16th edition
Arctic Futures Symposium 2025
Brussels - December / , 2025
The Arctic Futures Symposium is an annual conference that brings together Arctic stakeholders in Europe's capital to discuss issues of importance to them.
Arctic Futures presentation on Vimeo
Symposium
The 16th annual Arctic Futures Symposium will take place on December 2nd and 3rd, 2025. This year's symposium will focus on:
- Sustainable Economic Development Priorities of the Kingdom of Denmark Arctic Council Chairship
- Arctic Investment Scenarios towards 2040
- The Power of Culture in the Arctic’s Future
- Cross-Border Collaboration on Renewable Energy
- Arctic Resources on Our Own Terms
- Arctic Monitoring: Understanding current and future challenges through examining the past
The symposium will also feature the announcement of two awards:
- On December 2nd, the winner of the Laurence Trân Arctic Futures Award will be announced.
- On December 3rd, the winner of the Mohn Prize for Outstanding Arctic Research will be announced.
More details about the draft programme will be published on this website in the coming months.
Special Events
Special events are organised in tandem with the symposium to create and foster connections between Arctic stakeholders and the general public.
Please note that certain special events such as Arctic Shorts and the scenarios workshop require separate registration from the main symposium conference. Registration for these special events also does not mean automatic registration for the symposium itself. Relevant registration information will be posted on each special event page on this website when it becomes available.
