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Culture as a Strategy for Growth by Annicken Day (Webinar Summary)

On 26 August, our webinar series featured Annicken Day, the founder, CEO, and culture strategist at Corporate Spring. Together with Oslo Business Forum and Dfind, we sat down to discuss the topic of cultivating organizational culture to a strategy for growth. Here, we briefly list Annicken’s key insights, and if you missed the webinar you […]

Vijay Govindarajan – Innovation Mindset – Nordic Business Forum

Professor Vijay Govindarajan visited Nordic Business Forum 2013 and two speeches: one on 3 Box Thinking and the other one on Reverse Innovation. This clip is a part of the speech on Reverse Innovation. You can also find a written summary of the keynote at https://www.nbforum.com/event-summaries/

Seth Godin – Leadership vs. Management – What it means to make a difference

The world-renowned marketing and leadership author Seth Godin talks about the difference between leadership and management, the confusion surrounding them, and why the world needs more leaders. Key Points: • Management works well in terms of increasing economic efficiency and productivity. But, in the face of rapid change, the world needs leadership to get through […]

NBForum Helsinki 2021 Is Canceled – Physical Event Returns in 2022

Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, Nordic Business Forum 2021 event in Helsinki is canceled. The physical Nordic Business Forum event will return in Helsinki in September 2022. Until recently, we remained optimistic that it would be possible to organize a physical event in late September this year as planned. However, in light of the […]

Niall Ferguson Joins the NBForum Helsinki 2021 Lineup

Niall Ferguson joins NBForum 2021

We are excited to announce that Niall Ferguson, a historian and provocative commentator on global politics and economics will join the Nordic Business Forum Helsinki speaker lineup. At the event, Niall will provide his insights on what lies ahead for the global financial system. Niall Ferguson is one of the most influential commentators on geopolitics […]

Lloyd Blankfein Unable to Attend NBForum 2021

We are sorry to announce that Lloyd Blankfein, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs, is unable to join the Nordic Business Forum Helsinki on 29-30 September due to personal reasons. We apologize for the inconvenience while wishing all the best to Blankfein and his family. To see the full lineup of Nordic Business Forum Helsinki […]

Meet the Nordic Business Forum Helsinki 2021 Speakers

After the long wait, it now looks like we can finally get together face to face for our main event in September. To help you get ready for the event, we wanted to briefly introduce the speaker lineup of Nordic Business Forum Helsinki. So, without further ado, we proudly present: Yuval Noah Harari – a […]

In 100 Days It’s Time for Nordic Business Forum Helsinki

May the countdown begin! After a long wait due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are looking forward to getting together for our main event in Helsinki on 29-30 September. In exactly 100 days we are getting together for our annual Nordic Business Forum at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Center with an amazing speaker lineup […]

Nassim Taleb Joins the NBForum Helsinki 2021 Lineup

Nassim Taleb, the author of Black Swan and Skin in the Game, will join the Nordic Business Forum 2021 event organized in Helsinki on 29-30 September. At the event, Taleb will share his insights on how to deal with uncertainty. Dr. Nassim Nicholas Taleb spent 21 years as a risk taker (quantitative trader) before becoming […]

Brian Halligan Unable to Attend NBForum 2021

We regret to inform you that Brian Halligan is unable to attend our main event in Helsinki in September 2021. In March, HubSpot CEO, Brian Halligan was injured in a snowmobile accident and will need to take some time off to fully recover from his injuries. Due to this unfortunate event, Halligan has canceled his […]

Amy Edmondson – The Science of Intelligent Failure

On 1 June, our friends at DenkProducties organized a virtual masterclass with Harvard professor Amy Edmondson. The half-day course focused on providing insights on how to enhance psychological safety in organizations. A crucial part of creating psychological safety is failing and accepting failure. What Amy however highlighted was the fact that not all failure is […]