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Global trends in a Nordic context

02.02.16 | Uutinen
Cities, migrants and tourism – Future growth engines for the Nordic countries. On 16 February, Nordregio and the Nordic Council of Ministers have invited a special guest, Alasdair Ross, The Economist, to give new insights on the strengths and weaknesses of the Nordic regions in relation to the rest of Europe and beyond. Mr Ross is editor of global trends and events section in The Economist special edition The World in 2016.

Welcome to an exclusive breakfast event with Alasdair Ross from The Economist Intelligence Unit commenting on the future of the Nordics from a global perspective. And find out how your region is ranked in the new Regional Potential Index. Nordregio’s researchers and authors of State of the Nordic Region 2016 will show the future growth engines in the Nordic countries.

Don´t miss: New Regional Potential Index: Who are the climbers and where do we find the slow movers in the Nordic region?

16 February is also the launch date of Nordregio’s State of the Nordic Region 2016, a unique collection of comparative data and maps on economy, migration, employment, education, energy and accessibility in the Nordic countries – at regional and local levels. The report includes a new Regional Potential Index, highlighting climbers and slow movers among the 74 regions of the Nordic countries.

Find out why Sweden and Iceland recovered faster from the financial crisis than Finland and Denmark. Which country and region spends most on innovation? How do migrants impact population development in remote Nordic regions?

Welcome to discuss the future of Nordic cities and remote regions with the Economist, Nordregio’s researchers and the Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers at the NCM Office in Copenhagen.

Programme:

09:00 Breakfast: Coffee + baguettes etc.

09:30 Dagfinn Høybråten, Secretary General NCM, Kjell Nilsson, Director, Nordregio and Julien Grunfelder, GIS Expert, Nordregio: State of the Nordic Region 2016 and the Regional Potential Index

09:50 Alasdair Ross, The Economist: City regions and the urban-rural divide as a global trend and comments on the Nordic development in a global perspective – potential and challenges (including migration)

10:20 Lisbeth Greve Harbo (TBC) & Lise Smed Olsen, Research Fellows, Nordregio: Close-up on migration and tourism – growth engines for Nordic regions?

10:40-11:00 Q&A/discussion with speakers + audience 

Breakfast seminar and launch event of State of the Nordic Region 2016
When: Tuesday 16 February, 9-11 am
Where: the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office, Ved Stranden 18, Copenhagen, DK

RSVP before 14 February: pipsa.salolammi@nordregio.se