Global Forum 2015: Shaping the Future

28/09/2015

Counting minutes before the start of the Global Forum 2015. Excited to have the Prime Minister of Finland and Mayor of Oulu with us.

22/09/2015

We are honored to have the Prime Minister of Finland, Juha Sipilä, open the Global Forum 2015.

08/09/2015

“To build a sustainable foundation for tomorrow’s digital society, we need to find answers to fundamental questions about openness, cybersecurity, network capacity, and service interoperability. Global Forum draws influencers and decision makers across the world to address these questions and map the foundations for digitalization in the future. Finland and Europe have an excellent opportunity to set the example of building a smoothly functioning, safe, and efficient digital society”, said Mr. Matti Pennanen, Mayor, City of Oulu.

08/09/2015

The prime minister of Finland, Mr. Juha Sipilä will welcome over 300 high level policy makers and business leaders to the event. Often called the ”Davos of ICT”, the two-day event features more than 60 ICT opinion leaders presenting their views on sustainable digitalization.

02/09/2015

02/09/2015

This year's Global Forum is taking place in Oulu - the Innovation Center of Finland.

• Number 1 in Finland in R&D investments per capita, 5th in EU (10% of GDP R&D related, vs. EU average 3%)
• 2x innovations per capita compared to the Helsinki Capital Area (Foundation for Finnish Inventions qualifies 500 innovations per year from the area)
• World’s most agile ICT ecosystem
• Leads radiotechnology, mobile device and 3D internet development
• Due to structural change hundreds of new startups in the area
• New Early Stage VC Fund (Northern Startup Fund)
• Innovation ecosystems to boost the business in new emerging sectors
• OuluHealth – Finland’s biggest LivingLab

02/09/2015

The Global Forum 2015 will provide much needed strategic direction and tactical guidance for those involved in dealing with the challenges of the Digital Age.