Speakers

We carefully chooose our speakers to make sure you hear all points of views, without any bias. We believe diversity makes for constructive discussions.

Pétur Ásgeirsson

Senior Arctic Official, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
Erik Bergkvist

Member of the European Parliament, Social Democratic Party
Francesco Bertoldi

Head of Nordic and Arctic Unit, Scottish Government
Lousie Calais

Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Ailish Campbell

Ambassador of Canada to the European Union
Alyssa Carpenter

Northern Fellow, the Gordon Foundation
Romain Chuffart

Research Associate and Leadership Group Member, The Arctic Institute
Marie-Anne Coninsx

Former EU Ambassador at Large for the Arctic, European Union
Louis J Crishock

Senior Arctic Official, US. State Department
James P. DeHart

U.S Coordinator for the Arctic Region
Jocelyn Douhéret

Director, Business Development Office, Société du Plan Nord
Sveinung Eikeland

Vice Rector, Sociologist, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Niklas Eklund

Director, Arctic Centre, Umeå University
Rolf Einar Fife

Ambassador of Norway to the European Union
Mads Qvist Frederiksen

Director, Arctic Economic Council
Julie Simone Hébert

Director of Programmes and Territorial Cooperation, Société du Plan Nord
Arne Holm

Editor in Chief, High North News at the High North Center, Nord University
Áslat Holmberg

Vice President, Saami Council
Morten Høglund

Senior Arctic Official, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway
Margretha Jacobsen

Senior Arctic Official of the Faroe Islands in the Arctic Council
Tonje Margrete Winsnes Johansen

Advisor, Saami Council Arctic and Environment Unit
Nikolay Korchunov

Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials; Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russian Federation
Heidi Kutz

Senior Arctic Official and Director General for Arctic, Eurasian and European Affairs, Global Affairs Canada
Rebecca Lynge

Greenland Representative to the Arctic Council, Department of Foreign Affairs, the Government of Greenland
Qivioq Løvstrøm

Assistant Professor, Department of Culture and Social History, University of Greenland; Chair, Human Rights Council of Greenland
Michael Mann

EU Special Envoy for Arctic Matters
Naaja H. Nathanielsen

Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, Minerals, Justice and Gender equality
Charlotte Nyheim

Youth Coordinator Bodø 2024 – European Capital of Culture
Embla Eir Oddsdóttir

Director, Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network
Monica Paulsen

Cluster Manager, Arctic Cluster Team
Birita Matras Petersen

Communication and Marketing Officer, Faroese National Union of Students, University of the Faroe Islands
Mika Riipi

County Governor, Lapland, Finland
Dalee Sambo Dorough

Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council
Mike Sfraga

Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission; Director, Wilson Center Polar Institute
Anna-Sofie Skjervedal

Head of Secretariat, International Arctic Hub
Jennifer Spence

Executive Secretary, Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group
Piet Steel

Vice-President, Belgian Polar Secretariat; Director, IPF Board; President Corporate, EU-Asia Centre
Pär Weihed

Professor; Pro-Vice Chancellor, Luleå University of Technology
Åsa Ågren Wikström

Vice President, Regional Development Board, County of Västerbotten
Thomas Winkler

Arctic Ambassador, Kingdom of Denmark; Head, Department of Arctic and North America, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Niels Winther

Senior Advisor and Deputy Director, House of Industry in the Faroe Islands