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Louise Kempton<\/strong>\u00a0is Professor of Urban and Regional Policy and Director of the\u00a0Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS)<\/u><\/a>\u00a0at Newcastle University, UK. \u00a0She has\u00a0over 30 years\u2019 experience as a researcher, policy maker and practitioner in local, regional and international economic development. Her main research interest is centred on the role of universities\u00a0as \u2018anchor\u2019 institutions in local\/regional economic growth and innovation, and the effects of place in shaping this role.\u00a0She\u00a0also interested in the process of building local collaborative leadership to develop innovative solutions to meeting local challenges and opportunities.\u00a0\u00a0In recent years this has been focused\u00a0\u00a0on the process of building better links between university research and policy needs which has resulted in the creation of\u00a0Insights North East<\/u><\/a>, a \u00a35.5m programme connecting researchers and policy-makers in the North East of England.<\/p>\n

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Charlotta Hedberg<\/strong> is Professor of Human Geography at Ume\u00e5 University<\/a>. Hedberg\u2019s research\"\" focuses on migration, mobility, and regional development. Her current work examines migration infrastructures associated with the large-scale green reindustrialization of northern Sweden \u2014 here referred to as the ”New green North.” <\/span>Drawing on her previous research in temp<\/span>orary labour migration and peripheral regions, she explores the interconnections between migration, place, and regional development. In her presentation, Hedberg discusses the demographic and migration-related dimensions in the construction of the new green North, as well as the major investments driving this transformation. Focusing on the role of temporary construction workers, she highlights that while these migrants are often mobile and fluid, and therefore easily overlooked, the infrastructures supporting their migration are permanent. The research analyzes how migration infrastructures, including institutions, actors, technologies, and objects, sustain migration and create lasting effects on places and regions. Her research draws on the companies Stegra and SSAB, as well as interviews with stakeholders including policymakers, businesses, trade unions, and employees. The presentation contributes to a better understanding of the role of migration in the reindustrialization of northern Sweden and the construction of places.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Paneelissa keskustellaan kriittisten mineraalien maantieteellisest\u00e4 merkityksest\u00e4 geopolitiikassa Suomen ja Euroopan n\u00e4k\u00f6kulmista.<\/p>\n

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Sami Moisio<\/strong> toimii aluesuunnittelun ja -politiikan professorina Helsingin yliopistossa. H\u00e4nen tutkimuksensa keskittyy erityisesti geopoliittisiin kysymyksiin, aluekehitykseen, valtion muutokseen sek\u00e4 talouden ja tilan v\u00e4lisiin suhteisiin. Professori Moisiolla on useita julkaisuja, jotka k\u00e4sittelev\u00e4t geotalouden ulottuvuuksia ja Suomen roolia niiden osana. H\u00e4n edustaa paneelissa laaja-alaista aluetieteellist\u00e4 n\u00e4kemyst\u00e4 ja kokemusta.<\/div>\n
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Johanna Leino<\/strong> on It\u00e4-Suomen yliopiston projektitutkija, jonka tutkimus keskittyy ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6oikeudenmukaisuuteen, luonnonvarojen hallintaan sek\u00e4 oikeudenmukaiseen siirtym\u00e4\u00e4n. H\u00e4n tuo paneeliin paikallisten yhteis\u00f6jen n\u00e4k\u00f6kulmaa ja sosiaalisen hyv\u00e4ksytt\u00e4vyyden, sek\u00e4 kest\u00e4v\u00e4n p\u00e4\u00e4t\u00f6ksenteon teemoja liittyen kriittisiin mineraaleihin ja niiden hy\u00f6dynt\u00e4miseen.<\/div>\n
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Hanna Smith<\/strong> on Vaasan yliopiston ty\u00f6el\u00e4m\u00e4professori sek\u00e4 tunnettu hybridiuhkien, turvallisuuspolitiikan ja geopolitiikan asiantuntija. H\u00e4nen tutkimuksensa keskittyy muun muassa resilienssiin, varautumiseen, Ven\u00e4j\u00e4\u00e4n, Euraasiaan sek\u00e4 kansainv\u00e4lisen turvallisuuden kysymyksiin. H\u00e4n tuo paneeliin laajaa turvallisuuspoliittista n\u00e4k\u00f6kulmaa ja Ven\u00e4j\u00e4n muodostaman uhan erityistuntemusta.<\/p>\n

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Antti M\u00e4enp\u00e4\u00e4<\/strong> ty\u00f6skentelee nuorempana apulaisprofessorina Vaasan yliopistossa. H\u00e4nen tutkimuksensa painottuu aluekehityksen ja kest\u00e4vyyssiirtymien kysymyksiin. Viime aikoina h\u00e4n on tutkinut my\u00f6s Suomen ja pohjoismaiden teollisuuspolitiikkaa geopoliittisten muutosten n\u00e4k\u00f6kulmasta. H\u00e4n toimii paneelin moderaattorina.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Louise Kempton\u00a0is Professor of Urban and Regional Policy and Director of the\u00a0Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS)\u00a0at Newcastle University, UK. \u00a0She has\u00a0over 30 years\u2019 experience as a researcher, policy maker and practitioner in local, regional and international economic development. Her main research interest is centred on the role of universities\u00a0as \u2018anchor\u2019 institutions in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-93","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mtp2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mtp2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mtp2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mtp2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mtp2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mtp2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":256,"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mtp2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93\/revisions\/256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mtp2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}