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Date: 13 June 2023

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The ICMA Women’s Network, Nordic region, hosted an event in Helsinki where experts discussed the nexus between security, sustainability and the rebuilding of war-torn countries.

Hanna Smith, Senior Strategic Advisor to the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, delivered a keynote on the current security environment in Europe. Following this, our panel of industry and market experts discussed how sustainable finance is keeping pace amid turbulent financial and geopolitical climates. To conclude, Antti Kuronen, foreign news correspondent at the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle, reported on the current situation in Ukraine, and the challenge of rebuilding through the lens of the economy, infrastructure and human capital.

 

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14:30   Registration
15:00   Welcome remarks
Katie Kelly, Senior Director, Market Practice & Regulatory Policy, ICMA
Angela Brusas, Director, Funding & Investor Relations, Nordic Investment Bank and IWN Steering Committee Member
15:10   Keynote address: Current security environment in Europe
Hanna Smith, Senior Strategic Advisor to the Secretary General, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
15:40   Panel discussion: Sustainable finance: navigating turbulent waters
Moderator: Anna Kajander, Director and Sector Head for the Services & Consumer, Nordic Investment Bank

Panellists:
  • Nina Arkilahti, Head of Business Banking, Member of Group Leader Team, Nordea Bank Abp
  • Maiju Westergren, Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Public Affairs and Member of Management Group, Helen Ltd
  • Jeanette Vitasp, Vice President and Head of Lending, Nordic Investment Bank
16:25   Comfort break
16:40   Interview: Ukraine - Hope on the horizon; from warzone to rebuild
Antti Kuronen, Foreign news correspondent, Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle
Angela Brusas, Director, Funding & Investor Relations, Nordic Investment Bank and IWN Steering Committee Member
17:00   Closing remarks
17:10   Networking reception
18:30   Event close

 

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