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Though the show may have ended two and a half months ago, our team has been working tirelessly to process all the feedback that we received. Nordic Business Forum 2017 operated on an unprecedented scale, in terms of venue size, logistics, and production. Most of the improvements that we made from 2016 were well received and appreciated by our attendees. However, there were clearly some details that we overlooked and, as a result, expectations that we did not meet. For a full overview of the 2017 feedback statistics, see our infographic here. On a scale of weak (1) to excellent (6), our top-rated speakers were Rachel Botsman (5.46), Patrick Lencioni (5.59), and Nick Vujicic (5.74). Vujicic was a big crowd

We have something special for you this weekend. To round off #WeMakeNBF Appreciation Week, there is one person who has been working tirelessly behind the scenes as part of our Volunteer Operations team for Nordic Business Forum 2017, and we think she deserves a special mention. Meet Sabrina Singh, our all-round superstar! Sabrina joined our staff this year after three years as an NBForum volunteer to help organize and manage the Volunteer Operations. Her passion and motivation for the role was obvious from day one, and she’s been an absolute pleasure to work with every day since! Joining our Head of Customer Experience, Salla Seppä, Sabrina supported each of the 16 Volunteer Team Leaders, the 2017 Leadership Program, and many other

#WeMakeNBF Appreciation Week is in full swing at Nordic Business Forum! It’s been a festive week full of interviews with some of our shining Volunteer Team Leader stars, and today is no exception. Up next, we would like to introduce to you the wonderful Virpi Hiljanen. Virpi was in charge of the Speaker Services team, leading a group of 14 enthusiastic volunteers. She has also been a volunteer for two previous NBForum events, in 2015 and 2016, after which she joined the Leadership Program. We sat down to speak with Virpi about her experiences with us! Nordic Business Forum: Hi Virpi! Thanks for taking the time to speak with us about your time as a Team Leader this past year!

We can hardly wait to share today’s #WeMakeNBF Appreciation Week post with you! Our 2017 Leadership Program saw some amazingly motivated people emerge from a sea of applicants and, today, we would like to celebrate the talented Johannes Somerkoski. Johannes was one of the leaders of the Host Services team. He and his co-leader were in charge of a team of 31 people. He rose to the Team Leader position after volunteering with us at NBForum 2016 where he radiated enthusiasm for the event and our volunteers. We sat down to speak with Johannes about his experiences with us! Nordic Business Forum: Hi Johannes! We’re glad to see you again as we close out the year for the NBF Leadership Program 2017. Take us

Another day, another reason to celebrate #WeMakeNBF Appreciation Week and the fabulous group of Volunteer Team Leaders at the heart of Nordic Business Forum. We have a special interview to share with you today with the charismatic Tomi Karlson. Tomi led the Arrival and Departure Services team. He and his co-leader were in charge of a team of 26 people. Tomi’s journey through the Leadership Program was unlike his colleagues because he quickly stepped up to fill an open position in the program in August 2017. He had previously volunteered at one NBForum event, and showed so much enthusiasm and passion that we knew he would be perfect for the job! We sat down to speak with Tomi about his

During #WeMakeNBF Appreciation Week, there’s always a reason to celebrate our hard-working group of Volunteer Team Leaders! As such, we wanted to recognize a few individuals who made an exceptional contribution to our customers’ experience at NBForum 2017. Let’s start things off with the lovely Daniela Alén. Daniela was one of the leaders of the Cloakroom Services team. She and her co-leader were in charge of a team of over 25 people. She rose to the team leader position after spending 3 years volunteering with NBForum. We sat down to speak with Daniela about her experiences with us! Nordic Business Forum: Hi Daniela! Now that you are coming to the end of the NBF Leadership Program 2017, what has your volunteer

Happy #WeMakeNBF Appreciation Week!! As we close out the year and reflect on 2017, we are kicking off December with a week-long series of blog posts dedicated to our wonderful group of Volunteer Team Leaders. This inspired group of 16 students from Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences joined the NBForum 2017 Leadership Program in December 2016 and quickly became the heart and soul of our customer service operations. As their title suggests, Volunteer Team Leaders were paired up and assigned a team of between 10 and 60 volunteers to lead. They were also given a designated responsibility area within customer service operations to manage. As part of the Leadership Program, these leaders worked at both Nordic Business Forum Sweden in