07:30 – 17:00 Registration

08:30 - 11:00 Opening Session 

I. Welcome:

•  H.E. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Chairman Arctic Circle, former President of Iceland

II. Speeches

• H.E. Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland
• H.E. Taro Kono, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan

III. Dialogues

• THE UNITED STATES
  • Lisa Murkowski, United States Senator
• RUSSIA
  • Sergey Kislyak, Senator in the Russian Federation Council, former Ambassador of Russia to the United States
• THE EUROPEAN UNION
  • Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
• CHINA
  • Fu Chengyu, former Chairman of SINOPEC Corporation; Member of the United Nations Global Compact Board

IV. Statements

• H.E. Poul Michelsen, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Faroe Islands
• H.E. Sam Tan Chin Siong, Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office of Singapore

Co-Chairs: 

• Frederik Paulsen, Founding Member, Swiss Polar Institute, Lausanne
• Alice Rogoff, Publisher, Arctic Now

11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break 

11:15 - 12:15 Breakout Sessions 

12:15 - 13:00 Networking Lunch 

Hosted by H.E. Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland

Alaska Showcase: Energy Innovation

Introduction

• Lisa Murkowski, United States Senator

Panel

• Gwen Holdman, Director, Alaska Center for Energy and Power
• Clay Koplin, Mayor of Cordova, Alaska
• Brian Holst, Executive Director, Juneau Economic Development Council
• Larry Hinzman, President, International Arctic Science Committee; Vice-Chancellor for Research, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Eric Utraq Billingsley, Vice President, Operations, NANA Regional Corporation

Chair: Lisa Murkowski, United States Senator

Arctic Transport Dialogue

Speeches

• H.E. Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Minister of Transport and Local Government, Iceland
• Brage Baklien, Secretary of State, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Norway
• Evgeniy Ambrosov, Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of PAO Sovcomflot, Russia
• Scott Minerd, Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners, United States

Chair: Gylfi Sigfússon, President/CEO, Eimskip, Iceland

China and the Future of the Arctic  - Belt and Road

Speakers

• H.E. Gao Feng, Special Representative for Arctic Affairs, People’s Republic of China
• Qian Wang, Deputy Director of International Cooperation, Ministry of Natural Resources – State Oceanic Administration, People’s Republic of China

Chair: Jin Zhijian, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Iceland

15:00 - 15:15 Coffee Break

15:30 - 17:00 Breakout Sessions

17:00 – 17:15 Coffee Break

17:15 - 18:45 Breakout Sessions

18:45 - 20:00 Reception

Hosted by H.E. Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Iceland

20:00 - 21:30 Breakout Sessions

09:00 - 10:00 Russian Science Above the Arctic Circle

Speakers:

• Sergey Vladimirovich Krivovichev, Chairman, Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Head, Department of Crystallography, St. Petersburg State University: Russian Academy of Sciences in the Arctic: Kola Science Centre – Past, Present and Future
• Results of the Arctic Onshore and Offshore Hydrocarbon Resources Study and Development
  • Vasily Igorevich Bogoyavlensky, Deputy Director, Oil and Gas Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, & Head, Department of Geoecology, Gubkin Oil and Gas University
  • Igor Vasilievich Bogoyavlensky, Researcher, Oil and Gas Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
• Vladimir Alekseevich Masloboev, Vice-Chairman, Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences: Environmental Safety of the Mining Industry in the Arctic
• Alexey Mikhaylovich Fadeev, Leading Scientist, Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences: Russian Arctic Shelf Development: Challenges & Opportunities
• Elena Mikhaylovna Klyuchnikova, Leading Scientist, Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences: Regional Aspects of Developing Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in the Russian Arctic
• Aleksei Evgenievich Cherepovitsyn, Leading Scientist, Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Head, Department of Organization and Management, Professor, Mining University: Assessment of Russian Regions Potential for Use Technologies CO₂-EOR

Chair: Sergey V. Krivovichev, Corresponding Member, Russian Academy of Sciences; Head, Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences

10:00 - 10:15 The Arctic Circle Korea Forum

Speaker:

• Park Heung Kyeong, Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Republic of Korea

10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 - 10:50 Scotland: A New Arctic Strategy

Speech:

Fiona Hyslop, MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, Scottish Government

10:50 - 11:00 Statement from Ségolène Royal

Speech:

• Ségolène Royal, Ambassador for the Arctic and Antarctic Poles; Former Minister of the Environment, Republic of France

11:00 - 11:30 Climate Change and the Arctic: A Dialogue with Sir David King

Speeches

• Sir David King, former Special Representative for Climate Change, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2013-2017); Senior Strategy Adviser to the President of Rwanda

Chair: H.E. Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, Iceland

08:00 - 09:00 Breakout Sessions

11:30 - 12:30 Breakout Sessions

12:30 - 13:15 Networking Lunch

Hosted by Green Energy

13:15-14:00 The Pacific-Arctic Partnership For 21st-Century Sustainable Fisheries

Speakers:

• Tetabo Nakara, Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development (MFMRD), Kiribati
• Ben Ponia, Chief of Staff, Office of the Prime Minister, Cook Islands

Panel:

• Ferral Lasi,Under Secretary Technical, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
• Salome Tupou, Pacific Catalyst, University of the Pacific
• Guðmundur Kristjánsson, Brim hf.
• Guðmundur Fertram Sigurjónsson, President & CEO, Kerecis

Chairs:

• Sue Taei, Executive Director, Conservation International New Zealand
• Grímur Valdimarsson, Former Director, Fish & Industry Division, UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)

14:00-14:45 Arctic-Global Indigenous Dialogue: Indigenous Guardianship and Self-Governance: Ecosystems and Thriving Communities

Speakers:

• Kuupik Kleist, Greenlandic Commissioner, Pikialasorsuaq Commission, former Premier of Greenland
• Tukumminnguaq Nykjær Olsen, Graduate Student, University of Greenland
• Aili Keskitalo, President, Sámi Parliament, Norway
• Tetabo Nakara, Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Resources Development, Kiribati
• Eldebechel Secilil, Chief of Staff, Office of the President of Palau

Chair: Peter Seligmann, CEO, Nia Tero

14:45-15:15 The Arctic and the Third Pole - Himalaya

Speakers:

• Yaoming Ma, Professor, Head of International Cooperation, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Dagfinnur Sveinbjörnsson, CEO, Arctic Circle

Chair: Peter Seligmann, CEO, Nia Tero

15:15-16:00 The European Union and the Arctic

Speakers:

• Joao Aguiar Machado, Director General, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE), European Commission
• Marie-Anne Coninsx, European Union Ambassador at Large for the Arctic
• Philippe Brunet, European Commission Director of 'Space policy, Copernicus and Defence'
• Magda Kopczynska, Director, Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission
• Piotr Szymanski, Director, Joint Research Center (JRC), European Commission
• Andrea Tilche, Acting Director, Research and Innovation (DG RTD), European Commission

Chair: Michael Mann, Ambassador of the European Union to Iceland

16:15-16:30 Coffee Break

16:15-17:45 Breakout Sessions

17:45-18:00 Coffee Break

18:00-19:30 Breakout Sessions 

19:45-21:00 China Night

Hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China

20:30-22:30 Breakout Sessions

09:00-09:10 Report from the Arctic Business Summit

• Heiðar Guðjónsson, Vice-Chair of the Arctic Economic Council

09:10-09:50 21st Century Infrastructure for the North American Arctic

Keynote:

• The Honourable Bob McLeod, Premier of the Northwest Territories

Panel:

• Scott Morey, Vice President, Human Resources, OP Trust, Canada
• Darrell Beaulieu, President and CEO, Denedeh Investments Incorporated, Yellowknife, NWT
• Clint Davis, CEO, North35, Capital Partners; Chair, Labrador Inuit Capital Strategy Trust (LICST), Nunatsiavut Group of Companies
• Hugh Short, CEO, Pt. Capital

Chairs:

• Jessica M. Shadian, CEO, Arctic360
• Madeleine Redfern, Mayor of Iqaluit, Nunavut

09:50-10:30 The Faroe Islands as a Model Arctic Hub

Speakers:

• H.E. Poul Michelsen, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Faroe Islands
• Jan Ziskasen, CEO, Føroya Tele, Faroese Telecom
• Rúni M. Hansen, Chairman of the Board, Bakkafrost

Chair: Sigurður Ólafsson, Secretary General, West Nordic Council

10:30-10:45 Report: Italy's Engagement in the Arctic

Speaker:

• H.E. Carmine Robustelli, Special Envoy for the Arctic, Italy

Chair: H.E. Alberto Colella, Ambassador of Italy to Norway and Iceland

10:45-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-12:00 Breakout Sessions

12:00-12:45 Networking Lunch

12:45-13:30 Developing Greenland Through Research

Speakers:

• H.E. Ane Lone Bagger, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Greenland
• Jens K. Lyberth, Director for Corporate Relations, Royal Greenland

Chair:  Malene Juul Simon, Head of Department, Greenland Climate Reearch Centre

13:30-14:15 Faith in the Transformation of Societies and Lifestyles: Stewardship of the Arctic and the Earth

Panel:

• Antje Jackelén, Archbishop of Uppsala, Primate of Sweden, Church of Sweden
• Tapio Luoma, Archbishop of Turku, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
• Helga Haugland Byfuglien, Bishop Preses, Primate of the Church of Norway
• Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir, Bishop of Iceland, National Church of Iceland
• Jógvan Fríðriksson, Bishop of the Faroe Islands, Church of the Faroe Islands

Chair: Ögmundur Jónasson, Former Minister of Justice and Church of Iceland

14:15-14:30 Arctic Science Ministerial Cooperation - The Way Forward

Speaker:

• H.E. Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir, Minister of Education, Science and Culture, Iceland

Chair: H.E. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Chairman Arctic Circle 

14:30-15:00 Together for a Sustainable Arctic: Towards Iceland's 2019-2021 Arctic Council Chairmanship 

Speaker:

• H.E. Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland

Chair: H.E. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Chairman Arctic Circle

15:00-15:30 Coffee Break

15:30-17:30 Arctic Film Series