OFFICIAL SEMINAR "Our Health and Future" / Sat, 22nd Sigyn Hall

The theme of Nordic Days 2026 is Our Health and Future -the Holistic Health of Women, which is also the theme of SI Europe for the years 2026–2029. We are happy to accounce that Women’s Health Hub Finland, Turku as the medical capital of Finland, and we Soroptimists together with our networks carry out valuable international work for women and girls, and the impact of which we discuss at the Nordic Days 2026 seminar.

Our Health and Future
SATURDAY AUGUST 22^ND 2026, SIGYN HALL, LINNANKATU 60, 20100 TURKU

9-9.10               Opening words                             Saija Kuusisto-Lancaster
                                                                                 President, SI Finland

9.15-9.45          Setting the scene                          Suzanne Innes-Stubb (tbc)
                                                                                 First Lady of Finland

 9.50-10.20        Women’s Health Hub Finland     Minna Arve
                                                                                 Managing Director, Business Turku

 10.20-10.50     Women’s health in the Nordics   Mika Gissler
                                                                                 Research Professor, Finnish Institute for                                                                                     Health and Welfare
10.50-11.20      Coffee break   
11.20-11.25      Energy Boost                                                                                                               
11.30-12.00     From Choice to Chances               Aino Försti-Smith
                        Measuring the Gender‑Equality    Head of Communications Finland,  
                        Gains of Birth Control                    Bayer Nordic SE

12.05-12.35     The Future of Treatment                Liisa Hurme  
                                                                                  President and CEO, Orion Pharma

12.35-13.00     Facilitated discussion                    Aino Försti-Smith and Liisa Hurme 

13.00-14.15     Lunch break                                                          

14.20-14.50     Closing the gender gap                  Aura Pyykönen
                        in Nordic Healthcare                       M.D., Founder of Alina Research

14.55-15.45     Panel discussion                            Sabine Reinmann President SIE,
                                                                                  Mika Gissler and Aura Pyykönen 
                                                                                                                                                  15.50-16.15     What next, Soroptimists?              Open Forum

16.15-16.30     Closing words                                 Saija Kuusisto-Lancaster
                                                                                  President, SI Finland

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