Strategy and Board Initiative: Events

Strategy and Board Initiative will organize several event to support selection and matching of firms and Advisors, as well as to support the on-going work of Advisory Boards.

Next Event: Workshop 4: Value proposition and business model design

Time: May 15, 2012 at 15:00 hrs

Location: Ravintola Palace, Eteläranta 10, Helsinki

Agenda:

15:00	Status and updates of the Strategy and Board Initiative	Jyrki Kontio, SBI coordinator, Advisor, Board Member and consultant
15:20	Crafting the strategy and value of external insight	Taneli Tikka, serial entrepreneur and dealmaker with an active history of all‐round leadership and strategy work.
16:00	Break and networking
16:30	Transitioning an Advisory Board into real board	Jyrki Kontio
16:50	Q & A session
17:10	Meeting adjourned

The event is open for participants of hte Kasvufoorumi Strategy and Board Initiative. Please, register at http://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/89CF52018C5FB868.par

Past Events

Workshop 3: Strategic Agility

Time: Monday, February 27, 2012, 14:00 hrs

Location: Hotel Kämp, Kluuvikatu 2, Helsinki

Agenda:

14:00

Status and updates of the Strategy
and Board Initiative

Jyrki Kontio, SBI coordinator, Advisor, Board Member and consultant

14:15

Strategic Agility

Why do we need SA more than ever today?
Becoming aware of the toxic side effects of growth and success - before it is too late
As a leadership team/Board, how to nurture strategic agility

Mikko Kosonen

Dr. Kosonen is the president of Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund. He has worked at Nokia for over 20 years and is an internationally recognized expert on strategic agility.

17:00

Buffet and networking

Strategy and Board Initiative's Company Info event.

Time: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 8:00 to 9:30 hrs
Location: Innopoli 2, Tekniikantie 14, 02150 Espoo

Agenda:

7:45	Breakfast and registration
8:00	Introduction to the Strategy and Board Initiative	Jyrki Kontio, SBI coordinator, Advisor, Board Member and consultant
8:30	Benefits of external insights	Kimmo Rasila, professional board member
9:00	Questions next steps	Jyrki Kontio
9:30	Meeting adjourned

Workshop 2: Advisory Board Best Practices and Matching

Time: Monday, January 30, 2012, 14:00 hrs, Hotel Kämp, Kluuvikatu 2, Helsinki

Agenda:

14:00	Introduction of the Strategy and Board Initiative	Jyrki Kontio, SBI coordinator, Advisor, Board Member and consultant
14:40	Effective Board work	Timo Tiihonen, professional board member
15:15	Break and networking
15:45	Benefits of external insights	Kimmo Rasila, professional board member
16:30	Setting up an Advisory Board: next steps and best practices	Jyrki Kontio
17:00	Buffet and networking

Workshop 1: Kick-off: Initial matching and guidelines

Note: this workshop content will be delivered by video. Links to videos will be posted here.

Topics:

How SBI works: practicalities and expectations / Jyrki Kontio

Case story: Being an Advisor / Ossi Pohjola, hallitusammattilainen

Case story: experiences from an Advisory Board, Veijo Kyösti, CEO, Cesim Oy