For its inaugural edition, Helsinki Geoeconomics Week proudly presents its 2024 theme: “Geoeconomists at the Gates! The Emergence of a New Profession.” It’s an opportunity to explore and define the role of an emerging profession in navigating complex global economic landscapes. Join us for a landmark event in Helsinki. A week of insightful discourse, innovative ideas, and strategic collaborations. This is a call to action for professionals, academics, and policymakers to converge and shape the future of geoeconomics as it emerges from theory into practice.

Join us in the heart of Helsinki on August 12th to 16th for a groundbreaking week dedicated to reshaping the global understanding of geoeconomics. This conference, featuring a series of engaging panels and keynote speakers, is designed to explore the burgeoning role of geoeconomics in various sectors. Our event aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice, providing insights for business leaders, legal experts, strategists, and policymakers. The Helsinki Geoeconomics Week is not just a conference; it’s a confluence of ideas set to redefine geoeconomics in the modern world.

In a nutshell

Under the theme “Geoeconomists at the Gates! The Emergence of a New Profession,” our conference endeavors to:

• Outline the Evolving Role of Geoeconomists: Explore the new job profile of a geoeconomist through sessions like “Enter the Geoeconomist: Outline of a New Job Profile.”
• Integrate Geoeconomics in Various Sectors: Delve into its application in corporate strategy and investment analysis, with panels like “Geoeconomics in Corporate Strategy: The New Normal” and “Geoeconomics in Investment Analysis: Risk and Opportunity.”
• Shape Professional Standards: Discuss the future of this profession, its impact on technology, law, education, and the path to becoming a chartered geoeconomist.

Agenda Highlights:

The conference’s agenda includes a series of expert-led panels, workshops, and keynote events spread across five days, covering various aspects of geoeconomics.

• Day 1: Initiation with a Pre-Conference, a Doctoral Workshop focused on Law & Geoeconomics, followed by a Welcome Dinner.
• Day 2: Features the Helsinki Initiative on Law & Geoeconomics Symposium, parallel sessions on emerging topics, and an Opening Keynote Event, concluding with a Gala Dinner.
• Day 3: Dedicated to insightful panels covering new job profiles in geoeconomics, corporate strategy, investment analysis, and the impact on technological innovation, ending with a Dinner Cruise.
• Day 4: Continues with panels discussing geoeconomics in government relations, economic lawfare, educational curricula, and professional standards, capped off with a Speakers’ Dinner.
• Day 5: Culminates with an interactive Geoeconomic War Games Session and a Closing Keynote Event, followed by a Farewell Lunch.

Target Audience:

Helsinki Geoeconomics Week is a must-attend for aspiring and established “geoeconomists”, whether business leaders, corporate strategists, investment analysts, legal, compliance and risk experts, and consultants specializing in geopolitics and geoeconomics advisory.