Curricula

Objectives

Nordic Business Forum started in 2010 as a small event in central Finland is now a Northern Europe-wide series of business events committed to building leaders who change the world. The forum cater to CEOs, business executives, and entrepreneurs alike, and host world-class business conferences in Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, and of course also online. Events attract about 10,000 attendees and tens of thousands of live stream viewers from all over the world.

Competences:
1. Learning to learn-
You develop critical and analytical mindset that helps you to study and review existing knowledge in the light of relevant learning resources and learning methods; incentivizes you to acquire new knowledge; and develops your intellectual capabilities to seek conclusions and draw inferences in various contexts
2. Responsible international business management-
You develop your intellectual capabilities to seek conclusions and draw inferences in an international environment to become responsible manager. You develop creative and insightful solutions to solve complex business problems both in the present and the future with explicit emphasis on local and international standards of ethics, responsibility, and sustainability and implications on various stakeholders.
Learning outcomes:
- you learn how to collect and critically review data on relevant topic;
- you improve you leadership skills by updating your knowledge of current trends in international business;
- you learn about ethical issues of using AI in business and technology;
- you explore modern approaches to improve business resilience.

Content

Nordic Business Forum 2024:
Will Guidara - Customer Experience as an Unfair Competitive Advantage
Steven Van Belleghem - Customer-focused Leadership in a Digital World
Morten Hansen - How to Boost Performance at the Workplace
Liz Wiseman - Are Your Leaders Geniuses or Genius Makers?
Adam Grant - Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Liz Wiseman - Are Your People Contributing to Their Fullest?
Mario Draghi - Where we are heading and what brought us here?
Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae - Why and How CEOs and Executive Teams Succeed
Bozoma Saint John - Building Badass Brands
Brené Brown - What Does it Mean to Dare to Lead

Time and location

Two days live event takes place at JAMK premises.

Day 1
Wednesday, 25 September 2024

Day 2
Thursday, 26 September 2024

Learning materials and recommended literature

Nordic Business Forum 2024 web page: https://www.nbforum.com/nbf2024/

Teaching methods

The official Nordic Business Forum 2024 streaming event at Crazy Town, Jyväskylä, Finland, on September 25-26, is an extraordinary two-day event for C-level executives and business owners. 6,500 people from 40 different countries in Helsinki will get together in Messukeskus while over 25,000 participants will tune in via livestream.

Centered around the theme of Courageous Leadership, the event offers a topical overview of the global business landscape. World’s leading business experts such as Mario Draghi, Brené Brown, Adam Grant, and Bozoma Saint John, will share their expertise on strategy, talent development, and customer experience.

The event is located in Crazy Town, Kauppakatu 39, Jyväskylä is the creative collaborative workspace provider for the local entrepreneurs and innovators offering the unique networking and creative environment for the start-ups. For the purpose of this event Jamk Talent Boost, Crazy Town, School of Business and Technology of Jamk collaborate to offer students the networking opportunities with local enterprises and give the forum for broadening your business perception horizons.

The event requires the mandatory registration. The link is available here https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EventParticipation/EventPublic/a634ec3c-8004-4c49-86b0-1dcd889a7bdc?displayId=Fin3027858. Spots are limited, so make sure to sign up soon! Even if you were admitted to this course in Peppi, does not guarantee the spot reserved on the event!


This is the 2 ECTS academic part of the event, which the participants are welcome to complete as an extracurricular course.

Practical training and working life connections

Experience a unique 2-day event at JAMK by joining Europe’s largest business and leadership conference.

Network and make lasting connections

Step up your business and leadership game through strategy, talent development, and customer experience at Nordic Business Forum 2024.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Participation dates!

Day 1
Wednesday, 25 September 2024

Day 2
Thursday, 26 September 2024

Alternative completion methods

Compulsory attendance with reflection diary assignments.

Student workload

1 ECTS is equals to 27 hours of work, therefore a total of 54 hours of participation and assignment work is required to achieve 2 ECTS.

Content scheduling

Assignment deadlines will be in November

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

You posses and demonstrate all course competences at least at a basic level. This means that you demonstrate ability to critically review, analyze relevant data sources and draw inferences for creating new knowledge in the contexts of modern business trends (learning to learn). You show intellectual capabilities to apply modern approaches in leadership with explicit emphasis on local and international standards of ethics, responsibility, and sustainability (responsible international business management).

Video learning diary assignment (you can find more details on Moodle work space)

Objectives

Nordic Business Forum started in 2010 as a small event in central Finland is now a Northern Europe-wide series of business events committed to building leaders who change the world. The forum cater to CEOs, business executives, and entrepreneurs alike, and host world-class business conferences in Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, and of course also online. Events attract about 10,000 attendees and tens of thousands of live stream viewers from all over the world.

Competences:
1. Learning to learn-
You develop critical and analytical mindset that helps you to study and review existing knowledge in the light of relevant learning resources and learning methods; incentivizes you to acquire new knowledge; and develops your intellectual capabilities to seek conclusions and draw inferences in various contexts
2. Responsible international business management-
You develop your intellectual capabilities to seek conclusions and draw inferences in an international environment to become responsible manager. You develop creative and insightful solutions to solve complex business problems both in the present and the future with explicit emphasis on local and international standards of ethics, responsibility, and sustainability and implications on various stakeholders.
Learning outcomes:
- you learn how to collect and critically review data on relevant topic;
- you improve you leadership skills by updating your knowledge of current trends in international business;
- you learn about ethical issues of using AI in business and technology;
- you explore modern approaches to improve business resilience.

Content

Nordic Business Forum 2024:
Will Guidara - Customer Experience as an Unfair Competitive Advantage
Steven Van Belleghem - Customer-focused Leadership in a Digital World
Morten Hansen - How to Boost Performance at the Workplace
Liz Wiseman - Are Your Leaders Geniuses or Genius Makers?
Adam Grant - Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Liz Wiseman - Are Your People Contributing to Their Fullest?
Mario Draghi - Where we are heading and what brought us here?
Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae - Why and How CEOs and Executive Teams Succeed
Bozoma Saint John - Building Badass Brands
Brené Brown - What Does it Mean to Dare to Lead

Learning materials and recommended literature

Nordic Business Forum 2024 web page: https://www.nbforum.com/nbf2024/

Teaching methods

You participate in the NBF which is one of the most significant business seminars in the world.

Content scheduling

Nordic Business Forum 2024:
1st day
Will Guidara - Customer Experience as an Unfair Competitive Advantage
Steven Van Belleghem - Customer-focused Leadership in a Digital World
Morten Hansen - How to Boost Performance at the Workplace
Liz Wiseman - Are Your Leaders Geniuses or Genius Makers?
Adam Grant - Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
2nd day
Liz Wiseman - Are Your People Contributing to Their Fullest?
Mario Draghi - Where we are heading and what brought us here?
Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae - Why and How CEOs and Executive Teams Succeed
Bozoma Saint John - Building Badass Brands
Brené Brown - What Does it Mean to Dare to Lead

Further information for students

Assessment criteria:
You posses and demonstrate all course competences at least at a basic level. This means that you demonstrate ability to critically review, analyze relevant data sources and draw inferences for creating new knowledge in the contexts of modern business trends (learning to learn). You show intellectual capabilities to apply modern approaches in leadership with explicit emphasis on local and international standards of ethics, responsibility, and sustainability (responsible international business management).

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

You posses and demonstrate all course competences at least at a basic level. This means that you demonstrate ability to critically review, analyze relevant data sources and draw inferences for creating new knowledge in the contexts of modern business trends (learning to learn). You show intellectual capabilities to apply modern approaches in leadership with explicit emphasis on local and international standards of ethics, responsibility, and sustainability (responsible international business management).

Video learning diary assignment (you can find more details on Moodle work space)