Cretive Leaders Forum in Helsinki

Creative Leaders Forum is a fireside chat of creative professionals and leaders.

Our topics include stories and insights, solutions and inspiring practices and philosophies in the fields of creative work, collaboration and leadership.

In Helsinki we will discuss:

• How to lead creative work and collaboration?
• How to lead an organisation of creative professionals?
• How to co-create, collaborate and co-lead?

We will be getting together a group of super talented and experienced creative leaders from Finland, Estonia and Iceland. Participants of the discussion will be:

• Aleksi Malmberg – General Manager of Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Iiris Autio – Managing Director of Tero Saarinen Company
• Margit Aasmäe – Co-Founder & CEO of Fotografiska Tallinn
• Steinunn Ragnarsdóttir – Executive & Artistic Director of The Icelandic Opera
• Helen Sildna – Founder & Head of Tallinn Music Week & Station Narva
• Veronica Lassenius & Pablo Jordi – Co-Founders of Pikkukala Animation Studio
• Hannes Praks – Chairman of Estonian Centre for Architecture & Co-Founder of research-based design studio Kuidas.works
• Discussion will be moderated by Virpi Haavisto – Founder & Director of Creative Leaders Forum & Avantage.

The event will be hosted by Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and organised in cooperation partnership with Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Musiikkitalo, Performa Borealis, The Business of Culture Program of Aalto University Executive Education and Professional Development (Aalto EE), and Avantage.

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1882, is the longest continuously operating professional symphony orchestra in the Nordic countries. Musiikkitalo is a concert and event venue in the centre of Helsinki. Performa Borealis is an Estonian production company focusing on film and performing arts as well as events production. Aalto EE’s Business of Culture program is an executive program for leaders from the Arts and Culture sector in the Nordic and Baltic regions. Avantage is a Finnish coaching agency specialised in supporting the work of creative professionals, leaders and teams worldwide.

We are part of Helsinki Design Week, the largest design festival in the Nordic countries, organized 6-15 September 2024.

The event venue is the Restautant-Club in Helsinki Music Centre. Direct entrance from the Kansalaistori.

Warmly welcome!

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