Kick-off Seminar

Date Location Organiser
29 Nov 2018 University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland ARCTISEN and W-POWER

Welcome to an international seminar about Women entrepreneurship and Culturally sensitive tourism. Seminar is organized as kick-off event in close collaboration of two NPA-funded projects, ARCTISEN and W-POWER.

The seminar offers interesting viewpoints about Culturally sensitive tourism in the Arctic and inspiring tales of Women entrepreneurship.

 

Seminar Programme (updated 15.11.) 

 

09.00 Opening words – Heikki Autto

09.15 W-POWER Project presentation / Helena Puhakka-Tarvainen

09.30 North Carelian Business Ladies: Sari Kaija and Mervi Leminen

09.45 ARCTISEN Project presentation / Outi Kugapi

10.00 Sámi Duodji / Neeta Jääskö

10.15 Coffee Break

10.45 Rovaniemi Development Ltd: Support system for Women Entrepreneurs, Marika Tiikkaja

11.00 Arctic Warriors, Tuija Kauppinen 

11.15 Road to voice goes through nature by Sanni Orasmaa / Sound by Nature

11.30 Rural Cluster: Cooperation between entrepreneurs and supporting companies

11.45 TBA

12.00 Representing indigeneity in tourism: who and how? by Seija Tuulentie, Natural Resources Institute Finland

12.15 Concluding words, Helena and Outi

12.45 Lunch at own cost at Petronella restaurant