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Pertti Huitu elected as Vice Chairman of the Steering Committee
2009. 27 September
Pertti Huitu, Commissioner General of Finland for Expo 2010 Shanghai China, was elected as a Vice Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Expo at the Fourth International Participants Meeting held on 24 September 2009.
(finlandatexpo2010.fi) The Shanghai World Expo due to take place from 1 May to 31 October 2010 will be the biggest world exposition to date.
The Steering Committee of the Expo, which consists of commissioners general from the participating countries and organizations, handles key issues related to the organization of the Expo. Hiroshi Tsukamoto, Commissioner General of Japan for Expo 2010 Shanghai, was elected as the Chairman of the Steering Committee. Finland’s Commissioner General, Pertti Huitu, who was elected as a Vice Chairman, has extensive experience and broad expertise in Expos. Huitu has followed Expos since the 1980s as a Finpro representative, and has acted as Commissioner General of Finland for EXPO 2000 Hanover and as Commissioner General of Nordic Countries for Expo 2005 Aichi Japan. This is the first time that a Finnish representative is elected as one of the chairpersons of an Expo Steering Committee.
Finland’s Expo 2010 project is mainly funded by the Ministry of Employment and the Economy. The project is being planned and implemented by Finpro. Finland is building its own pavilion, called Kirnu, at the Expo. The project is carried out in broad cooperation between different actors of the Finnish society. National partners in the project include the Helsinki Promotion Board, Kone Corporation and Nokia Corporation.
For more information, please contact:
Pertti Huitu, Commissioner General of Finland
Tel. +358 (0)40 3433 688
Mikko Puustinen, Communications Director
Tel. +86 13621600544