04 FEBRUARY 2025

17:00 – 18:00
COCKTAIL RECEPTION

18:00 – 21:00
DINNER & FIRESIDE CHAT (Invitation Only)
We are grateful to Agnico Eagle Limited, our hosts and sponsor of this evening’s dinner.

OPENING REMARKS:

• Yvonne Jones, MP for Labrador, PS Northern Affairs, National Defence (Northern Defence), Vice-Chair Arctic Parliamentarians (Lead of the Canadian Delegation )
• Brad Ryder, Director, Government Relations, Agnico

FIRESIDE CHAT: TRUMP ARCTIC POLICY 2.0: US-CANADA ARCTIC COOPERATION
Moderator: Nathan Vanderklippe, International Correspondent, The Globe and Mail

• Luke Coffey, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute and former Director, Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation (Confirmed)
• Mead Treadwell, Former Lt. Governor (2010-2014); Board Member/Former President, Pt. Capital; Co-Founder, Wilson Center Polar Institute (Confirmed)

05 FEBRUARY 2025 – DAY 1 FULL-DAY CONFERENCE

08:00 – 09:00
NETWORKING BREAKFAST

09:00 – 09:20
OPENING REMARKS

9:20 – 10:00
SESSION I: SETTING THE STAGE: WELCOME TO 2025 AND A NEW ARCTIC GEOPOLITICS
Moderator: Nathan Venderklippe, International Correspondent, The Globe and Mail (Confirmed)

• Luke Coffey, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute and former Director, Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation (Confirmed)
• Mead Treadwell, Former Lt. Governor (2010-2014); Board Member /Former President, Pt. Capital; Co-Founder, Wilson Center Polar Institute (Confirmed)

10:00 – 11:15
SESSION II: ANNUAL ARCTIC AMBASSADORS’ ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION PART I – THE NORDIC NORTH
Moderators: Dr. Jessica M. Shadian, President and CEO, Arctic360/Madeleine Redfern, Executive Director, Northern Branch, Arctic360

• Hlynur Guðjónsson, Ambassador, Iceland Embassy in Canada (Confirmed)
• Nikolaj Harris, Ambassador, Kingdom of Denmark Embassy in Canada (Confirmed)
• Kenneth Høegh, Head of Representation to Canada and US,
  Government of Greenland (Confirmed)
• Karin Öhman, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sweden in Canada (Confirmed)
• Jon-Åge Øyslebø, Minister-counsellor / Deputy Head of Mission, Kingdom of Norway Embassy in Canada (Confirmed)
• Sari Uusi-Rauva, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Finland in Canada (Confirmed)

11:15 – 11:30
NETWORKING BREAK

11:30 – 12:15
SESSION III: FIRESIDE CHAT: CANADIAN PATROL SUBMARINE: ITS IMPACT ON ARCTIC DEFENCE
Moderator: Honourable Erin O’Toole, Managing Director of ADIT North America; former MP, Durham and Leader of Conservative Party (Confirmed)

• Commodore J.S. Armstrong, Msm, Cd, Director General Naval Force Development, Royal Canadian Navy (Confirmed)

12:15 – 12:45
SESSION IV: FIRESIDE CHAT: INSIGHTS FROM GREENLAND
Moderator: Dr. Jessica Shadian, President and CEO, Arctic360

• Nauja Bianco, Founder, Isuma Consulting, BOD Arctic360, BOD Greenland Resources Inc. Copenhagen (Confirmed)

12:45 – 14:00
LUNCH AND FIRESIDE CHAT
Moderator: Dr. Jessica Shadian, President and CEO, Arctic360

• Bob Zimmer, Member of Parliament, Government of Canada for British Columbia riding of Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, Shadow Minister for Northern Affairs and Arctic Sovereignty (Confirmed)

14:00 – 15:00
SESSION V: INNOVATING OUT OF THE ARCTIC: ARCTIC DEFENCE AND DUAL-USE COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES
Moderator: Honourable Erin O’Toole, Managing Director of ADIT North America; Former MP, Durham and Leader of Conservative Party (Confirmed)

• Glenn Cowan, Founder & CEO, General Partner, One9 (Confirmed)
• Dr. Ali Dolatabadi, Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Associate Chair, Research, University of Toronto (Confirmed)
• Mike Kennah, CEO, International Telecom (Confirmed)
• Madeleine Redfern, Executive Director, Northern Branch, Arctic360 (Confirmed)
• Andrew G. Smith, Intergovernmental Relations, Executive Council Office, Yukon Government (Confirmed)

15:00 – 16:30
SESSION VI: ARCTIC CRITICAL MINERALS ECONOMY: ESG MEETS NATIONAL DEFENCE
Moderator: Bo Lidegaard, Partner, Kaya Partners (Confirmed)

• Darrell Beaulieu, CEO, Denendeh Exploration and Mining Company Ltd. (DEMCo) (Confirmed)
• Honourable Caitlin Cleveland, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Government of the Northwest Territories (Confirmed)
• April Hayward, Chief Sustainability Officer, Li-FT Power (Confirmed)

16:30 – 17:30
SESSION VII: BREAKING THE ICE: THE PROJECT PITCH AND THE BUSINESS CASE
Judge: Doug Turnbull, Non-Executive Vice Chairman, Morningstar Canada
Pitch: Councillor Marlene Matou, Nahanni Butte Dene Band and Group
Pitch: Claire Tincombe, Managing Director, Det’on Cho Environmental

CLOSING REMARKS: Dr. Jessica Shadian, President and CEO, Arctic360

17:30 – 19:30
RECEPTION

06 FEBRUARY 2025 – DAY 2 FULL-DAY CONFERENCE

08:00 – 09:00
NETWORKING BREAKFAST

09:00 – 09:20
OPENING REMARKS

9:20 – 10:00
SESSION I: SETTING THE STAGE – PART 2
Moderator: Ollie Williams, Editor, Cabin Radio (Confirmed)

• Craig Fleener, Deputy Director, Ted Stevens for Arctic Security Studies (Confirmed)
• Mads Qvist Frederiksen, Executive Director, Arctic Economic Council (Confirmed)
• Dr. Jessica Shadian, President and CEO, Arctic360 (Confirmed)

10:00 – 11:15
SESSION II: 10 YEARS OF ARCTIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION:
THE FUTURE OF THE ARCTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL
Moderator: Mads Qvist Frederiksen, Executive Director, Arctic Economic Council (Confirmed)

• Craig Fleener, Deputy Director, Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies (Confirmed)
• Helene Scherling Olsen, Deputy Head of Trade, Sr. Advisor, Arctic, Danish Trade Council, Canada (Confirmed)
• Per Unheim, Head of Public Affairs and Trade, Embassy of Iceland in Canada (Confirmed)
• Michael Walsh, Director General, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)(Confirmed)

11:15 – 11:30
NETWORKING BREAK

11:30 – 13:00
LUNCH AND FIRESIDE CHAT: INDIGENOUS NORTH: A CONVERSATION AMONG YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
Moderator: Madeleine Redfern, Executive Director, Northern Branch, Arctic360

• Jasmine Redfern, President, Amautiit Nunavut Inuit Women’s Association, Chair, Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal (Confirmed)
• Max Schiller, Bachelor of Commerce, Boom, Finance Student, Concordia University (Confirmed)
• Jaiden Stevens, Intern, Arctic360 (Confirmed)
• Allana Nakashook-Zettler, Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Student, University of Toronto (Confirmed)

13:00 – 14:15
SESSION III: THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD: NATO IN THE ARCTIC
Moderator: Danielle Bochove, Senior Reporter, Global Arctic for Bloomberg (Confirmed)

• Tjorven Bellmann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Canada (Confirmed)
• Aurélie Bonal, EU Deputy Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to Canada (Confirmed)
• Commodore Matthew Coates, Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), former Commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) (Confirmed)
• David Prodger, Acting High Commissioner British High Commission (Confirmed)

14:15 – 15:45
SESSION IV: THE BUSINESS OF CANADA’S NORTH: IS THERE THE WILL AND CAPABILITY?
Moderator: Doug Turnbull, Non-Executive Vice Chairman, Morningstar Canada (Confirmed)

• Louise Blais, Senior Special Advisor – U.S. and International Affairs, Business Council of Canada, Business Council of Canada (Confirmed)
• Sean Boyd, Chair of the Board, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (Confirmed)
• Tim Murphy, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Affairs Officer, AECON (Confirmed)
• John Stackhouse, Senior Vice-President, Office of the CEO, RBC (Confirmed)

15:45 – 16:15
SESSION V: FIRESIDE CHAT
Moderator: Danielle Bochove, Senior Reporter, Global Arctic for Bloomberg (Confirmed)

• Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska (Confirmed)

16:15 – 17:30
SESSION VI: PUBLIC-PRIVATE-INDIGENOUS PARTNERSHIPS: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PRIORITIES & ARCTIC GEOPOLITICS
Moderator: Sean Boyd, Chair of the Board, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (Confirmed)

• Derron Bain, CEO, Concert Infrastructure (Confirmed)
• Paul Barrett, Chief Communications Officer, Davie (Confirmed)
• Rebecca Connelly, Vice President of Strategic Engagement,
  Det’on Cho Management LP. (Confirmed)
• Lisa Mitchell, President and CEO, Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) (Confirmed)

CLOSING REMARKS: Dr. Jessica Shadian, President and CEO, Arctic360

17:30 – 19:30
CLOSING RECEPTION