Speakers:

• Lars Nelson, Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation Vice President of Lands: Connecting the American Arctic – Barrow, Alaska
• Mike Sfraga, Wilson Center, Polar Initiative Director: The Future Arctic: Indigenous Communities as Essential Drivers of Economic and Social Success
• Alice Rogoff, Arctic Now, Founder: Importance of Community-Based Development
• “Constructive Collaborations Between Indigenous Peoples and the Researchers”
  • Nagruk Harcharek, UIC Science, General Manager
  • Harry K. Brower Jr., North Slope Borough Mayor
• Catherine Coral Simons, Department of Transportation Committee on the Marine Transportation System, Senior Maritime Infrastructure Advisor: Infrastructure Policy & Finance: Arctic Spotlight
• Halldór Jóhannsson, Arctic Portal Executive Director (Iceland): Arctic Cooperation and Business Development Driven by Knowledge and Effective Information Exchange
• Joseph Ahmaogak, Olgoonik,Chairman of the Board of Directors: A View from a Traditional Whaling Village
• Anders Oskal, International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry Executive Director: Unique Cross-Border Cooperation Between Arctic Reindeer Peoples