Bruce Oreck was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Finland on August 12, 2009. Ambassador Oreck has a diverse and encompassing background. Born and raised in New York City, Mr. Oreck also lived in New Orleans, Louisiana for many years and prior to moving to Helsinki, was a long time resident of Boulder, Colorado.

A boxer in his high school years, Ambassador Oreck later was a member of his college’s championship fencing team. When his children were young he was a committed runner and then later became a successful body builder.

Ambassador Oreck obtained his Bachelor of Arts from The Johns Hopkins University, his Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University and his Masters of Law (Taxation) from New York University. Mr. Oreck practiced law for over 25 years representing many of the largest companies in the United States. He is the author of several books on taxation and has had a successful career as a speaker and lecturer on topics ranging from taxation to the process of creative thinking.

In 2003, Ambassador and Mrs. Oreck founded the Zero Carbon Initiative which is committed to implementing both experimental and off-the-shelf technologies in the built environment, not just to reduce but to offset greenhouse gas emissions.

Päivi Lonka has been employed by Marimekko since 2004. Marimekko is a Finnish textile and clothing design company renowned for its original prints and colours. In her current position Päivi is responsible for sales to more than 40 countries as well as company's sales teams operating in Finland, Scandinavia, German, United Kingdom and the US. Marimekko's goal is to expand international sales by slightly over one-fifth annually. In 2010, brand sales of Marimekko products worldwide amounted to approximately EUR 150 million and the company's net sales were EUR 73 million. The key markets are North America, Northern Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Before joining Marimekko, Päivi held multiple positions in Kesko Corporation.

Valmistunut Teknillisestä Korkeakoulusta 1992 pääaineena työpsykologia ja johtaminen. Organisaation kehittäjät ja suunnittelijat KESSU ry:n puheenjohtaja vuodesta 2004. Sami Sarén on toiminut konsulttina ja valmentajana 14 vuoden ajan. www.muutostaito.fi

Graduated from Helsinki University of Technology 1992. Specified in work psychology and leadership. Director of the board from 2004 for Finnish Association of Organizational Development. Management consultant for 14 years. www.muutostaito.fi

Salon Nuorkauppakamarin jäsen. Sähkötekniikan diplomi-insinööri. Nokian palveluksessa vuodesta 2000. Työkokemus Nokialla tuotannon, tuotekehityksen, logistiikan, ja talouden alueilta: tällä hetkellä Business Controller. Facilitoinut noin kaksikymmentä peliä Nokian työntekijöille vuodesta 2006 ja TKK:n / Aalto-yliopiston opiskelijoita vuodesta 2008

Member of JCI Salo Chapter. Master of Science in Engineering, Production Engineering of Electronics. Working for Nokia since year 2000. Work history in Nokia on multiple positions inside production, R&D, logistics, and Finance & Control: currently working as Business Controller. Facilitated the game in total about 20 times for Nokia employees since 2006 and for HUT / Aalto-university students since 2008

Kehitysjohtaja, Suomen Nuorkauppakamarit ry (Kankaanpään Nuorkauppakamarissa vuodesta 2000). Työkokemus ja erikoisosaaminen konseptoinnin, strategisen viestinnän ja luovuuden johtamisen alueilta.

Toimii yliopistolehtorina Helsingin yliopistossa (Political Science Public Administration and Organisation Studies).

Toiminut vuodesta 2007 alkaen vuonna 2005 perustetun AmCham Finlandin eli amerikkalaisen kauppakamarin toimitusjohtajana, mitä ennen hän toimi vuosina 2001-2007 lehdistöneuvoksena Suomen Washingtonin -suurlähetystössä. Toimittajana hän on työskennellyt muun muassa Yleisradion palveluksessa vuosina 1995-2001. Vuodesta 1999 vuoteen 2001 hän toimi Yleisradion Brysselin -kirjeenvaihtajana.