The Labour Market Shift: Technology, Talent & Transformation in the Nordics

Place
Helsinki
Room
Assembly hall
Link
Register here
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During this edition of Hanken Insights, we will discuss the current state of the Nordic labour market and how it is shaped and impacted by technological and structural changes. We will also discuss the role of business schools in ensuring that graduates meet the changing needs of employers. Speakers include Juhana Vartianen (Professor of Practice, Hanken), Sofia Bougt-Hernnäs (Assistant Professor of Economics, Hanken) and Lari Hintsanen (CEO, Country Managing Partner Deloitte Finland). The seminar will be held in English. The event is free of charge, but registration is required.

Programme (16.30-18.15)

Welcome words & Introduction
Jesper Haga, Associate Professor in Finance and the Head of the Department of Finance and Economics

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Shaping the landscape: 
Nordic labour market institutions and the upcoming transformations
Juhana Vartiainen, Professor of Practice, Hanken School of Economics

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Research insight: 
Waves of technological change: What AI does to workers and their expertise
Sofia Bougt-Hernnäs, Assistant Professor, Hanken School of Economics

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Corporate perspective:
From the experience gap to a leap in learning - a report on the changing labour market based on experiences of Finnish business leaders
Lari Hintsanen, CEO Deloitte Finland 

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Stakeholder Reflections:
Responding to change

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Closing words 

After the seminar there is time to network and reflect on the discussions while enjoying refreshments in the foyer.


Please register here by 15 May. For questions, contact events@hanken.fi

 

The speakers & presentations

Juhana Vartiainen

Juhana Vartiainen 

Juhana Vartiainen is a former mayor of Helsinki and previous director general of the VATT Institute for Economic Research and member of parliament from 2015 to 2021. Vartiainen has also served as director of research at the National Institute of Economic Research (Konjunkturinstitutet) in Sweden. He holds a doctorate in economics and has an extensive research background, including at the Labour Institute for Economic Research and the University of Helsinki.

Sofia Bougt Hernnäs

Sofia Bougt-Hernnäs

Sofia Bougt-Hernnäs is an Assistant Professor of Economics whose research examines how technological change reshapes occupations and workers' employment prospects, earnings, and health. She is also affiliated with Helsinki Graduate School of Economics and Stockholm School of Economics.

Lari Hintsanen

Lari Hintsanen

Lari Hintsanen is the Country Managing Partner of Deloitte Finland. Deloitte's report ¨From the experience gap to a leap in learning¨ examines why many countries and organizations—Finland serving as a key example—face a widening experience gap between the current education system and the needs of the changing labour market.