Ahtisaari day seminar experiences
Hi everyone! Today I was at a seminar held in honor of Ahtisaari Days (Named after the former president of Finland Martti Ahtisaari who also won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his outstanding work in international peacekeeping). It was called "New Dynamics in Politics and Business". (If you're Finnish you might have heard about it on the news) I know that you're most likely bored by now, but I'd like to share my experiences and thoughts, even if just to look at them later myself. So, we (me and a few classmates, all history students) arrived at the seminar, the invitation specifies it is a high-level seminar, somewhat fancily dressed and not really sure what to expect. I googled the main speakers on the way there, so I would know some years and a few facts about the speakers. Something to give me a little bit of a base to compare to when I hear what the speakers have to say. After the fancy coffee, we move into the theater-area to be seated ready for the f...