Programme

The FINAT Board is inviting label manufacturing company executives to plan for early arrival in Copenhagen and take part in a series of converter-only, round table discussions on strategic topics relevant to the future of the European labels and narrow-web packaging industry. Based on an online member survey to be launched 3 months before the event, they will be able to rotate among 4-6 tables during 30-20 minute sessions, to engage in a guided dialogue with peer leaders from FINAT’s volunteer workforce about topics that keep label company owners and managers awake at night. Feedback from the discussions will be used to gather input for FINAT’s medium-term strategy. It goes without saying that all discussions will comply with FINAT’s antitrust guidelines.

Experience the present and the past in this historic tour. You will explore the roots of the Danish royal family and learn about the Viking origins.

The tour will start at Amalienborg Palace, the winter residency of the Danish queen. The Amalienborg complex consists of four palaces, built around an octagonal courtyard, in the centre of which stands the French sculptor J.F.J. Saly’s equestrian statue of Frederik V, the founder of Amalienborg Palace and Frederiksstaden. Amalienborg became the royal residence after Christiansborg Palace burned down in the night between 26 and 27 February 1794.

Amalienborg Palace

Also famous is the Royal Life Guard which stands watch at Amalienborg and the other royal castles and palaces. The Life Guard has a change of watch ceremony at Amalienborg daily at noon. In addition, post replacement is conducted every two hours.

You will have the opportunity to enter the castle museum and see part of the royal collections. The royal collections have come into being over several centuries and contain objects of historical value which are attached to Her Majesty The Queen as both sovereign and private person. Large parts of the collections continue to be used by the Royal Danish House. For more information visit: http://www.kongernessamling.dk/en/amalienborg/

Roskilde Cathedral

Roskilde Cathedral is inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list. As the first Gothic cathedral to be built out of brick in 1170, it encouraged the spread of the Brick Gothic style throughout Northern Europe. The Viking kings Harold Bluetooth (d. 985) and his son, Sweyn Forkbeard (d. 1014) conqueror of England and almost 40 kings and queens of Denmark are buried there. For more information visit: http://www.roskildedomkirke.dk/english/

Viking Museum at Roskilde

The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde is Denmark's national museum for ships, seafaring, and boatbuilding in the prehistoric and medieval period. The main focus of the museum is a permanent exhibition of five original Viking ships excavated nearby in 1962 that bear witness to war, trade and sea voyages to distant places. You can follow the work in the Boatyard, visit the large boat collection in the museum harbour and also try your hand at Viking crafts. bFor more information visit: https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/#top

Lunch at Vigen

The restaurant is beautifully located on the Veddelev peninsula north of Roskilde, where you will have a beautiful view of Roskilde Fjord and Roskilde town with the Cathedral in the center. The restaurant offers a Nordic menu with good ingredients at the forefront.

Partner fee for participation, see registration information

Børsen, also known as Børsbygningen, is a 17th-century stock exchange in the center of Copenhagen. The historic building is situated next to Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish Parliament, on the island of Slotsholmen. Børsen is most noted for its distinctive spire, shaped as the tails of four dragons twined together, reaching a height of 56 metres. For more information visit: http://english.borsbygningen.dk/

If you want to understand Denmark, you need to understand 'hygge'. The concept can be difficult to explain, but is easy to experience – and once you have it in you, you’ll know why Danes are some of the happiest people in the world.

You will take a peek into Copenhagen’s local life, wandering the cozy streets and explore some of the main attractions while focusing on finding your own happy 'hygge' place. You will hear about the lifestyle of the locals, the famous Danes, past and present, and not least about the poet and storyteller Hans Christian Andersen, who spent most of his life in the old town.

A quick bite of Smørrebrod or 'smushi', both Danish delicacies, will help you feel content and happy.

Note: Please wear suitable footwear for walking, and bring an umbrella or rain jacket in case of rain.

Partner fee for participation, see registration information

Wijnand Jongen (NL) is the founder and CEO of the Dutch e-commerce association Thuiswinkel.org and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Ecommerce Europe. He is the author of the bestselling book ‘The End of Online Shopping: the future of retail in a world that is always connected’, which has meanwhile been published in 8 languages. As a global trendwatcher, Wijnand has seen the retail world running into stormy weather. Shoppers with a new shopping DNA are coming into stores, both on the high street and online. The paradigm of New Retail is transforming the traditional retail world. Platforms like Amazon are becoming leading players in retail. Local retailers are faced with a prisoner’s dilemma: do we join in or stay out of it? Without new business models, retailers and suppliers will start to fail.

And what does the transition of retail mean for its value chain, where the players are assuming new roles and suppliers such as labels and package printing companies could become ‘enablers’ of new business models?

FINAT business report 2018, update programmes 2019, plans and budget 2020 and (re-)elections of officers.

Fredrik Härén (SE), author and keynote speaker on Business, Creativity, Change and Global Business. He delivered 2,000 presentations in over 60 countries on 6 continents and is the author of several books, including "The Idea Book". Fredrik’s definition of an idea is IDEA = P(K+I). An idea equals that a Person takes his/her Knowledge and combines it with Information. It means that there is nothing totally new, everything is a combination of previously known things in a new way. When we look at creativity like that we understand that there are infinite new ideas waiting to be revealed by combining the knowledge and the information we have access to.

Building upon the opening speaker’s perspective of the internal and external B2B customer, Fredrik will entertain and inspire us how to turn the knowledge and information gained at the ELF 2019 into concrete new business value upon our return to the office.