NHH-Symposium
Encyclopedia
The NHH-Symposium is Europe's second largest student driven business conference
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The conference, which is hosted by approximately 300 students at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, is held biannually in Bergen
, Norway
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The conference was held for the first time in 1983 with Asbjørn Reinkind as founder and leader. Since then the conference has had many well-known lecturers, like Henry Mintzberg
, Gro Harlem Brundtland
, Michael Porter
, Henry Kissinger
and Samuel DiPiazza
.
Meeting
In a meeting, two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal setting.- Definitions :An act or process of coming together as an assembly for a common purpose....
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The conference, which is hosted by approximately 300 students at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, is held biannually in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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The conference was held for the first time in 1983 with Asbjørn Reinkind as founder and leader. Since then the conference has had many well-known lecturers, like Henry Mintzberg
Henry Mintzberg
Professor Henry Mintzberg, is an internationally renowned academic and author on business and management. He is currently the Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at the Desautels Faculty of Management of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he has been teaching since...
, Gro Harlem Brundtland
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Gro Harlem Brundtland is a Norwegian Social democratic politician, diplomat, and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health. She served three terms as Prime Minister of Norway , and has served as the Director General of the World Health Organization...
, Michael Porter
Michael Porter
Michael Eugene Porter is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School. He is a leading authority on company strategy and the competitiveness of nations and regions. Michael Porter’s work is recognized in many governments, corporations and academic circles globally...
, Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger is a German-born American academic, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman. He is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and...
and Samuel DiPiazza
Samuel DiPiazza
Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr., was appointed CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers on January 1, 2002. Before this he served as the chairman of the PricewaterhouseCoopers U.S. firm....
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