Speakers:

• Kristin Røymo, Mayor of Tromsø, Norway: Welcome and Introduction
• Päivi Laajala Mayor of Oulu, Finland: Innovation the Arctic
• Eirikur Björn Björgvinsson, Mayor of Akureyri, Iceland: Creating Sustainable Turisme in the Arctic
• Kristin Røymo, Mayor of Tromsø, Norway: Research and Competence in the Arctic
• Arild Olsen, Longyearbyen, Svalbard
• Niklas Nordström, Deputy Mayor of Luleå, Sweden: New Business Areas
• Asii Chemnitz Narup, Mayor, Nuuk Greenland
• Madeleine Redfern, Mayor Iqaluit, Canada*