Arctic Circle Assembly
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Link to event/ticket information: https://www.arcticcircle.org/2021-arctic-circle-registration
This year the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik will take place in person on 14-17th October. Arctic Economic Council is going to organise two plenary sessions and will record a series of podcasts Arctic Talks/Nordic Talks.
You can see the whole programme for the Arctic Circle here.
Thursday, October 14
11:20 OPEN FOR BUSINESS – IS THE ARCTIC READY FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS?
Location: Norðurljós Hall, Harpa Second Level
- H.E. Jeppe Kofod, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Denmark
- Aaja Chemnitz Larsen, Chair of Arctic Parliamentarians, Member of the Danish Parliament, Kingdom of Denmark
- Michael Mann, EU’s Special Envoy for Arctic Matters, European External Action Service
- Heiðar Guðjónsson, CEO, Sýn; Vice-chairman for Arctic Economic Council
- Mads Qvist Frederiksen, Director, Arctic Economic Council
12:30 ARCTIC TALKS/@NORDICTALKS: INVESTMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE ARCTIC
Location: At the top of Himnastiginn, Harpa Fourth Level
- Heiðar Guðjónsson, CEO, Sýn; Vice-chairman for Arctic Economic Council
- Tara Sweeney, CEO TACK-71, First Chair for Arctic Economic Council
Friday, October 15
10:45 –11:15 THE ARCTIC PUBLIC SQUARE IN WASHINGTON D.C.
Organized in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars PANEL
- Lisa Murkowski, United States Senator from Alaska Sheldon Whitehouse, United States Senator from Rhode Island
- Mark Green, President, Director and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Mike Sfraga, the new Chair of the United States Arctic Research Commission (USARC)
- Heiðar Guðjónsson, CEO, Sýn; Vice-chairman, Arctic Economic Council CHAIR
- Geir H. Haarde, Iceland’s Ambassador to the United States (2015–2019); Prime Minister of Iceland (2006-2009); Foreign Minister of Iceland (2005-2006)
12:30 ARCTIC TALKS/@NORDICTALKS: MARITIME TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN THE ARCTIC.
Location: At the top of Himnastiginn, Harpa Fourth Level
- Thomas Mack, Aleut International Association (AIA),
- Kirsti Methi, Project manager Arctic Capital project at Tromsø municipality, Norway
Saturday, October 16
12:30 ARCTIC TALKS/@NORDICTALKS: ENERGY IN THE ARCTIC.
Location: Silfurberg, Harpa Second Level
14:20 – 15:00 BLUE ECONOMY: SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES IN OUR FOOD SYSTEM
- Bryndís Björnsdóttir, Ph.D. Head of Industry Solutions, Matis, Iceland
- Leslie Canavera, CEO, PolArctic, Alaska US
- Patrick Arnold, Co-Founder & CEO, New England Ocean Cluster, Maine, USA
- Mads Qvist Frederiksen, Director Arctic Economic Council
In addition to that, AEC will take part in several breakout sessions
- October 14th at 10.15- 11.15: Pan-Arctic news. Location: Skarðsheiði, Harpa Third Level
- October 14th at 19.00-19.55: Global Britain And The West Nordic Region. Location: Kaldalón, Harpa Ground Floor
- October 15th at 17.30-18.25 Supporting Arctic Business development. Location: Kaldalón, Harpa Ground Floor
