Metropolitan Challenges and Innovation – Symposium in englischer Sprache

At the conference, international scientists and representatives from Helsinki and Berlin will discuss and compare the role and the development of not only Finnish and German but also other European Metropolitan regions. Main topics of the conference are the questions of globalisation and urban competitiveness, as well as culture and innovation as driving forces of the metropolitan regions. Further on, the innovative strategies of Helsinki and Berlin will be introduced and the results of the Baltic Metropolitan Innovation Project will be presented.

Registration in advance is necessary. Please register by April 17, 2008, with phone +49-30-520 02 60 10, fax +49-30-520 02 60 29 or info@finstitut.de.

The language of the conference is English. The conference will be a part of the Helsinki Festival in Berlin.

Seminar Programme (in English)

Date/Time:	Thursday 24.4.2008, 1 pm-5 pm/Friday 25.4.2008, 9.30 am-1 pm
Venue/Public Tranport:	Finnland-Institut, Georgenstr. 24 (1. OG), 10117 Berlin-Mitte Bahnhof Berlin-Friedrichstraße