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
Strengthening the
North American Arctic
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