Lena Abrahamsson
Professor and Head of Subject, Chaired Professor, Human Work Sciences, Luelå University of Technology
Speakers who took part in the 2024 symposium include:
Professor and Head of Subject, Chaired Professor, Human Work Sciences, Luelå University of Technology
Chair for Region Jämtland Härjedalen, Sweden
Vice Chair of the Regional Executive Board of Region Norrbotten, Sweden
Managing Director, Geostrategy North, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Secretary-General, Arctic Mayors Forum
President and CEO, Brunswick Exploration
Former EU Ambassador at Large for the Arctic; IPF Board Member; Senior Fellow, Egmont Institute
Senior Arctic Official; Ambassador, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Iceland
Project Manager, Bodø International School; BRUS - Developing the Bodø region
Lt Gen, Norwegian Military Representative to NATO
Legal and Policy Adviser, Small and Medium Enterprises, DG GROW
Founder and CEO, Iceland Unwrapped
Professor in Security and Geopolitics; Arctic Six Chair in Security Studies, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign affairs, Industry and Trade, Faroe Islands
Founder and President, International Polar Foundation
Law Student, Board Member, AVALAK; Former Special Advisor on Youth to the EU Commissioner on International Partnerships
Norway's Ambassador for the Arctic; Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council
Director, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
Director, North Sweden European Office
Independent Scholar, Affiliate of the Austrian Polar Research Institute Research Group on Social and Cultural Systems
Senior Advisor, City of Rovaniemi
CEO & Project Manager, Sakatti, Anglo American
Doctoral Researcher, Faculty of Social Sciences, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
Distinguished Fellow and Adviser to the President, Head of Brussels Office, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Dean, University of the Faroe Islands
Member of Parliament for Nordland and Chair of the Standing Committee on Business and Industry, Norwegian Parliament
Advisor, North Atlantic Cooperation (NORA)
Rector, UiT the Arctic University of Norway
Chair, Inuit Circumpolar Council
Author, International Strategic Advisor, A.L. Parlow & Associates, LLC
Inuk Lawyer
Ambassador, Senior Arctic Official for Kingdom of Denmark, Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Rector, Lapland University of Applied Sciences
Chief Operating Officer, SiuTsiu, Nuuk, Greenland
Professor, Industrial Engineering and Management, Luleå University of Technology; Arctic Six Chair
Secretary-General, European External Action Service
Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs, United States
Senior Adviser and the Brussels Representative for the University of Tromsø - the Arctic University of Norway
Vice-President, Belgian Polar Secretariat; Director, IPF Board; Former Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam
International Affairs and Regional Export Cooperation, Norbotten Chamber of Commerce
Junior Researcher, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland (Finland); Acting Managing Director, Arctic Youth Network (Canada)
Representative from the Trân Family
Mayor of Rovaniemi, Finland
Managing Director, International Polar Foundation
State Secretary of Norway
Head of Division for Western Europe and Special Envoy for Arctic Matters, EEAS
Director-General, Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE), European Commission