NHH Symposium
| The NHH Symposium | |
|---|---|
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| Established | 1983 |
| Main office | Helleveien 30, 5045 Bergen |
| Leader | Jørgen Færevaag |
| Employees | 300 |
| Partners | Accenture Experis Orkla Group Storebrand Visma Microsoft |
| Homepage | www |
The NHH Symposium is Europe's second largest business conference entirely arranged by students.[1] The conference, which is hosted by approximately 300 students at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), is held biennially in Bergen, Norway. The NHH Symposium was first held in 1983 with Asbjørn Reinkind as founder and celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2013. Since then, many famous guests and speakers have visited. The conference lasts for two days and consists of lectures, workshops and other activities.
Among the speakers that have visited the NHH Symposium are former British Prime Minister, Edward Heath, the United States Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, GATT director Arthur Dunkel, the first Vice President of World Trade Organization (WTO) Peter Sutherland, founder of The Body Shop Anita Roddick and CEO of Scandinavian Airlines Jan Carlzon. Also academics such as Henry Mintzberg, Michael Porter, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Peter Lorange, Stéphane Garelli and Jay B. Barney have visited the conference. The Norwegian King Harald V attended in 1995 and the Crown Prince of Norway Haakon attended in 2007. He returned two years later and opened the conference.
The NHH Symposium 2015
This years conference will take place March 18 and 19 2015 at the Norwegian School of Economics. Subject will be productivity[2]
| Speaker | Position | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Erna Solberg | Prime Minister | Norway |
| Micael Dahlén | Professor and author | Stockholm School of Economics |
| Jonas Gahr Støre | Leader | Labour Party (Norway) |
| Kristin Skogen Lund | Managing Director | Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise |
| Idar Kreutzer | Managing Director | Finance Norway |
| Frederic Hauge | President | Bellona Foundation |
| Jørn Rattsø | Professor | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| Tom Colbjørnsen | Professor | BI Norwegian Business School |
| Jonas Eriksson | Football referee | FIFA |
| Victor D. Norman | Professor | Norwegian School of Economics |
Earlier NHH Symposiums
- 2013: Competing with Giants[3][4]
- 2011: From Egoland to Legoland[5]
- 2009: The Art of Survival: Performing with a long term view[6]
- 2007: Risk and Unpredictability: Present threats, future opportunities[7]
- 2005: The Intelligent Organization: The Generator for Future Wealth
- 2001: Contours of a New Arena
- 1999: Knowledge in a Digital Economy
- 1997: Speed: The New Battlefield
- 1995: The Imperatives of Change
- 1993: Uncertainty: Managing in a Turbulent World
- 1991: Going for Growth: The Challenge to Scandinavia
- 1989: Insight Outwards: Analyzing a Changing Europe
- 1987: In Quest of the 90's
- 1985: Searching for New Opportunities
- 1983: Getting out of Today's Stagnation
References
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- ^ http://www.nhh.no/no/forskning-og-fagmiljø/konferansar-og-seminar/nhh-symposiet.aspx
- ^ http://www.vest24.no/_konomi/article7606436.ece
- ^ http://www.ba.no/nyheter/article6550899.ece
- ^ http://k7bulletin.no/nhh-symposiet-leverer-igjen/
- ^ http://paulchaffey.blogspot.no/2011/03/pa-norges-strste-gruppearbeid.html
- ^ http://www.bt.no/na24/article808796.ece
- ^ http://bergen-chamber.no/article.php?group_id=5354&id=91