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Brian Halligan – What Will the New Normal Look Like?

“You want to make your culture into a magnet that pulls great employees in and retains them over time as the competition for those great employees is going to go through the roof.” At our online event in September 2020, Brian Halligan is the co-founder and CEO of HubSpot, engaged in a conversation with Paulina […]

Nordic Business Forum Speaker Contest Returns in 2022

Due to continuing global uncertainty, Nordic Business Forum Speaker Contest will not be organized in 2021. The contest is planned to return in 2022. Last year when the Nordic Business Forum Helsinki event was rescheduled to 2021, the decision on the 2021 Speaker Contest was left open. We wanted to see how the COVID-19 situation […]

The Art of Impossible by Steven Kotler (Webinar Summary)

On 20 May, we had the pleasure to learn from Steven Kotler, a bestselling author and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. Together with Oslo Business Forum and Amesto, we got together with Steven to discuss the art of human performance and how one can achieve the impossible. Here, we summarize the key […]

Now Recruiting: Marketing & Communications Assistant

We at Nordic Business Forum are expanding our marketing and communications team at our headquarters in Jyväskylä! We are best known for our annual conferences that bring world-class leaders and speakers such as President Barack Obama, Sir Richard Branson, and Brené Brown to the Nordics and provide a customer experience like no other. Over the […]

3 Key Lessons from Our Leadership and Innovation Bootcamp

On 22 April, together with Oslo Business Forum, we organized an online bootcamp focusing on the topics of leadership and innovation in changing times. We had the privilege to dive deep with four top experts: Gary Hamel, Paul Polman, Lisa Bodell, and Seth Godin. Here we briefly summarize a few key insights that these coaches […]

Changes in the NBForum Helsinki 2021 Lineup

Petter Stordalen, Chatri Sityodtong, and Jitske Kramer are confirmed for the Nordic Business Forum Helsinki lineup, while Indra Nooyi is unable to join the event. We are excited to announce that new speakers have been confirmed for our Helsinki event on 29-30 September. Petter Stordalen, entrepreneur, investor, and owner at Strawberry, Chatri Sityodtong, founder and […]

Changes in Nordic Business Forum’s Board of Directors

Nordic Business Forum receives new wisdom into its board for its next growth phase as Mika Mäkeläinen, Jenny Wolfram, Saku Tuominen, and Hans Janssen enter the board. On 9 April 2021, we acquired the majority of shares at DenkProducties, which became a new key part of Nordic Business Forum as a group. Now, we are […]

Nordic Business Forum Expands to the Netherlands

We are proud to announce to have acquired the majority of shares of DenkProducties, a leadership seminar organizer in the Netherlands. By joining forces, we aim to increase our international presence and contribute to the development of DenkProducties. The first plan to join forces was drafted already back in 2018 but it was temporarily put […]

The Map by Jim Collins

On 23-24 March, we were privileged to host a virtual masterclass with Jim Collins, a world-renowned researcher, author, and speaker. Over the course of the 2 half-days, 126 leaders from 13 different countries were challenged by Jim to find the roadmap to greatness. One of the most intriguing things that Jim shared with us was […]

Suzy Welch – Making Better Decisions with the 10-10-10 Technique

Suzy Welch, a best-selling author and business journalist gave an interesting keynote on self-leadership at Nordic Business Forum in 2013. We felt that the technique she introduced could be helpful to so many especially today, which is why we wanted to go back to her presentation. Here, you can find the basics of her idea: […]

Alex Osterwalder – 7 Things to Understand about Innovation (Clubhouse Discussion Notes)

On 18 March, we hosted a Clubhouse discussion with Alex Osterwalder, one of the world’s leading innovation experts and co-founder of Strategyzer. Osterwalder shared several important points related to innovation and he also shared a few specific insights on business model innovation. Here, we list 7 key points we picked up from the conversation. “If […]