Mads Qvist Frederiksen participates to the following sessions :
Presentation of the Laurence Trân Arctic Futures Award
Given by the International Polar Foundation and the Trân Family, the Laurence Trân Arctic Futures Award is an annual prize given to a young entrepreneur based in the Arctic to help them move their business forward.
Speakers
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Nicolas Van Hoecke
Managing Director, International Polar Foundation
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Piet Steel
Vice-President, Belgian Polar Secretariat; Director, IPF Board; Former Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam
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Mads Qvist Frederiksen
Executive Director, Arctic Economic Council
Arctic Investment Scenarios towards 2040
This panel will present and discuss the results of the scenarios workshop, organised by the High North Center for Business and Governance at Nord University, on investment futures in the European Arctic over the next 10–15 years, placing them in context for local, national, and EU policymakers. Drawing on scenario methodology, the workshop explores key uncertainties shaping Arctic development, from geopolitical rivalry and resource strategies to the role of indigenous knowledge and the prospects for sustainable growth. Against a backdrop of shifting US–Greenland, US–EU, and Europe–Russia relations, participants examine what kinds of investments may emerge in this geopolitical and economic hotspot, who will drive them, and how competing visions for the Arctic’s future could unfold. The panel will share these alternative Arctic investment scenarios up to 2040 and discuss their implications for policy and strategic planning.
Moderators
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Andreas Raspotnik
Director, High North Center, Nord University; Senior Researcher, Fridtjof Nansen Institute
Speakers
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Andrey Mineev
Researcher, Nord University Business School
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Mads Qvist Frederiksen
Executive Director, Arctic Economic Council
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Kalle Kankaanpää
Ambassador for Arctic Affairs and Senior Arctic Official, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
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Carina Sammeli
Mayor of Luleå, Sweden
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Erika Tizya-Tramm
Manager of Community Partnerships with Northern Energy Innovation, Yukon University; Vuntut Gwitch'in First Nation
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Larisa Lorinczi
Policy Officer, European Commission (DG RTD)
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Gustav Vestlie
Chief Strategy Officer, Marine Spark X