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22 Mar Debate

Panel Debate on Nordic Competitiveness

|   12. Mar 2018

Info

Location

SPs01
CBS
2000 Frederiksberg

Time

Start: 22/03/2018 15:30
End: 22/03/2018 17:00

Organizer

Graduate Business Conference 2018

Description:
This event is presented by the Graduate Business Conference 2018, which brings together student leaders from the top MBA programs worldwide. This event is open to all CBS students, but registration is required.

Every year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) publishes reports measuring economic health based on criteria from infrastructure to education. In these rankings, the Nordic countries are always top of the list, making sure to encourage a sustainable and growth-oriented environment for businesses. Nordic countries might account for 8% of European GDP, but contain around 50% of its startups despite higher tax rates. The Nordics are also the most transparent countries in the world, and have inclusive health and employment schemes.

This panel debate will explore two key topics:
-The Nordic Way of Doing Business
-The New Era of Corporate Social Responsibility

Speakers:
– Flemming Besenbacher, Chairman of the Carlsberg Foundation and Supervisory Board at Carlsberg A/S
– Martin Lidegaard, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of the Danish Social Liberal Party
– Thomas Ritter, Professor of Market Strategy and Business Development at Copenhagen Business School
– Jim Hagemann Snabe, Chairman of A.P. Møller-Mærsk and incoming Chairman of Siemens

Moderator:
-Mette Walsted Vestergaard, journalist, former host of DR P1 morgen and DR TV Avisen, and professional moderator

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