2025 Programme
Tuesday March 18
An introduction to strategic philanthropy (an optional workshop) | Jo Ensor
Wednesday March 19 - Thursday March 20 - Keynote speeches and workshops
Climate change: a call to action for Nordic philanthropists
Planetary boundaries: Guiding Human Development on a Stable Planet with Healthy Oceans | Johan Rockström
Holding power to account in climate decision-making | Mike Davis and Mable van Oranje
Managing our planetary boundaries: a call to action for the Nordics | Johan Rockström
Philanthropy: a catalyst for scaling carbon removal and tackling the climate | Jens Ulltveit-Moe, Stig Arff and Sylvain Delerce
Climate's impact on migration in Europe: philanthropic solutions for migrant communities | Per Heggenes and Marcus Bleasdale
A case study in protecting the ocean | Nina Jensen
Peace, democracy, human rights & changing narratives: philanthropy’s role in 2025
Peace, democracy, and the state of the world in 2025: what you need to know (that you won’t read in the papers) and what we can do about it | Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein
Campaigning to fight abuses of human rights: the case of abnormal normality in Ukraine | Veronika Velch
Arts for Humanity: a community arts initiative re-connecting divides and encouraging hope, healing and truth | Sagal Ali and Werner Bachstein
Strengthening civil society for peace: facilitating Nobel Peace Prize laureates unlock potential | Helena Boyden Lamb and Ingvill Bryn Rambøl
Tools and approaches to increase impact: Nordic case studies
How to inspire leaders to take responsibility: philanthropic models to drive change | Johan H. Andresen
Aligning financial & social return: how families progress from profit only to systemic impact and profit | Tharald Nustad and Edward Brenninkmeijer
Nordic philanthropy- seeking sustainable funding and systems change | Anne Berner
Achieving systems change with your philanthropy | Henrik Skovby and Christina Ørnstrand
The business case for nonprofits: why philanthropists should invest in nonprofit leadership | Nick Grono
Aligning values and purpose for collective action in the Nordics | Maria Ahlström-Bondestam
How to combine effective giving and personal fulfilment in your philanthropic strategy | Eirik Mofoss and Kari Kjørholt
Lærdal´s 2030 Goal: Helping save one million lives - status and lessons learned | Ingrid Lærdal and Gudleik Njå
Leading with courage and purpose - lessons for transformational philanthropy | Mabel van Oranje