Kenneth Høegh participates to the following sessions :
Sustainable Economic Development Priorities of the Kingdom of Denmark Arctic Council Chairship
The Arctic Council Chairship has a dedicated focus on the need for sustainable economic development in the Arctic, including the need for a North-to-North approach on collaborative efforts. It is important that sustainable economic development in the Arctic is conducted according to frameworks determined by the peoples of the Arctic. The panel will discuss how the specific needs for sustainable economic development in the Arctic can be advanced in a balanced manner with respect for different Arctic ways of life. The panel will also explore how to ensure that initiatives are being led by the Peoples of the Arctic for the benefit of all Arctic inhabitants, with a particular focus on Indigenous Peoples.
Moderators
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Patti Bruns
Secretary-General, Arctic Mayors Forum
Speakers
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Kenneth Høegh
Chair, Senior Arctic Officials, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greenland
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Claude Véron-Réville
EU Special Envoy for the Arctic
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Hans Ellefsen
Associate Professor and Vice-Dean, Faculty of History and Social Sciences, University of the Faroe Islands
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Camilla Aviaja Olsen
Chair, Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group
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Edward Alexander
Co-Chair, Gwich'in Council International; Head of Delegation to the Senior Arctic Officials, CAFF and EPPR AC working groups
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’ interests 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, Senior Arctic Officials, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greenland
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Bjørn Olav Megard
Director General of Department for Indigenous Peoples and National Minorities at the Ministry of Regional and Municipal Policy
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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
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Maria Martisiute
Policy Analyst on Europe in the World, European Policy Centre (EPC)