The preliminary programme for the co-creation conference Beyond Growth - Indicators and politics for people and planet is as follows and will be updated closer to the event. The conference is being organized by Finnish Development NGOs – Fingo together with Finland's National Commission on Sustainable Development and five thematic partners, and will be hosted by Tuuli Kaskinen, Executive Advisor, Demos Helsinki think tank.
Day 1, Monday 28 October
Helsinki Congress Paasitorni
| 8.30 Registration starts |
| 9.00 Open Seminar: The role of beyond GDP indicators towards the transformation to a carbon-neutral society |
| Morning coffee and break before the invitation-only event starts |
| 12.00 Official opening of the conference |
| Keynote speaker: Jason Hickel, writer and anthropologist, London School of Economics |
| Q&A and reflection with the participants |
| Lunch |
| Plenary discussion on themes and objectives of the thematic working groups |
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Discussions in groups to form the recommendations (2,5 hours) Each thematic working group will be kicked off by a motivational speech on the specific topic 1. Equality of Income, Wealth and Opportunities / organized by SOSTE All groups will be facilitated by the thematic partners and Fingo |
| Afternoon coffee |
| 17.00 Conference day one ends |
| Task force continues distilling the recommendations for the next plenary |
Empire Hall in the Old Town Hall of Helsinki
| 18.00 Reception hosted by the City of Helsinki at Empire Hall in the Old Town Hall of Helsinki |
Day 2, Tuesday 29 October
Helsinki Congress Paasitorni
| 8.30 Morning coffee |
| 9.00 Conference day two starts |
| Keynote address from the Scottish government on the use of wellbeing and sustainability indicators in the National Performance Framework |
| Q&A and reflection with the participants |
| Plenary on the recommendations based on the discussions presented by the task force |
| Discussions and conclusion in thematic groups (3,5 hours) |
| Lunch, coffee and posters |
| Presentation of the recommendations to the Prime Minister of Finland (TBC) |
| Panel discussion on the way forward: Mladen Domazet, Research Director, Institute for Political Ecology, Croatia Elisabeth Freytag-Rigler, Head of the EU Coordination for Climate and Environment, Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism, Austria Representative for the Prime Minister’s Office of Finland Representative for European Commission Representative for Fingo |
| 17.00 Closure of the conference |