Arctic Circle Assembly 2023

Pre event: Nordic Circular Summit

October 17 and 18, from 10.00 - 16.00 at Gróska, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Organized by: Nordic Innovation and Nordic Circular Hotspot.

Follow the link below for full overview and registration.

10:10 – 11:05 | FOOD SECURITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN THE ARCTIC

Organized by: The Nordic Council, The West Nordic Council; The Arctic Parliamentarians.

SPEAKERS

• H.E. Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture, Government of Iceland
• Marie Kasaŋnaaluk Greene, President, Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska
• Jóhannes Sveinbjörnsson, Associate Professor, Agricultural University of Iceland
• Aaja Chemnitz Larsen, Chair, Arctic Parliamentarians, Standing Committee of the Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region, Greenland
• Bryndís Haraldsdóttir, Member, Presidium, The Nordic Council, Iceland
• Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir, Vice-Chair, The West Nordic Council, Iceland
• Vernae Angnaboogok, Cultural Sustainability Advisor, Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska

08:30 – 09:25 | NORDIC CIRCULAR SUMMIT 2023 - THE KEY TAKEAWAYS

Organized by: The Nordic Circular Hotspot

SPEAKERS

• Peter Munch-Madsen, Senior Innovation Adviser, Nordic Innovation Oslo, The Nordic Council of Ministers
• Einar Kleppe Holthe, Managing Partner, Nordic Circular Hotspot; CEO and Founder, Natural State AS, Norway
• Cathrine Barth, Managing Partner, Nordic Circular Hotspot,; Head, Circular Economy of Natural State AS, Norway
• Þórður Reynisson, Senior Adviser, Head of Program, Nordic Innovation
• Elva Rakel Jónsdóttir, Director, Festa Center for Sustainability, Iceland

08:30 – 09:25 | OFF-SHORE WIND ENERGY IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC

Organized by: Nordic Energy Research

SPEAKERS

• Unnur María Þorvaldsdóttir, Executive Director Wind Development, Landsvirkjun - The National Power Company of Iceland: Potentials for Offshore Wind Energy in Iceland
• Frances Pacitti, Deputy Director for Offshore Wind, The Scottish Government: ScotWind Offshore Wind Experiences – Beginning With the End in Mind
• Astrid Bratli, Advisor, Nordic Energy Research, Co-Existence and Nature Inclusive Design in Nordic Offshore Wind Farms
• Terji Nielsen, Head, R&D Department, Electrical Power Company SEV, Faroe Islands: An Energy-Integrated North Atlantic Region

MODERATOR

• Rasmus Wendt, Chief Growth Officer, NunaGreen, Greenland

11:20 - 12:15 | 100% BLUE: MAXIMIZING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN THE ARCTIC BLUE ECONOMY

Organized by: The Iceland Ocean Cluster and Alaska Blue Economy Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

SPEAKERS

• Thordur Reynisson, Senior Advisor and Head of Program, Nordic Innovation
• Thor Sigfusson, Founder, Iceland Ocean Cluster
• Justin Sternberg, Director, Alaska Blue Economy Center
• Lemke Meijer, Lead Designer, Astrid Climate Education, Gagarí

11:20 – 12:15 | BUILDING A NORTH ATLANTIC GREEN ENERGY HUB

Organized by: Nordic Energy Research; in close collaboration with the Government of Scotland, the Government of Greenland, the Government of Iceland, and the Government of the Faroe Islands

SPEAKERS

• H.E. Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate, Iceland: Icelandic Energy Perspectives 45
• H.E. Gillian Martin, Minister for Energy, The Scottish Government: Scottish-Nordic Energy Perspectives
• H.E. Kalistat Lund, Minister for Energy, Government of Greenland: Greenlandic Energy Perspectives
• H.E. Ingilín D. Strøm, Minister of Environment, Government of the Faroe Islands: Faronese Perspectives
• Karen Ellemann, Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers: Nordic Perspectives

MODERATORS

• Klaus Skytte, CEO, Nordic Energy Research, Nordic Council of Ministers
• Daria Shapovalova, Co-Director, Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law, United Kingdom; Chair, The Scottish Arctic Network