21 FEBRUARY 2023

16:00 – 17:00 BOOK TALK
His Excellency, Whit Fraser C.C.

Whit Fraser will speak on his important book: True North Rising: My fifty-year journey with the Inuit and Dene leaders who transformed Canada’s North.

17:00 – 18:00
COCKTAIL RECEPTION & BOOK SIGNING

Co-sponsored by the Canadian International Council and the Toronto Branch of the Canadian International Council

18:00 – 21:00
DINNER & FIRESIDE CHAT

DISCUSSION KEYNOTE: His Excellency Whit Fraser C.C., Vice-Regal Consort of Canada

Moderator: Dr. John English, Director Emeritus, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History; Co-Chair, BOD, Arctic360 & Co-Chair, Canadian International Council

41 Willcocks Street
Toronto, ON M5S 1C7

22 FEBRUARY 2023 – DAY 1 FULL DAY CONFERENCE

08:00 – 09:00
NETWORKING BREAKFAST

09:00 – 09:30
OPENING REMARKS

• Dr. Jessica Shadian, President and CEO, Arctic 360
• Madeleine Redfern, Executive Director, Northern Branch, Arctic360
• John English, Director Emeritus, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History; Co-Chair, BOD, Arctic360 & Co-Chair, Canadian International Council
• Bill Braden, Braden Photography

9:30-10:45
SESSION I: ANNUAL ARCTIC AMBASSADORS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: TAKING STOCK AND LOOKING AHEAD

Moderators: Dr. Jessica M. Shadian, President and CEO, Arctic360

• Jon Elvedal Fredriksen, Norway Ambassador to Canada
• H.E. Roy Eriksson, Finland Ambassador to Canada
• Louis J. Crishock, U.S. Senior Arctic Official
• Heidi Kutz, Senior Arctic Official and Director General, Arctic, Eurasion, and European Affairs, Global Affairs Canada
• Kenneth Høegh, Head of Representation to Canada and US, Government of Greenland
• Hanne Fugl Eskjær, Kingdom of Denmark Ambassador to Canada
• Hlynur Guðjónsson, Iceland Ambassador to Canada

10:45-11:00
NETWORKING BREAK

11:00-12:15
SESSION II: ASIA STATES AND THE ARCTIC

Moderator: Dr. Hema Nadarajah, Senior Fellow, Arctic360

• Yamanouchi Kanji, Ambassador of Japan to Canada
• Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Canada, His Excellency LIM Woongsoon

12:15-13:30
LUNCH AND FIRESIDE CHAT: 50 years in the Arctic: A Retrospective

Q&A: Hon. Sen. Dennis Patterson, Nunavut

Moderator: Madeleine Redfern, Executive Director, Northern Branch, Arctic360

13:30-13:40
BREAK

13:40-14:55
SESSION III: BUILDING SUPPLY CHAINS NORTH OF 60: A CONVERSATION WITH ARCTIC TRADE COUNSELLORS TO CANADA

Moderator: Naomi Powell, Managing Editor, Economics and Thought Leadership, Royal Bank of Canada

• Kenneth Høegh, Head of Representation to Canada and US, Greenland Representation
• Helene Scherling Olsen, Deputy Head of Trade, Sr. Advisor, Arctic, Danish Trade Council
• John Fleming, Deputy Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Ottawa
• Patricia Boeg-Jensen, Business Sweden, Swedish Trade Commission, Toronto
• Per Unheim, Head of Public Affairs and Trade, Embassy of Iceland in Ottawa
• Hamid Shirazi, Senior Adviser, Innovation Norway, Toronto
• Mike Walsh, Director General of Policy and Planning, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

14:55-15:05
BREAK

15:05-16:25
SESSION IV: GLOBAL CAPITAL, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE-INDIGENOUS PARTNERSHIPS

Moderator: Doug Turnbull, Vice Chairman and Country Head, Canada at DBRS Morningstar Credit Ratings

• Alanna La Rose, Manager, Strategic Partnerships, RBC
• Clint Davis, CEO, Nunasi Corporation
• Jeff Maurice, CEO, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI)
• Darrell Beaulieu, CEO, Denendeh Investment Corporation, NWT
• Mark Brajer, Chief Executive Officer, Tłı̨chǫ Investment Corporation & Group of Companies

16:25-17:55
SESSION V: INNOVATION OUT OF THE ARCTIC

Moderator: Dr. Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow, Arctic360 & Global Fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington D.C.

• Monica Paulsen, Cluster Manager, Arctic Cluster Team (ACT), Norway
• Dr. Bree Sharratt, Partner, Mostar Financial
• Erik A. Jens, CEO & Founder, LuxuryFintech – by Dutch American Management B.V.

17:55 – 19:30
RECEPTION

23 FEBRUARY – DAY 2 FULL DAY CONFERENCE

08:00 – 09:00

NETWORKING BREAKFAST

09:00 – 09:30

OPENING REMARKS

9:30 – 10:30

SESSION I: HOW DO WE GET THERE FROM HERE?: TALKING CANADIAN STRATEGY ON MULTI-PURPOSE & MULTI-USER CRITICAL ARCTIC INFRASTRUCTURE

Moderator: Dr. Jessica Shadian, President and CEO, Arctic360

• Jody Langelier, President & Controller, Nasittuq Corporation
• Paul Barrett, Chief Communications Officer, Davie Shipbuilding
• Brandon MacDonald, Vice President of Strategy and Growth, Pennecon
• Alex Buchan, Director, Nunavut Affairs, Agnico Eagle Mines
• Hon. David Collenette, Chair, NATO Association of Canada
• MP John Nater, Perth-Wellington in Ontario
• Agnico Eagle (TBC)

10:30 – 10:45

NETWORKING BREAK

10:45 – 12:00
SESSION II: PART TWO: MULTI-PURPOSE & MULTI-USER CRITICAL ARCTIC INFRASTRUCTURE

Moderator: Dr. Jessica Shadian, President and CEO, Arctic360

• Alex Buchan, Director, Nunavut Affairs, Agnico Eagle Mines
• Paul Barrett, Chief Communications Officer, Davie Shipbuilding
• Hon. David Collenette, Chair, NATO Association of Canada
• Jody Langelier, President & Controller, Nasittuq Corporation
• Brandon MacDonald, Vice President of Strategy and Growth, Pennecon
• MP John Nater, Perth-Wellington in Ontario

12:15-13:30

LUNCH AND FIRESIDE CHAT: Indigenous North: A Conversation Among Young Entrepreneurs

Moderator: Madeleine Redfern, Executive Director, Northern Branch, Arctic360

• Max Schiller, Bachelor of Commerce student (Finance major), John Molson School of Business at Concordia University
• in Montreal
• Ayoe Kristiansen, Associate Community Engagement and Nuuk representative for Greenland Minerals & Senior Fellow, Arctic360
• Blaine Mirasty, owner, Cree North Adventures
• Jasmine Elisapi Redfern, J.D., SDG Advocate
• Matthew Pike, PhD student, Department of Population Medicine at the University of Guelph (relationship between mining
• and Inuit well-being) & Owner/Principal Consultant, Norlogics

13:30-15:00

SESSION III: CRITICAL MINERALS AND THE NET ZERO ECONOMY

Introductory Keyonte: Canada’s Critical Mineral Strategy and the North: Andrew Ghattas, Director, Natural Resources Canada

Moderator: Gabe Friedman, Financial Post

• David Connelly, Vice President Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Cheetah Resources
• Andrew Ghattas, Director, Natural Resources Canada
• Darrell Beaulieu, CEO, Denendeh Investments, NWT
• Dr. Ruben Shiffman, Executive Chairman, Greenland Resources
• Vasileios Tsianos, Director of Corporate Development, Neo Performance Materials
• Pamela Strand, Deputy Minister, Industry, Tourism and Investment, GNWT

15:00-15:15

NETWORKING BREAK

15:15-16:30

SESSION IV: STRENGTHENING THE NORTH AMERICAN ARCTIC: THE ROLE OF THINK TANKS IN ADVANCING ARCTIC COOPERATION

Moderators: Dr. Jessica M. Shadian, President and CEO, Arctic360 & Madeleine Redfern, Executive Director, Northern Branch, Arctic360

• Maria Akrén, Nasiffik , Centre for Foreign & Security Policy, Greenland
• Sherri Goodman, Vice Chair U. S. Secretary of State International Security Advisory Board; Senior Fellow, Environmental Change & Security Program & Polar Institute, Wilson
• Kenneth Høegh Head of Representation to Canada and US, Greenland Representation

16:15-17:15

CLOSING REMARKS AND DISCUSSION