Jonas Andersson participates to the following sessions :
Arctic Resources on Our Own Terms
The Arctic is a geopolitical hotspot. A region of natural resources and energy in a world of increasing demands. The EU is no exception for the interest in the Arctic assets, with its critical raw material act, net zero industry act and the clean industrial deal. This, in turn, increases tensions in the region. The question is how the checks and balances are to be upheld? How to assure both the local and global needs? The Arctic is also a place where people live. The Arctic paradox is the lack of critical mass in the local communities to release the full growth potentials, at the same time as the return of the industrial investments in raw material facilities goes elsewhere. This session will explore those imbalances and how the exploitation and investments to the gain of the EU and others can go hand in hand with local needs of investments and development opportunities, while respecting the local communities’ and Indigenous Peoples rights, addressing the different land-use interests and need of long-term sustainable local development.
Moderators
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Mikael Janson
Director, North Sweden European Office
Speakers
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Kenneth Høegh
Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council 2025-27, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greenland
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Bjørn Olav Megard
Head of Unit for Indigenous Peoples and National Minorities at the Ministry of Regional and Municipal Policy of Norway
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Jonas Andersson
Chair for the network of Northern Sparsely Populated Areas
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Justin Langan
Indigenous Canadian Activist, Social Entrepreneur and Policy Leader
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Andres Sanabria
Coordinator, OECD Mining Regions and Cities Initiative, OECD
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Maria Martisiute
Policy Analyst on Europe in the World, European Policy Centre (EPC)
Opening Keynotes
Keynote speeches will open the second day of the Arctic Futures Symposium.
Speakers
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Jonas Andersson
Chair for the network of Northern Sparsely Populated Areas
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Johan Armstrong Støver
CEO, Marine Spark X