Faculty & Professional Development in International Business (FDIB/PDIB)
Scandinavia: Innovation and Sustainability
June 12-22, 2019
Copenhagen, Denmark & Stockholm, Sweden
Overview
This FDIB/PDIB to Copenhagen and Stockholm will showcase the advancements and uniqueness of Nordic innovation and technology entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on the importance of sustainability in creating business solutions.
The Nordic business culture of collaboration and openness, as well as its focus on flat organizational structures, has led to a high concentration of innovative entrepreneurs and born-global companies, some of which are now leaders in their respective industries worldwide. Stockholm and Copenhagen are the birthplace of prominent innovative companies such as Ericsson, Skype, Spotify, Maersk, and Novo Nordisk, among others. Additionally, Stockholm is second only to Silicon Valley for the number of Unicorns – billion-dollar tech companies – per capita (2015), and the density of start-ups in Sweden is four times higher than in the US (OECD, 2016).
The Nordics are also global leaders in developing sustainable solutions to today's world challenges. They are proactively addressing global issues such as the need for clean energy, sustainable urban development, and access to finance and healthcare. Nordic politicians and CEOs have embraced the ideas of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Accord, and have committed to industry practices that foster innovation while being responsible and inclusive.
Who Should Attend
Faculty members who want to:
§ Conduct research and/or offer courses related to innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability in general.
§ Conduct research and/or offer courses related to the business, economic, and innovation environment of the two Scandinavian countries.
§ Examine the role of institutions for creating a thriving culture of start-up innovation.
Practitioners who want to:
§ Acquaint themselves with the Nordic way of doing business.
§ Learn about best practices in Nordic Innovation that can help companies enhance their competitiveness – such as recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities to internationalize early, and identify which practices are easily transferrable to the US context.
§ Network with local entrepreneurs, industry experts, and policy makers.
Program Costs:
Program Fee: $4,500 - includes double-occupancy accommodation (single room supplement is $1,000), site visits, cultural activities, some meals, in-country ground transportation, one-way train ticket from Copenhagen to Stockholm. The fee does NOT include airfare and other incidentals.
For More Information & To Apply
For more information on itinerary, costs, and access to the application form, please visit the program webpage.
Questions?
Please contact GW-CIBER at ciber@gwu.edu