Jos de Blok – How to Create a Striving Organization without Administrative Burden
As the founder of the neighborhood nursing, Buurtzorg, Jos de Blok has been pioneering a new approach to healthcare and leadership in general. Launched in 2006 with a team of four nurses, Buurtzorg now has more than 15,000 employees and offers home-based care services to more than 80,000 patients. It’s a remarkable story, and its […]
Amy Webb – The Futures of Artificial Intelligence
Everyone is talking about AI, but almost everyone gets it wrong. Futurist and author Amy Webb gave the Nordic Business Forum audience insights about where AI might really be heading. As a futurist, author, and AI expert, Amy Webb has spent her career trying to predict where new technology, such as AI, is going. At […]
Petter Stordalen – How I Lead My Brands Through Crisis
Petter Stordalen is a self-made businessman who started out selling strawberries for his father as a child and is now a highly successful investor, hotel owner, environmentalist, and property developer. He is the CEO and owner of investment holding company Strawberry Group and owns Nordic Choice Hotels, one of the largest hotel chains in the […]
Yuval Noah Harari – The Most Important Skills for the Future of Work
Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, author, and lecturer at the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. As a writer, his best-known works include Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. While he originally specialized in world, medieval, […]
Donald Miller – How the Power of Story Can Grow Your Business
“Storytelling and story are the buzzwords right now in business and I think that’s a dangerous thing,” Donald Miller, the CEO of StoryBrand, began his keynote presentation. Throughout his career, Miller has helped more than 3,000 business leaders clarify their brand message since, without outside help, chances are their marketing message is weak. Many companies […]