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