ARCTIC SCIENCE DIPLOMACY: THE NEXT GENERATION

Organized by: Science Diplomacy Center, USA; Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany; University of the Arctic (UArctic) Thematic Network on Science Diplomacy; United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Switzerland; Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School, USA

SPEAKERS

• Paul Arthur Berkman, Professor, Founder and President, Science Diplomacy Center, USA; Senior Fellow, UNITAR, Switzerland; Faculty Associate, Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School, USA
• Volker Rachold, Head, German Arctic Office, Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany
• Alexandra Middleton, Assistant Professor, Oulu Business School, University of Oulu, Finland
• Corine Wood-Donnelly, Associate Professor of International Relations & the High North, Nord University, Norway; Uppsala University, Sweden
• Susana Hancock, President 2022-2023, Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), Iceland; Science Manager, Arctic Basecamp
• Joshua van de Goor, Intern, German Arctic Office, Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany

TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS AND GEOPOLITICAL INNOVATION IN THE ARCTIC

Organized by: Arctic Circle Mission Council on the GlobalArctic

SPEAKERS

• Merje Kuus, Professor of Political Geography, University of British Columbia, Canada 2525
• Romain Chuffart, President and Managing Director, The Arctic Institute, USA
• Lassi Heininen, Chair, Arctic Circle Mission Council on the Global Arctic; Editor, Arctic Yearbook; Professor, University of Lapland, Finland
• Aaja Chemnitz Larsen, Member, Danish Parliament, Inuit Ataqatigiit; Chair, Arctic Parliamentarians
• Volker Rachold, Head, German Arctic Office
• MODERATOR: Mathias Albert, Professor of Political Science, University of Bielefeld, Germany

NON-ARCTIC STATES: ASSETS FOR THE REGION

Organized by: EGMONT – Royal Institute for International Relations, Belgium; German Arctic Office; The Arctic Institute, USA

SPEAKERS

• Solveig Rossebø, Senior Arctic Official, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
• Keizo Takewaka, Ambassador for International Economic Affairs and Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
• René van Hell, Arctic Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands
• Carmine Robustelli, Special Envoy for the Arctic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy
• Lauri Bambus, Ambassador to Norway and Iceland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Estonia
• Franziska Hagedorn, Head of Division (United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Arctic Policy), Federal Foreign Office, Germany
• Piotr Rakowski, Senior Advisor for Arctic Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
• Marie-Anne Coninsx, Senior Associate Fellow, EGMONT – Royal Institute for International Relations, Belgium