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