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