Programme

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Programme hosted by Linnea Kotiniemi (Rakastajat Theatre)  

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9.50-10.00 Opening of the event 
Katri Kaalikoski (Head of Education, HUMAK University of Applied Sciences) 

10.00–10.25 Future – a land to be explored, and a land to be built 
Otto Tähkäpää (Futures Specialist at Children and Youth Foundation & CEO of Futures School) 

10.30-10.50 Art for Landscapes
Bek Berger (Artist and Artistic Director of the New Theatre Institute of Latvia)

10.55-11.20 Game industry in Finland – thoughts about the future
KooPee Hiltunen (Director, Neogames Finland Association

11.25-11.50 Elokuva- ja TV-alan tulevaisuuden näkymät
(Future visions of film and TV industry)
Riku Riihilahti (Head of Sales, Yellow Film & TV OyNOTE! In Finnish! 

11.50-12.50 Lunch break 

13.00-15.05 Workshops

When signing up for the event, choose the workshop you want to participate in. Three of the workshops will start at 13.00, two at 14.00. Note that one of the workshops is held in Finnish. 

  • 13.00-14.00 Organisational practice, symbolism & imagination 
    Marcin Poprawski (HUMAK lecturer, PhD). Duration: 60 minutes  
  • 13.00-14.00 Norms and games – present and possible future 
    Malin Gustavsson (CEO, Ekvalita) & Jana Pejoska (Researcher CICERO Learning research group, University of Helsinki). Duration: 60 minutes  
  • 13.00-14.30 You are live – Switcher Studio 
    Kari Keuru (Project manager in Virtalähde – digital event production, Senior Lecturer, HUMAK University of Applied Sciences). Duration 90 minutes  
  • 14.05-15.05 How to use Diversity & Inclusion as a tool to grow and innovate?
    Priyanka Banerjee (Diversity & Inclusion Coach, Co-founder BusinessWiz Oy) Duration: 60 minutes
  • 14.05-15.05 Tulevaisuuden ennakointi kulttuuriorganisaatioiden strategiatyössä 
    Pasi Toivanen (Lecturer in Culture Management, HUMAK University of Applied Sciences) NOTE! This workshop is in Finnish. Duration 60 minutes

See the workshop descriptions and facilitator presentations

15.05-15.10 Break

15.10-15.30 Art – Radical transition strategy
Antti Majava (Artist, doctoral researcher and the founding member of BIOS research unit and the Mustarinda Association)

15.35-16.35 Panel discussion
The discussion is chaired by Marcin Poprawski (Lecturer, HUMAK). Panelists are Otto Tähkäpää, Bek Berger, KooPee Hiltunen, Riku Riihilahti, Antti Majava and Priyanka Banerjee.