Fact: Multicultural teams outperform homogeneous ones. Fact: The addition of one “foreigner” to a team increases financial turnover. Fact: Cultural differences can enhance our work environments. But let’s be honest. It’s not always easy.
It was so useful to talk about digital transformation that the seventeen C.E.O.s in the room swore to continue the dialogue.
“Top management is not really up to speed about the digital disruption.” That’s what Petteri Poutiainen, Salesforce’s Country Manager in Finland, hears quite frequently.
Digitalization, e-commerce, and artificial intelligence are the “next big thing” in technology and trade. They’re expected to fundamentally transform various industry functions and our everyday lives much like the industrial revolution once did, but a lot quicker.
Finland’s got everything employers are looking for: an abundance of highly educated, experienced and capable young talent. Companies, however, could use an extra dose of courage to realize its potential.
Collaboration is not just the best way to excel in today’s world – it’s the only way, says OP’s Jouko Pölönen.
How can we make Finland a more globally savvy and connected market? That’s what we as a business community asked ourselves four years ago.
The answer was: By making Amcham a true international business hub that enables the success of its members and, as a consequence, of the market as a whole.
You have come to know Amcham as a champion of inward investment and top talent. As the new Head of Advocacy, I’m happy to assure you that that is the one thing that is not going to change.
With opening up an office in Stockholm, Amcham will be closer to its growing membership in the Scandinavian countries.
On December 13, Amcham Finland launched a new project in the life-science industry. The LS Growth Project is staffed with seasoned business-development professionals, who will systematically spot, vet and connect health-sector companies. The goal is to facilitate ecosystem innovation across industries. In other words, the experts look to prompt the companies to launch completely new businesses in sweet spots that have until now gone unnoticed or at least untapped.
The new Life Science Group gives companies business-development support they thought they’d never have.