Seminar: Entrepreneurship in the Changing Arctic – Insights from Hokkaido, Japan

Program

12:30-13:00 Juha Saunavaara, Associate Professor/Vice Director at Hokkaido University Arctic Research Center: “Hokkaido in the Global North: An Introduction to the Region and Its Business Environment”

13:00-13:30 Nozomi Shiina, PhD, Associate Professor at the Startup Creation Headquarters, Institute for the Promotion of Business-Regional Collaboration, Hokkaido University: “Startup Support and Entrepreneurship Education in Hokkaido: Practices and Lessons from the HSFC Consortium”

13:30-14:00 Mitsutaka YASUDA, Professor of entrepreneurship and creativity education: “Practice-Based Creativity Education as a Bridge: Sapporo and Oulu Across the North”

14:00- 14:30 Coffee break

14:30-15:00 Seiko Miura, CEO of North Greenation, General Manager of Sapporo Transnational Expansion & Partnership (STEP), Entrepreneurship Promotion Ambassador certified by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports: “STEP IN ACTION: How Steady Ecosystems Drive Certain Growth”

The seminar is held on-site only. Unfortunately, online participation is not available.

Registration: Sign up in advance using this link.

More information:
Nafisa Yeasmin
Development Manager
University of Oulu Kerttu Saalasti Institute
nafisa.yeasmin@oulu.fi