AICIS 2nd Annual Conference

”Islands of Competence: Branding Identities in a Globalized World”

10-11 June, The Parliamentary Building, Mariehamn

9 June

20.00 Welcome reception at the Åland Museum in Mariehamn.

10 June

09.00-09.30   Welcoming ceremony. Chairman of the AICIS Board, Göran Lindholm, President, Åland Mutual. AICIS Director Agneta Karlsson. Song by Therese Karlsson, music by Marcus Boman.

09.30-12.00   Addresses delivered by the Keynote Speakers, Professor, Secretary General Pasquale Gagliardi and entrepreneur, author and expert consultant in the field of sustainable development Alan AtKisson. Plenary discussion chaired by Professor Per Olof Berg.

12.00-13.30   Lunch at Hotel Arkipelag

12.00-12.30   Press conference

13.30-17.30   Session 1: Island Studies

Chair: Professor Godfrey Baldacchino.

Panel members: Dag Anckar, Danne Sundman, Göran Lindholm, Roger Nordlund, Jouko Kinnunen.

Presentations by:

Jan-Åke Törnroos: “Images and Reality of the Archipelago – An Analysis of the Isles of Northeastern Åland”.

Kathleen Stuart: “Energy and Identity: A Tale of Three Island Jurisdictions”.

Harvey Armstrong & Robert Read: “The Performance and Stability of Island and Non-Island Microstates and Autonomous Regions, 1994-2005”.

Jørgen Rasmussen: “World, Time and a Sense of the Whole – Island-Dwelling as an Eco-Philosophical Being”.

Eleni Gaki, Vassilis Angelis, Maria Mavri, Iason Koufodontis:
“Island Regions: Measuring their Prospects of Development”.

Dick Ekström: “Bringing Islands Together. How 25 islands have united in friendly competition”.

19.00 Cocktails and a guided tour of the Maritime Museum of Åland, Western Harbour.

20.00 Dinner and entertainment onboard the 4-masted sailing ship, Pommern, anchored in the Western Harbour.

11 June

08.30-12.00 Session 2: Island Economics, Industrial Development and Innovation

Chair: Professor Harvey Armstrong

Panel members: Edgar Vickström, Roger Jansson, Katarina Fellman, Leif Nordlund

Presentations by:

Kirsti Lindberg-Repo: "Island Economies: Branding Strategies for a Global Challenge".

Lisa van Well: “Dealing with Dichotomies. The Case of Bornholm”.

Maria Mavri, Vassilis Angelis, Iason Koufodontis, Eleni Gaki: “Greek Islands: Classification Based on their Development Prospects”.

Anders Wiklund: “Gain from the Åland Islands. Paf's strategic advantage? Business case: Paf”.

Christine Isakson: “Blue Innovation: The Economics of Product and Process Innovation in the Modern Maritime Industry”.

Stefan Lång: “Operational Positioning in the Cruise Industry. The Role of Confusion in the Process of Integrated Marketing Communication and Operational Positioning”.

12.00-13.00    Lunch

13.00-17.00    Session 3: Island Identities and Branding

Chair: Professor Anne-Marie Søderberg

Panel members: Harry Jansson, Daniel Dahlén, Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Michael Hancock, Richard Palmer

Presentations by:

Matt Funk: “On the Problem of Connectivity: Branding Insularity”.

Godfrey Baldacchino: “Island Brands and ‘The Island’ Brand: Insights from Immigrant Entrepreneurs on Prince Edward Island”.

Iason Koufodontis, Vassilis Angelis, Eleni Gaki, Maria Mavri: “Enhancing the Tourism Image and Creating Identity and Branding for Island Regions through Virtual Organizations”.

Maiken Poulsen-Englund: “What makes a pearl?”.

Adam Grydehøj: “Brand-Identity Conflict in Shetland”.

David Jansson: “Branding Åland, Branding Ålanders: Reflections on Place, Identity and Globalization in a Nordic Archipelago”.

17.00-17.30 Summary. End of Conference.

Conference Details:

For each session there is a panel of scholars, politicians, officials and representatives of the business society which will discuss the learnings from and implications of each presentation.

Please note that each presentation should not extend 20 minutes.

Abstracts will be published at AICIS website on May 1 and full papers on June 1.

Welcome to the Åland Islands!