The Nordics at Arctic Frontiers
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Tromsø
Norway
Arctic Frontiers is an annual international conference held in Tromsø, Norway. The conference brings together researchers, politicians, business leaders, local communities, and indigenous peoples to discuss the future of the Arctic.
This main theme of this year’s conference is “Global Actions – Arctic Reactions”,
which will be opened by Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Nordic programme at Arctic Frontiers
29 January
at 13:00 Springfart for nord (Leaps and bounds for the North)
Organiser: Energi i Nord, ProTromsø, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, among others.
Investment advisor at Nefco, Anne Mette Guerrero, will also take part.
17:30 to 19:00 The Future of Nordic Co-operation: International, Regional and Local
Organiser: The Fridtjof Nansen Institute.
Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, will take part.
30 January
09:00 to 10:30 Gender Equality in the Blue Economy
Organiser: Nordregio/Nordic Council of Ministers.
Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, will take part.
13:30 to 15:00 Big Picture Opening: Global Actions – Arctic Reactions
Organiser: Arctic Frontiers.
Opening remarks by Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth Eide. Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers will take part together with Finnish State Secretary, Lauri Tierala.
16:30 to 18:00 The big picture from the perspective of the North on geopolitics, co-operation, and day-to-day life in the Arctic
Organiser: ProTromso.
Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, will take part.
19:00 to 20:00 Arctic Geopolitics Pubinar
Organiser: The Fridtjof Nansen Institute.
Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, will take part.
31 January
16:00 to 17:30 Nordic Action for Safe & Sustainable Arctic communities
Organiser: ProTromsø, Nordic Council of Ministers, BusinessOulu, and UiT – The Arctic University of Norway.
Unni Kløvstad, Head of Department for Gender Equality, International Co-operation, Natural Resources and Culture in the Nordic Council of Ministers; Klaus Skytte, Director of Nordic Energy Research; Leneisja Jungsberg, Senior Researcher at Nordregio; and Anne Mette Guerrero, Investment Advisor at Nefco.
