Annual Nordic Forum 2009

Scandinavia House, 9 June 2009

19.6.2009

The Nordic-American Chambers of Commerce in cooperation with The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) organized a conference on “Green Leadership” on June 3rd at the Scandinavia House in New York.

The presentations (click on title links below for presentations) was followed by a panel with participation from:

Christoph Luenenburger, Leader, Sustainability Practice, Egon Zender
“Leadership in corporate sustainability: key executive competencies on the path to value creation”

Kati Ihamäki, Vice President, Sustainable Development, Finnair
“Finnair’s new environmental awareness policies”

Kristjan Olafsson, General Manager & Vice President, Icelandic Glacial
“Leadership in sustainable beverages”

Peter Bjerager, Director of Operations, DNV Energy North America
“Incorporating environmental considerations into DNV’s strategy”

Elizabeth Heider, Senior Vice President, Skanska
“Green opportunities in construction”

Moderator: Tone Bekkestad, Expert on climate change and meteorologist
TV4 Sweden

The event was generously sponsored by: Finlandia Cheese, Icelandic Glacial, iittala, Nordea Bank, Norseland Incorporated, Reyka Vodka, and The Xanté Company