page_title: Northern Future Forum
section_title: London 2011
hierarchical_section_title: Northern Future Forum / Summits / London 2011
caption_attribution_description: Apvienotās Karalistes, Ziemeļvalstu un Baltijas valstu valdību vadītāji samitā par modernās Ziemeļeiropas ekonomikas izaicinājumiem Foto: Līga Krapāne, Ministru prezidenta birojs
context_page_description: Northern Future Forum is an annual, informal meeting of prime ministers, policy innovators, entrepreneurs and business leaders from the 9 nations of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Initially referred to as the UK Nordic Baltic Summit, the name Northern Future Forum was introduced at the second meeting in Stockholm, 2012. The group had a period of abeyance since the Stavanger meeting in 2016 was postponed following the outcome of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, and David Cameron subsequently stepping down as UK prime minister, to be succeeded by Theresa May. The summit was reconvened in October 2018 in Oslo.
  Former Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt first suggested that the UK and Nordic-Baltic Eight nations have a summit during his November 2010 visit to the UK,
  following the UK general election in May and David Cameron becoming prime minister of the UK coalition government.
context_section_description: On the 19–20 January London hosted the inaugural UK-Nordic-Baltic meeting at Whitechapel Gallery in the East End of London. The first summit hosted 120 participants and touched on themes of improving business ties in the region, with a focus on low carbon and high-tech industries. Other topics included how best to foster equality, wellbeing and competitiveness in the economic climate during the 2008–2012 global recession.
  Technology and Innovation
  Jobs, Family and Gender Equality
  Green Economy and Sustainable Business
  The British Prime Minister, David Cameron ended the first summit calling for a new alliance of Northern European nations.
caption: UK Nordic Baltic Summit
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