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The conference is organized by Finnish Development NGOs – Fingo together with Finland’s National Commission on Sustainable Development and thematic partners.
The conference is hosted by Tuuli Kaskinen, Executive Advisor, Demos Helsinki think tank.
Day 1, Monday 28 October
Helsinki Congress Paasitorni
| 8.30 Registration starts |
| 9.30 Open Seminar: Transformation to climate-neutral society – the role of beyond GDP indicators, in partnership with the Dialogue on European Decarbonisation Strategies (DEEDS) project Speakers:Brilé Anderson, OECD Paavo Järvensivu, BIOS Research unit, Finland Beata Jaczewska, High-Level Panel of the European Decarbonisation Pathways Initiative Mohammed Chahim, Member of European Parliament Ulla Rosenström, Prime Minister’s Office; Finland Atte Harjanne, Member of Finnish Parliament |
| Morning coffee and break before the invitation-only event starts |
| 12.00 Official opening of the conferenceOpening words: Saila Ruuth, State Secretary, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health |
| Keynote speaker: Jason Hickel, writer andanthropologist. ”Leading the ecological revolution: Pathways to a post-growth economy” |
| Q&A and reflection with the participants |
| 13.00 Lunch |
| 13.45 Plenary discussion on themes and objectives of the thematic working groups |
| 14.30 Working groups 1. Inequality of Income, Wealth and Opportunities 2. Resilience and Respecting the Ecosystem Boundaries 3. Fair Transition to Carbon Neutral Circular Economy 4. Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development – How European Policies Affect the Global South 5. Respecting Human Rights in Business |
| 17.00 End of the conference day one |
Empire Hall in the Old Town Hall of Helsinki
| 18.00 Reception hosted by the City of Helsinki at Empire Hall in the Old Town Hall of Helsinki |
Day 2, Tuesday 29 October
Helsinki Congress Paasitorni
| 8.30 Morning coffee |
| 9.00 Conference day two starts |
| Keynote speaker: Doreen Grove, Head of Open Government at Scottish Government and Chair of Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) Scotland. ”Measuring – how we ensure the economy is working for people and planet” |
| Q&A and reflection with the participants |
| 9.45 Plenary on the conference recommendations |
| 10.15 Thematic working groups finalise their policy recommendations |
| 12.45 Lunch, coffee and posters |
| 13.30 Thematic working groups: Next Steps |
| 14.30 Coffee break and art mandala |
| 15.00 Presentation of the recommendations to Raimo Luoma, State Secretary to the Prime Minister of Finland |
| 15.15 Panel discussion: Beyond GDP Indicators – a way forward for EU Mladen Domazet, Research Director, Institute for Political Ecology, Croatia Elisabeth Freytag-Rigler, Head of the EU Coordination for Climate and Environment, Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism, Austria Raimo Luoma,State Secretary to the Prime Minister of Finland Paul Okumu, Head of Secretariat of the Africa Platform Fulvia Raffaelli, Head of Unit for Clean Technologies and Products in the Directorate General GROW, European Commission |
| 16.15 Closure of the conference: Juha-Erkki Mäntyniemi, Executive Director at Fingo |
| 16.30 Drinks and networking |