Invitation to breakfast meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland: Iceland’s bright future
The Republic of Iceland is entering a new era of sustainable growth. Or is it? What are our options for future growth? What will the next years look like for Iceland? Iceland has strong demographics and a fully funded pension system. We are working under capital controls. What is next? Let us consider what the future holds for Iceland after the lifting of capital controls.
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Thursday June 5th, 2014, Reykjavik, Iceland Hilton Reykjavik Nordica Hotel, 1 floor https://millilandaradin.wufoo.eu/forms/icelandas-bright-future/ |
| 8:30am – 9:00am | Breakfast and networking |
| 08.30 – 11.00am | Opening and welcome address |
| Icelandic banks – best capitalized banks in Europe Håkon Fure, Equity Research, DNB Markets |
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| Best Practice Case: Icelandair Group and the Growth of Tourism in Iceland Growth from 550,000 to 900.000 in just a few years – a team effort by the tourism industry and Icelandair Group as one of the players. How did we make it happen? What can other Icelandic, Nordic and European industries learn from the tourism sector? Björgólfur Jóhannsson, President and CEO Icelandair Group |
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| Break A growth country with a unique location: What’s next for Iceland? Aldo Musacchio, Associate Professor at Business, Government and International Economy Unit, Harvard Business School |
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| Iceland – What now? Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Finance, Iceland |
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| Discussion An expert panel will debate the presentations, moderated by Geir Helljesen, former senior political reporter with Norwegian public broadcaster NRK and long term Iceland patriot. |
The seminar is organized in cooperation with Norway-Iceland Chamber of Commerce, DNB Markets and Íslandsbanki, and addresses the challenges and opportunities facing Iceland in the short, medium and long term.
We aim to provide food for thought and look forward to seeing you.
Please sign up at https://millilandaradin.wufoo.eu/forms/icelandas-bright-future/
Best regards and welcome
Norway-Iceland Chamber of Commerce
For more information, please contact:
Bjørn Richard Johansen , mobile +47-47 800 100 and e-mail brj@firsthouse.no