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.

Gjert Lage Dyndal

Colonel (PhD), Deputy Head, Strategic Analysis Capability, NATO HQ / Docent at the Swedish Defence University
Heather Exner-Pirot

Research Associate, Observatoire de la politique et la sécurité de l’Arctique
Verena Gisela Huppert

Ph.D. Fellow Aalborg University, Arctic Consensus, Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq and Greenland Business Association
Einar Gunnarsson

Ambassador Arctic Affairs, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials
Erika Anne Hayfield

Associate Professor in Social Sciences, University of the Faroe Islands
Margretha Jacobsen

Representative of the Faroe Islands to the Arctic Council
Ellen Marie Jensen

Guest Researcher at the Centre for Women's and Gender Research, UiT, the Arctic University of Norway
Nils-Olov Lindfors

Councillor, Region of Norrbotten; Chair of the Northern Sparsely Populated Areas network (NSPA)
Björn Lyrvall

Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Harri Mäki-Reinikka

Ambassador, Senior Adviser, Northern Policies, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Elle Merete Omma

EU Coordinator, Sámi Council
Jean-Sébastien Moore

Professor, Université Laval; Coordinator Lab. of Evolutionary Ecology of Northern Aquatic Resources, Institut nordique du Québec
Tonje Nermark

VP Strategic Communications and Public Affairs at Mo Industrial Park
Neil O'Rourke

Assistant Commissioner, Arctic Region, Canadian Coast Guard
Rósa Rut Thórisdóttir

Visual Anthropologist, Steffansson Arctic Institute
Li Skarin

CEO, Luleå Business & Economic Development
Gosia Smieszek

Researcher, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland; co-lead of "Women of the Arctic"
Bård Ivar Svendsen

Special Adviser / Ambassador for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway
Tove Søvndahl

Policy Officer and Expert member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele

Professor of climate sciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Jari Vilén

Senior Advisor for the Arctic, European Commission
Petteri Vuorimäki

Ambassador for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs. Senior Arctic Official of Finland
Thomas Winkler

Arctic Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark / Head, Department of Arctic and North America, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Nikoline Ziemer

Business Development Manager, Royal Greenland A/S
Andreas Østhagen

Senior Fellow, Leadership Group, the Arctic Institute; Advisor, High North Center for Business and Governance, Nord University