Nordic-US Collaboration for Livable Urban Futures | 2024 Nordic Innovation Summit

2024 Nordic Innovation Summit
Presented by Washington State Department of Commerce
May 13-14, 2024
National Nordic Museum
"Nordic-US Collaboration for Livable Urban Futures"
- Martine Kildeby, Director, Global Networks and Partnerships, BLOXHUB
More US cities face significant challenges and a need for transformation due to the impact from the Covid pandemic, climate change and new urban trends. City leaders are increasingly motivated to adapt to future needs and realize the need for a new approach to gaining knowledge and develop cross-disciplinary solutions. To accelerate impact more cities in the State of Washington have therefore partnered with BLOXHUB, the Nordic Hub for Sustainable Urbanization based in Copenhagen to engage leading expertise from their ecosystem of 400 expert organizations to co-create solutions to achieve livable and future-proof cities. In this keynote, you will learn about how US cities can benefit from Nordic expertise and how a Nordic-US collaboration holds the potential to shape a livable urban future.
__________
About the Nordic Innovation Summit
The Nordic nations and the Pacific Northwest are home to some of the most innovative companies and policymakers anywhere in the world. The Nordic Innovation Summit, which has become North America’s leading event for Nordic innovation, was launched in 2018 by the National Nordic Museum.
The Nordic Innovation Summit brings together thought leaders in innovation and technology to exchange ideas, discuss issues, and explore opportunities of mutual concern; the goal is to accelerate innovation and jump-start economic and cultural exchange. The Summit draws high-level presenters and participants that include C-suite business leaders, innovators, tech investors, academics, NGO leaders, and policymakers from all five Nordic nations and the United States.