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Participants invited to the Sustainable Innovations at the Base of the Pyramid Conference in Helsinki, Finland
Related to country: Finland

Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

Dates: September 26-27, 2008
Location: Helsinki School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland.

The conference addresses the interrelated social, technological and business innovations at the Base of the Pyramid. It will particularly focus on the sustainability of Base-of-the-Pyramid approaches and innovations.

The speakers include business people, academics and NGO representatives as well as public sector participants from developed and developing countries. In addition to expert speakers, there will be interactive workshops on current themes on sustainability and innovations at the BOP. The industry speakers will include, among others, representatives of the Nokia Corporation, Philips Design, Grameen Phone and small and medium- sized enterprises. More information is available at www.hse.fi/bop.

The conference will coincide with the publication by Greenleaf Publishing of Sustainability Challenges and Solutions at the Base of the Pyramid: Business, Technology and the Poor, edited by Prabhu Kandachar and Minna Halme - a comprehensive new collection of Base-of-the-Pyramid studies. With 28 topical papers, it is a heavyweight, state-of-the-art contribution to the debate, and essential reading for anyone in this field. For more details, full TOC and an opportunity to reserve a copy at 20% discount, go to the Greenleaf Publishing website.

Please register early as we have a limited number of places. We hope to see you there!

Details about the book:
Sustainability Challenges and Solutions at the Base of the Pyramid: Business, Technology and the Poor Edited by Prabhu Kandachar and Minna Halme
Published by Greenleaf Publishing
September 2008 | 560 pp | 234 x 156 mm | hardback | ISBN 978-1-906093-11-
2 | Published price: GBP50.00 / EUR75.00 / USD95.00

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