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Other Ways to Flourish – What should we learn from the global majority?
- 3.9.2026 15:00
- Dr. Surbhi Kesar, Mumbi Macharia and Savior Mwambwa
- Puistokatu 4
A just economy enables a good life within planetary boundaries for all humankind. But how can we achieve it? Welcome to follow a livestream of Fingo and Puistokatu 4’s joint event at a Space for Science and Hope on September 3rd at 3 PM!
Finland is suffering from a lack of imagination and visions for the future. We no longer know how to create well-being without extracting wealth and resources from elsewhere. Prosperity looks different for the global majority. What should we learn from them?
The event, co-hosted by Fingo and Puistokatu 4, provides three eye-opening keynotes spanning research, finance, and the arts, followed by commentaries and peer discussions.
You will gain new perspectives on the economy, progress, and the good life. We are turning our gaze toward where new things are sprouting.
Programme
3:00 PM Opening remarks: Minttu Salminen (Puistokatu 4) & Noora Vähäkari (Fingo)
3:05 PM Surbhi Kesar’s keynote: ”What does decolonisation mean for development?”
Commentary: Riina Bhatia, Doctoral Researcher (University of Helsinki & Puistokatu 4)
3:25 PM Mumbi Macharia’s keynote: ”The colonial myth of development: epistemically speaking”
Commentary: Anita Seppä (Uniarts Helsinki & Puistokatu 4)
3:45 PM Savior Mwambwa’s keynote: ”African political economy and sovereign debt restructuring”
Commentary: Juho Uusihakala (Finnfund)
4:05 PM Q&A / Discussion with the audience
4:30 PM Wine and light snacks served
Keynote speakers
Dr. Surbhi Kesar is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at SOAS University of London. She focuses on criticizing of the colonial heritage of global economics. She is a co-editor of a recent book: Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction.
Mumbi Macharia is a young Kenyan poet and writer. She has an influential social media presence on African understandings of development, time, and the future.
Savior Mwambwa leads strategic initiatives for sustainable finance and green economic transitions at the Open Society Foundations. In his keynote, he will focus in particular on how to push forward more just tax policies, fight illicit financial flows, and enhance international financial architecture reform.
