The green transition – consequences for Nordic jobs and skills?

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the world into a major recession and it has been questioned whether we can afford to invest in the green transition. The question could also be reversed: maybe mainly green businesses will survive? But what financial structures are required to further the green transition? We take a look into the crystal ball and discuss competitiveness in a post-corona world.

Key note

• Jens Hjarsbech, Senior Economist, AxcelFuture – Erhvervslivets Tænketank

Nordic perspective

• Henrik Normann, CEO, Nordic Investment Bank
• Niina Aagaard, COO, Nordic Innovation

Panel participants

• Henrik Normann, CEO, Nordic Investment Bank
• Anne Højer Simonsen, Vice Director, Dansk Industri
• Idar Kreuzer, Director, Finans Norge
• Niina Aagaard, COO, Nordic Innovation
• Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir, Managing Director, Festa, Centre for Sustainability
• Sigurdur Loftur Thorlacius, Youth member, Icelandic Youth Environmentalist Association
• Cecilie Tendfjord-Toftby, Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region, Nordic Council

Moderator

• Matts Lindqvist, Senior Adviser, the Nordic Council of Ministers Secretariat

To reach the goals in the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 will require new skills and a different approach to growth than we know from the fossil-based era we are leaving behind. What does that mean for the future job market, what are the implications for the education system and life-long learning? And how can the Nordic countries contribute to developing skills for sustainable development?

Key note

• Stefano Scarpetta, OECD, Director, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs

Nordic perspective

• Johan Røed Steen, FAFO

Panel participants

• Stefan Sundman, UPM, Biofore Beyond Fossils, VP, Public and Media Relations
• Ejner K. Holst, Danish Trade Union Confederation Head of International Department 
• Grethe Nykkelmo, CEO, Young Entrepreneurship
• Johan Røed Steen, Researcher, FAFO
• Davíð Þorláksson, Director of Policy, Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise
• Noura Berrouba, World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community
• Jyri Häkämies, Director General, Confederation of Finnish Industries EK

Moderator

• Matts Lindqvist, Senior Adviser, the Nordic Council of Ministers Secretariat

Watch the live broadcast from 1.00 PM GMT+1 on the 17th of November: