City as a platform for sustainable growth and happiness

- ESPOO-SHANGHAI 20 YEARS CELEBRATION

What are the building blocks of a happy city? How is sustainability redefining the urban development? What kind of a city makes you happy? Where as sustainability is the buzzword of the day, we need to bring also happiness into the agenda when shaping our urban environment. These questions are discussed from Finnish, Swedish and Chinese perspectives in the seminar celebrating the 20 years of cooperation between Espoo and Shanghai.

City of Espoo and Hanasaari welcome friends to Mid-Autumn Mingle, an annual celebration for Finnish and Chinese businesses and everyone interested in Finland-China cooperation to meet and network in a warm and informal spirit inspired by the Moon Festival!

TIME: Thursday 13 September 2018 at 14.30–20

  • Seminar City as a Platform for Sustainable Growth and Happiness 14.30-17
  • Espoo-Shanghai 20 years’ highlights ceremony 17.30-19
  • Networking dinner 19-20

PLACE: Hanaholmen Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre, address:Hanasaarenranta 5, Espoo

PROGRAMME

City as a Platform for Sustainable Growth and Happiness Seminar

Moderator: Jaani Heinonen, Head of Business Finland, Shanghai
Language: English and Mandarin (simultaneous interpretation available)

14:30 Registration and Coffee

15:00 Welcoming words and Opening of the Ceremony

  • Maria Romatschuk, Program Director, Hanaholmen - the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre

15:05 International Cooperation in Urban Planning

  • Hannele Pokka, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment

15.15 Sustainability and digitalization in Shanghai

  • Mr. Jin Yueming, Deputy Director-General, Municipal Commission Office of Public Sectors Reform, Shanghai

15.25  Sustainable urban development - reflections on future options in Sweden, China and elsewhere

  • Ulf Ranhagen, Senior Professor and Researcher KTH/Chalmers/Tongji, Chief Architect Sweco Architects

15.45 Helping cities grow sustainably

  • Hanna Uusitalo, Environmental Director at KONE                      

16.05 Sustainable Espoo – local commitmens, global goals

  • Tuula Antola, Director of Economic and Urban Development, City of Espoo 

16.15 Sustainability as a driver for businesses – opportunities in China for Finnish businesses

  • XU Junhua, Chairman of the Chinese Association of Science and Technology in Finland

16.25  CityTalk: Want To Be Happier, Healthier and More Productive? Go Sustainable.

  • Tuula Antola, Director of Business and Urban Development, City of Espoo
  • Ulf Ranhagen, Honorary Professor Tongji University Shanghai, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • Gunilla Bökmark, Director of International Relations, City of Gothenburg
  • Hanna Uusitalo, Environmental Director at KONE          

17.00 Coffee Break

17.30 Espoo-Shanghai 20 years Anniversary Ceremony

Moderator: Milla Ovaska, Head of International Affairs, City of Espoo

Milestones and the future of Espoo-Shanghai cooperation.

  • Jukka Mäkelä, Mayor, City of Espoo

Finland-China Cooperation at the city level

  • H.E. Chen Li, Ambassador, Embassy of People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Finland

Greetings from Shanghai to Espoo

  • Mr. Jin Yueming, Deputy Director-General, Municipal Commission Office of Public Sectors Reform, Shanghai

Musical performance

Highlights of Göteborg-Shanghai cooperation

  • Gunilla Bökmark, Director of International Relations, City of Gothenburg

Building bridges and learning together - highlights from Espoo-Shanghai collaboration in education, culture and sports

  • Kristiina Erkkilä, Director of Development, Education and Cultural Services
  • Roosa Haapanen and Ali Yang, Students of Kaitaa Upper Secondary School

Aalto University’s activity in Shanghai

  • Ilkka Niemelä, President, Aalto University 

The role of sister city cooperation for private sector actors in China

  • Speaker TBC

19.00 Networking dinner

20.00 End


Register now to the event by clicking the link below

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Espoo soon!

Best regards,
City of Espoo and Hanaholmen Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre


For more information about the event, please contact Milla Ovaska, Head of International Affairs, City of Espoo at milla.ovaska(at)espoo.fi or Erik Lund, Project Manager at Hanaholmen at erik.lund(at)hanaholmen.fi.

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Starts:
13.9.2018 14:30
Ends:
13.9.2018 20:00

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Hanaholmen / Hanasaari
Hanasaarenranta 5
02100 Espoo

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