoes]

He'll be in my home country and I won't even be there. 

[LizzyNY]

When i saw this I wondered what he'd be talking about. The more I thought about it, the more I realized he really does have a lot to contribute. It could be the business side of the movie industry or his Casamigos company. Or it could be Nespresso and how they're working with developing countries or how they're trying to be more environmentally responsible. Or he could talk about how to keep money out of the hands of terrorists. I hope there will be a chance to see what he has to say.

[Vilma]

Clooney Cancels Due to Happy Family News
by: Nordic Business Forum
Due to the changing family obligation, George Clooney has now canceled his participation in Nordic Business Forum 2017 in Helsinki.
Many of you might have read the happy news that George and Amal Clooney are expecting twins. As a responsible father-to-be, Clooney has now decided to prioritize his family in this special time of their lives.
Although we are very sorry for the cancellation, we are extremely happy for Clooney and his family and wish them health and happiness. We appreciate Clooney’s decision to prioritize family, which is also a very Nordic thing to do. To congratulate the expectant parents, we are sending them two Finnish Baby Boxes, the product Finland has become world-famous for in making life easier for new parents.


Source: Nordic Business Forum

[Vilma]

And if you are interested to know what the Finnish baby box (maternity package) contains this year, you can see the items here [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

[party animal - not!]

What a lovely gesture!

And wow! He really is taking time off.......

[annemarie]

That all looks very nice. George will be a great dad .

[Donnamarie]

Thanks Vilma for your post. That's great George is taking the time off for his new family. Would think he will start getting busy close to the Suburbicon opening so possibly he's trying to manage his time wisely. And it IS a lovely gesture by the group to send along such thoughtful gifts. They're adorable.

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