Fair & Future-Proof: Ethical International Recruitment in Social & Healthcare
Exclusive to invitation only.
How can we build sustainable and ethically responsible international recruitment paths in Finland’s healthcare sector? With increasing recruitment pressures and a growing demand for skilled professionals, public healthcare must navigate the challenges of fair, inclusive, and future-proof recruitment practices.
Join us for an insightful half-day seminar on ethical recruitment in social and healthcare services, where we’ll explore sustainable international recruitment practices, tackle real-world dilemmas, and co-design solutions that support both the needed talents and you as the employer. Through expert insights, interactive discussions, and a hands-on design workshop, you will gain practical tools to create recruitment pathways that are fair, responsible, and aligned with Finland’s healthcare needs.
Paola Sievers
Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Västra Götalands Region, Sweden
Paola Sievers plays a pivotal role in shaping ethical and sustainable international recruitment practices that benefit both the talents and the work community. With more than 20 years in HR and over a decade in ensuring the smooth recruitment, relocation, and onboarding of international healthcare professionals and their families to Gothenburg, Sweden, Paola shares her insights in this exclusive keynote.
Sanni Isotalo
North-Savo Wellbeing County
With nearly a decade of HR experience and a dedication to ethical international recruitment, Sanni is a rising voice in the area of Finnish international healthcare recruitment field. Sanni will share the best practices of Noth-Savo Wellbeing area in the first ever panel discussion between Finland & Sweden.
Kirsi Melvola-Georgakarakos
BBi Nordics
With more than a decade in the area of ethical international recruitment of social & healthcare talents, our own accredited service designer, Kirsi, will be leading a small design workshop addressing the real-life dilemmas faced by the Finnish social & healthcare sector when it comes to international recruitment practices.
Program
Arrive, enjoy a relaxed lunch with a meet & greet.
An interactive introduction to Ethical International Recruitment in Social & Health with an overview to the key themes & topics of the day.
Keynote Presentation from Mrs. Paola Sievers highlighting the ethical international recruitment paths for Sahlgrenska University Hospital & Västra Götalands Region in Sweden, followed by a Q&A and a discussion.
An interactive panel discussion with key panelists Ms. Sanni Isotalo from North-Savo Wellbeing County & Mrs. Paola Sievers from Sahlgrenska University Hospital highlighting topics such as:
Workforce shortages vs. ethical responsibilities in international recruitment
Fair contracts, migration, and equality issues in international recruitment
Employee retention strategies
Opportunity for participants to discuss real-life dilemmas
A break for the brains & an opportunity to network with refreshments.
Facilitated collaborative design thinking session towards future proofing your international recruitment path with Kirsi Melvola-Georgakarakos, including:
Identifying key challenges
Mapping an ethical recruitment journey
Imagining practical solutions for implementation
This seminar is invitation only. Please, register before 21st of February 2025. Limited seats only.
For our seminar guests Scandic Grand Central Helsinki offers a special discounted fee through the link: Reserve accommodation
This seminar is free-of-charge.
For further information:
Kirsi Melvola-Georgakarakos
+358 44 7832 383
kirsi.melvola@bbi.se