Welcome speech - Jukka Ihanus, State Secretary, The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finland: 07:20 The future of work is here! - Maria Svensson Wiklander, co-founder of the Remote Lab, Sweden: 11:30 How remote working is reshaping regional development in the COVID-19 era - Lamia Kamal Chaoui, Director, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities: 25:40 The regional impacts of remote work in Finland - Janne Antikainen & Sari Rannanpää, experts on regional development, MDI Consultancy: 00:43:40 Discussion with the keynotes and experts: What are the incentives to promote a sustainable multilocational lifestyle and remote work?: 00:55:30 Tour-de-Nordics: 01:10:55 Nordic collaboration on remote work – research and peer-to-peer learning - comments from the Nordic thematic group Chairs: 01:57:18 Nordregio Forum 2021 session 1 focused on the impacts of remote work Post-Covid: As the pandemic is fading, we are facing a new reality with more people working remotely, from multiple locations. What is the potential for urban and rural regions? How can local and national governments support the change? Join the discussion with Nordic experts! Read more about the first session's topic: - Remote work and multilocality post-Covid 19: https://nordregio.org/research/remote-work-and-multilocality-post-covid-19/ - RemoteLab: https://remotelab.io/ - The effects of multi-local and place independence on the rural information economy, MATTI project: https://www.mdi.fi/en/referenssit/the-effects-of-multi-local-and-place-independence-on-the-rural-information-economy-matti-project-eng/ - A project about environmental impacts of remote work (in Finnish) https://www.mdi.fi/referenssit/selvitys-etatyon-vaikutuksista-liikenteen-kasvihuonekaasupaastoihin-fin/ Green, Innovative and Resilient Nordic Regions (2021-2024): https://nordregioprojects.org/innovation/ Green and Inclusive Rural Development in the Nordics (2021-2024): https://nordregioprojects.org/rural/ Green and Inclusive Urban Development in the Nordics (2021-2024): https://nordregioprojects.org/urban/