Mika Aaltola
Member of European Parliament Representing Finland, Group of the European People's Party, Arctic Shadow Rapporteur
Speakers who will take part in the 2026 symposium include:
Member of European Parliament Representing Finland, Group of the European People's Party, Arctic Shadow Rapporteur
Indigenous Leader, Kluane First Nation; Former Assembly of First Nations Yukon Regional Chief
Chair for the Network of Northern Sparsely Populated Areas
Canada Research Chair on Biodiversity and Marine Ecosystems in Transformation, ULaval; Scientific Director, ArcticNet
Secretary-General, Arctic Mayors Forum
University Lecturer, Water Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Unit, University of Oulu
Former EU Ambassador at Large for the Arctic; Board Member, IPF; Senior Fellow, Egmont Institute
Executive Secretary, European Polar Board
Chair, Arctic Delegation, Norwegian Parliament
Professor in Security and Geopolitics; Arctic Six Chair in Security Studies, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway
Founder and President, International Polar Foundation
European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, European Commission (DG MARE)
Senior Advisor, East and North Finland EU Office
Policy Analyst on Europe in the World, European Policy Centre (EPC)
Vice-Chair, Arctic Delegation; Member of Norwegian Parliament, Labour Party
Researcher, Nord University Business School
Adviser, Arctic Affairs, Geoscientist, Arctic Mayors Forum
Executive Vice President, UArctic
President, Saami Council
Mayor of Boden, Sweden
Director, Geopolitics and Resilience, Fortum
CEO, Oulu Culture Foundation
Senior Adviser and the Brussels Representative for UiT - the Arctic University of Norway
Vice-President, Belgian Polar Secretariat; Director, IPF Board; Former Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam
Managing Director, International Polar Foundation