Congress Program and Post Congress Tour

Business people, public policy makers, consultants and academics can choose from the wide range of topics within global business development. The Congress offers keynote addresses, formal paper symposia, case study presentations, special sessions, such as "Meet the Editors," and an industry leadership and public policy makers panel discussions as well as a Doctoral Research Seminar. We are also planning a day tour to Tallinn, Estonia on June 16th, 2022.

There will be a  city of  Helsinki  tour on June 12th, 2022. In this tour, there will be  visits  to  museums, and a variety of attractive sightseeing locations, and  to the scenic, historical, and architectural sites of importance. The tour will start at 11 am after breakfast and will end at 3 pm. There will be a guide who will talk about the Finnish history, culture, and economy. During the tour, we will be visiting  the major sites and inspiring monuments such as Presidential Palace, Finlandia Hall, Market Square, The Rock Church, City Hall, Oodi Library, Opera House, Olympic Stadium, and Parliament Buildings. Senate Square is placed in the oldest part of the city center, where the delegates will relish the view of the Government Palace, Helsinki Cathedral, Sederholm and the University of Helsinki. The Sibelius Monument devoted to the popular Finnish composer, and Temppeliaukio Church are also some of the major highlights of the Helsinki tour.  

On Sunday, June 12th, delegates will be collected from the hotels where they stay and from Helsinki Vantaa Airport at the arrival hall meeting point after the immigration and picking up of luggages. After Helsinki city tour, all of arriving delegates will be bussed to the congress venue Jyvaskyla. It is approximately 300 kms (188 miles) away from Helsinki downtown. On the way to Jyvaskyla near Lahti, delegates will be provided with buffet dinner. To celebrate the academic and collegial successes of the Congress, a cruise buffet dinner on lake Paijanne along with award ceremonies will be held on Tuesday evening, June 14th, 2022 between 19:00-22:00. For more information about Helsinki, visit http://www.hel.fi/hki/Helsinki/en/Etusivu