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Helsinki, Finland: 2023 IWF Cornerstone Conference,

June 14 – 16, 2023

Carolyn Carter, IWF Global President

Annika Jyllila-Vertigans, Conference Chair and Past President, IWF Finland; Maria Krajewska-Olkkonen, Conference Co-Chair and President, IWF Finland; Peggy Bauer, Conference Co-Chair

Members at Helsinki City Hall for the Opening Reception

IWF Finland members welcome guests to Helsinki

Members at Pikku-Finlandia

Plenary 1 - Acting Differently: The Imperative of Climate Change featuring Mari Pantsar, Founding Partner, Kari & Pantsar Co.; Mikaela Loach, Climate Justice Activist, Author and Podcast Host; Anders Adlercreutz, Member of Parliament, Parliament of Finland; moderated by Kate Mason, CEO, Self Energy (IWF Australia)

Ida Elina, Finnish award-winning singer-songwriter and pop Kantele diva

Plenary 2 - Finnish Design: Form, Function and the Culture of Thinking Differently featuring Tiina Alahuhta-Kasko, President and CEO, Marimekko Corporation; Kaarina Gould, CEO, Foundation for the Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design; Mirkku Kullberg, Founder and CEO, Glasshouse Helsinki; moderated by Annika Jyllila-Vertigans, 2023 Cornerstone Conference Co-Chair (IWF Finland)

IWF members in audience

Mary Kramer, 2023 World Leadership Conference Co-Chair, encouraging members to register for the upcoming World Leadership Conference and Gala in Detroit

Reem Abu Hassan, Founding Member and Past President of IWF Jordan, celebrating the upcoming 2024 50th-Anniversary Cornerstone Conference, which will take place in Amman

Plenary 3 - A View from the Border: The Changing Security Landscape featuring Ambassador Kate Marie Byrnes, Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor, U.S. European Command (IWF Florida Suncoast); Ambassador Piritta Asunmaa, Director General, Political Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland; moderated by Deborah McCarthy, U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania (2013-2016) (IWF Washington DC)

IWF members at the Closing Dinner

Plenary 4 – A Brave New World: The Transformation of the Global Diet featuring Dr. Lauri Reuter, Founder and Partner, Nordic Foodtech VC; Dr. L. Lloys Frates, President, Frutura (IWF Southern California); moderated by Karen B. Caplan, Former CEO & President, Frieda's Branded Produce (IWF Southern California)

IWF members in audience

Plenary 5 – An Elegantly Modeled Future: Quantum Computing featuring Dr. Inés de Vega, Head of Quantum Innovation, IQM Germany GmbH; Dr. Mina Teicher, Professor of Mathematics and Neuroscience, Bar Ilan University; Director, WIMSA, University of Miami; Vice President, Arieli Capital; and former Chief Scientist of the Israeli Government (IWF Israel and IWF New York); moderated by Priscilla Douglas, President, PHDouglas & Associates (IWF Massachusetts)

Plenary 6 – The How and Why of Happiness featuring Dr. Lara Aknin, Distinguished Professor, Simon Fraser University; Dr. Frank Martela, University Lecturer, Aalto University, Co-Founder, Filosofian Akatemia; moderated by Michelle Hutton, Vice Chair, Client Solutions, Edelman APAC (IWF Australia)

European members

IWF Advanced Leadership Workshop in partnership with Russell Reynolds Associates featuring Anne Minto OBE, Board Director of EXL Services Holdings Inc. and Independent Governor on the Court of University of Aberdeen (IWK United Kingdom); Lori Collins, Owner and Principal, Collins Climate Consulting (IWF Carolinas); Kristiina Helenius, CEO, Miltton USA (IWF Washington, D.C.); moderated by Sarah Galloway, Consultant, Russell Reynolds Associates

Presidents’ Council Meeting group exercise

Ruveni Kelleher, Presidents’ Council Chair

Alea Duo, folk music professionals playing clarinet and the Finnish national instrument kantele

Edelman cohort

IWF South Africa and IWF Helsinki members

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