, ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁low ▁carbon ▁and ▁high - tech ▁indust ries . ▁Other ▁topics ▁included ▁how ▁best ▁to ▁fost er ▁equality , ▁well be ing ▁and ▁compet it iveness ▁in ▁the ▁economic ▁climate ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 1 2 ▁global ▁re cess ion . ▁ ▁Technology ▁and ▁In nov ation ▁Job s , ▁Family ▁and ▁G ender ▁Equ ality ▁Green ▁Econom y ▁and ▁S ust ain able ▁Business ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁David ▁Camer on ▁ended ▁the ▁first ▁sum mit ▁calling ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁al liance ▁of ▁Northern ▁European ▁nations . ▁ ▁Stockholm ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁The ▁second ▁sum mit ▁on ▁the ▁ 8 – 9 ▁February , ▁was ▁hosted ▁in ▁Stockholm . ▁The ▁second ▁meeting ▁saw ▁the ▁name ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁" N or thern ▁Future ▁Forum ". ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁hosted ▁in ▁Fot ograf iska , ▁The ▁Swedish ▁Museum ▁of ▁Phot ography , ▁in ▁the ▁S öder mal m ▁district ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Conference ▁topics ▁intended ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁long - term ▁sust ain able ▁growth ▁ ▁were : ▁How ▁do ▁we ▁get ▁more ▁women ▁into ▁top ▁positions ▁and ▁more ▁women ▁entrepr ene urs ? ▁How ▁do ▁we ▁get ▁senior ▁citizens ▁to ▁stay ▁longer ▁in ▁the ▁labour ▁force ? ▁ ▁R iga ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁The ▁third ▁sum mit ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 7 – 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁R iga , ▁Lat via . ▁The ▁opening ▁and