Conference Presentations
Keynote Speakers
- Hannes Manninen: Opening Speech (PDF 28 KB)
- Riel Miller: Methods, Spontaneity and Regional Development: Wealth Creation in a Scenario of the Learning Intensive Society (PDF 1,0 MB)
- Sinikka Salo: Financial Integration from Regional Perspective (PDF 122 KB)
- William E. Halal: Forecasting the Technology Revolution: Implications for Europe and Other Regions (PDF 1,2 MB)
- Markku Wilenius: Regions’ role in tomorrows' economy (PDF 1,5 MB)
Workshop 1
- Ilari Karppi, Anu Takala: North European Bio-Locations: Varying Paths to Success (PDF 653 KB)
Workshop 2
- Markku Sotarauta: Local Leadership in the Global Knowledge Networks (PDF 721 KB)
- Dan Grosu: Designing Technology Foresight within the Science (PDF 515 KB)
Workshop 3
- Jerome C. Glenn: Foresight Methods in Regional Development (PDF 225 KB)
- Katriina Siivonen: Culturally Sustainable Development with Futures Workshops (PDF 105 KB)
Workshop 4
- Paavo Okko: Regional Impact of Global and European Integration (PDF 83 KB)
- Jukka Teräs: The Continuous Success of Technology-Based Clusters Outside the World’s Metropolis Regions (PDF 1,0 MB)
- Tibor Dőry: Contribution of Investment in Research to Regional Development (PDF 399 KB)
Workshop 5
Workshop 6
- Karlheinz Steinmüller: 'Thinking Out of the Box' Weak Signals and Wild Cards for European Regions (PDF 778 KB)
- Sabine Hafner-Zimmermann, Guenter Clar: Supporting Strategic Knowledge Generation at the Regional Level: Combining Foresight with other Strategic Policy Intelligence Tools (PDF 778 KB)
Workshop 7
- Outi Seppä: From Futures Studies towards Futures Research as Science Part 2. Context of justification in prospective analysis (PDF 42 KB)
- Sylvia I. Karlsson: Business as Usual or Business as Optimal - Scenarios for the Development of Knowledge, Values and Institutions (PDF 70 KB)
Workshop 8
- Sirkka Heinonen, Lorenzo Daldoss, Minna Halonen: Slow Housing - Competitive Edge for Innovative Living Environments (PDF 2,7 MB)
- Elzbieta Krawczyk, John Ratcliffe: Dublin City Prospective: the Application of Futures Methods in Urban Planning Processes in Dublin (PDF 2,0 MB)
Workshop 9
- Katriina Siivonen: The Use of Local Culture in Regional Development in Southwest-Finland Archipelago (PDF 219 KB)
- Santtu von Bruun: Future of Local Authorities - Future Barometer of the Municipal Sector(PDF 1,4 MB)
Workshop 10
- Edvins Vanags, Oļģerts Krastins: Determination of Socio-Economic Development - Level of Regions by Territory Development Indexes (PDF 111 KB)
Workshop 11
- Sami Moisio: The Discourse of Competitive Region and its Place-Specific Outcomes in the European North (PDF 61 KB)
- Yrjö Myllylä: The Development of North-West Russia and Delphi-Method -Evaluation of the Industrial, Social and Logistical Developments in the Murmansk Oblast (PDF 550 KB)
Workshop 12
- Ruben Nelson: Aligning a Region with the 21st Century (PDF 860 KB)
Poster Sessions
- Edvins Vanags, Ilmars Vanags: A Self-Evaluation Survey of Local Governments in Latvia (PDF 1,67 MB)