Kick-off Webinar: Mapping the Landscape of International Talent in Finland
International Talent Finland Research Project’s Kick-off Webinar “Mapping the Landscape of International Talent in Finland” will take place on Wed 8 December 2021 from 9:00 to 11:00, UTC+2. Register here: https://bit.ly/3FsdfSc
The webinar is hosted by E2 Research, an independent research institution conducting a research project on international talent in Finland.
The webinar will feature international talents in Finland, Finnish expatriates abroad, and three panels of representatives from partner organizations.
The webinar is hosted by Roosa Veijola.
9.00-9.10 Opening Remarks and Research Project Presentation by Mari K. Niemi
9.10-9.40 Panel discussion I: Finland’s Attraction and Retention Factors
Moderated by Matti Välimäki
Guest speakers:
Erika Benke (Journalist, the City of Oulu)
Mikko Kuisma (Political scientist, Germany)
Panelists:
Laura Kamras (The Ministry for Foreign Affairs)
Salla Hirvonen (The City of Oulu)
Ulla Hiekkanen-Mäkelä (Business Finland)
Reija Hyvärinen (Keva)
9.40-9.45 Questions and comments from the chat
9.45-10.15 Panel discussion II: Working and Recruitment in Finland
Moderated by Mari K. Niemi
Guest speakers:
Eeva Louhela (Nurse specialist, the UK)
Sundas Ismaeel (Materials Engineer, Finland)
Panelists:
Maria Jauhiainen (Industrial Employees TP)
Juho Ruskoaho (Local Government and Country Employers)
Heikki Kuutti Uusitalo (Technology Industries of Finland)
The city of Tampere
10.15-10.20 Questions and comments from the chat
10.20-10.50 Panel discussion III: Networks and Inclusion in Finland
Moderated by Ville Pitkänen
Guest speakers:
Lucia Vuillermin (Vice-Chair of International Working Women of Finland Association)
Lukumanu Iddrisu (Trainee, Wärtsilä)
Panelists:
Melissa Arni-Hardén (The City of Espoo)
Mikko Särelä (Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK)
Mikko Räsänen (Confederation of Finnish Industries)
Elina Nurmi (The City of Helsinki)
10.50-10.55 Questions and comments from the chat
10.55-11.00 Closing Remarks by Pipa Turvanen, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland, The Chairman of the Project Monitoring Group