Please be notified that this may be subject to change
09:00 - 09:30
Welcome from CASE and Conference Chairs
President Ilkka Niemelä, Aalto University, Teppo Heiskanen, Director, Advancement and Corporate Engagement, Alto University, Finland (Chair of the CASE Northern Europe Cabinet), Barbro Kolbjørnsrud, Senior Adviser, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway (Chair of the Planning Committee), and Bruce Bernstein, Executive Director, CASE Europe
09:30 -10:30
Co-creating solutions to global sustainability challenges
Professor Minna Halme, Professor of Sustainability Management, School of Business, Aalto University, Finland
10:30 - 11:00
Refreshments and Networking
11:00 - 12:00
Campfire discussions: sign-up to the session you want to attend
If you are hot, you are out! If you’re vaxxed, you are in!
Morten Hilt, Head of Alumni, Norwegian School of Economics, Norway
How to Recruit Fundraisers in an Immature Market
Sinikka Heikkala, Head of Donor Engagement, Aalto University
Legacy Giving Fundraising – how to turn your stakeholders into major donors
Nora Rahnasto, Donor Engagement Manager, Aalto University, Finland
How to start from scratch? – a 101 session on new/young alumni relations programs
Maria Gulseth Berge, Career and Alumni Adviser, Oslo New University College
Marketing- Student recruitment
Line Axelsen, Alumni Relations Manager, Aarhus University, Denmark
What Makes Fundraising Strategic?
Kei Heikkilä, Team Leader External Relations, Åbo Akademi University
Development of Institutional Strategy in collaboration with external stakeholders – on advisory boards
Per Erik Johannessen, Special Adviser, Innovation & Outreach, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway
How to work with limited resources within a small team?
Birgitta Rorsman, Stewardship and Scholarship Coordinator, Communications and Marketing, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Lifelong Learning
Barbro Kolbjornsrud, Senior Adviser, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway (Chair of the Planning Committee)
12:00 - 13:00
Elective session: sign-up to the session you want to attend.
Keep or Kill the Alumni Newsletter
Line Axelsen, Alumni Relations Manager, Aarhus University, Denmark
International Fundraising
Bruno van Dyk, Director of Engagement and Jenni Pyytövaara, Senior Adviser, Aalto University, Finland
Global and Cultural Competence: bringing cultural literacy into your alumni relations and fundraising
Bruce Bernstein, Executive Director, CASE, Maarten Vervaat, Partner, More Partnership
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch and Networking
14:00 - 15:00
Elective session: sign-up to the session you want to attend.
How do you sell your story to a communications professional?
Annika Linna, Senior Manager, Communications and Marketing, Advancement and Corporate Engagement, Aalto University and Sini Koskimies, Communications Manager, The School of Art, Design and Architecture at Aalto University
Leveraging Alumni-Student Relationships to Create Two-Way Value
Gary Guadagnolo, PhD, Associate Director, Research, EAB
Regular Giving: Insights and Practical Advice
Chris Rainford, Head of Business Development, Buffalo, Rosslyn Owen, Marketing Manager, Buffalo
How to build a marketing campaign from start to finish
Justin Cole, Executive Director of External Relations, Newcastle University
15:00 - 15:30
Refreshment and Networking
15:30 - 16:30
The Nordic Way
Line Axelsen, Alumni Relations Manager, Aarhus University, Denmark, Camilla Wardi, Head of Corporate Relations and Outreach, Hanken School of Economics, Finland, and Šarūnas Radvilavičius, General Manager of FHI 360, Lithuania, Charlotte Rydh, Secretary General, Giva Sverige, Sweden.
16:30 - 17:00
Debrief and Close
Teppo Heiskanen, Director, Advancement and Corporate Engagement, Alto University, Finland (Chair of the CASE Northern Europe Cabinet) and Barbro Kolbjornsrud, Senior Adviser, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway (Chair of the Planning Committee)
18:30 - 19:15
Conference Drinks
University of Helsinki, Yliopistonkatu 4, Helsinki
19:30 - 20:30
Conference Dinner
Restaurant Sipuli, Kanavaranta 7, 00160 Helsinki
Please be notified that this may be subject to change
09:30 - 10:30
Elective session: sign-up to the session you want
Mentoring Programme Showcase
Morten Hilt, Head of Alumni, Norwegian School of Economics, Norway
Berit Jebjerg, Project Manager & Career Counsellor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Ethics and Due Diligence in Advancement
Teppo Heiskanen, Aalto University (facilitator),Christian Pröpper, Associate Director (Operations), Marlborough College,Tommy Shih, Associate Professor, Lund University, Riikka Mäntyniemi, Liaison Manager, Fundraising and Partnerships, University of Helsinki
How to measure the visibility of the university in media and how to concentrate your efforts of your content into your target groups interest rather than what people in the university wants to send out.
Johanna Blomqvist, Press and Content Manager, Brand Support, Communications and Business Liaisons, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Medical Philanthropy
Amy Propsting, Head of Development, Imperial College London and Pia Dolivo, Head of Community Relations and Fundraising, University of Helsinki
10:30 - 11:00
Refreshments and Networking
11:00 - 12:00
Campfire discussion: sign-up to the session you want to attend.
If you are hot, you are out! If you’re vaxxed, you are in!
Morten Hilt, Head of Alumni, Norwegian School of Economics, Norway
How to Recruit Fundraisers in an Immature Market
Sinikka Heikkala, Head of Fundraising, Aalto University
Legacy Giving Fundraising – how to turn your stakeholders into major donors
Nora Rahnasto, Donor Engagement Manager, Aalto University, Finland
How to start from scratch? – a 101 session on new/young alumni relations programs
Maria Gulseth Berge, Career and Alumni Adviser, Oslo New University College
Marketing- Student recruitment
Line Axelsen, Special Advisor, Aarhus University, Denmark
What Makes Fundraising Strategic?
Kei Heikkilä, Team Leader External Relations, Åbo Akademi University
Development of Institutional Strategy in collaboration with external stakeholders – on advisory boards
Per Erik Johannessen, Special Adviser, Innovation & Outreach, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway
How to work with limited resources within a small team?
Birgitta Rorsman, Stewardship and Scholarship Coordinator, Communications and Marketing, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
12:00 - 13:00
Elective session: sign-up to the session you want to attend.
Ingredients for inspiration: the vital aspects to make fundraising and alumni relations programmes work
Nik Miller, Partner, More Partnership, Maarten Vervaat, Partner, More Partnership
Looking East, Looking West: What’s Best in International Fundraising
Nancy Bikson, MD of Chapel & York and
Anna Rottenecker, Executive Director of the Chapel & York Hong Kong Foundation for Charities
European universities initiative
Anita Straujuma, Executive Director,RTU Development Fund
Data-led Fundraising
Christian Pröpper,Associate Director (Operations), Marlborough College,Elina Cotterill, Data and Insights Manager, University of Oxford
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch and Networking
14:00 - 15:00
Mastering in Small Talk
Justin Palframan, Co-Founder at Coaching Language, Finland. Chris Goldsmith,Language Coach at Coaching Language, Finland
15:00 - 15:30
Closing of Conference- Chairs
Teppo Heiskanen, Director, Advancement and Corporate Engagement, Alto University, Finland (Chair of the CASE Northern Europe Cabinet) and Barbro Kolbjornsrud, Senior Adviser, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway (Chair of the Planning Committee)
