Program for
Gaia Arctic Summit 2024
Torsdag 6. juni
11:00 – Lunch and registration, Kulturfabrikken
12:00 – Conference begins
Kartellet & Yderst Europe - Cultural element
Haddy Njie - MC - Overall goal of the conference
Grete Ellingsen & Geir Are Johansen – Welcome with Director of Museum Nord and Head of Vesterålsrådet.
12:25 – Theme 1: Raise Awareness
Status today and looking into the future: Which climate changes affecting the Arctic can we expect?
Brita Staal - Smart Innovation Norway - Moderator
Introduction to the theme
Arne Ivar Mikalsen - Nordland County Council
Nordland county’s role in the transition - building an ecosystem for innovation and transformation
Philippe Tulkens - European Commission
The European Climate Risk Assessment and how the EC policies and instruments help Arctic Regions.
Jochen Knies - UiT The Arctic University of Norway
"Into the blue". What will happen with our Arctic in a warmer world?
Runa Haug Khoury - North CleanTech, AION by Aker BioMarine
Global perspectice on how CC affect the business development in the Arctic.
Panel discussion & Summary
Jochen Knies, Philippe Tulkens, Runa Haug Khoury
Break 30 min
14:30 – Theme 2: How climate change affects and changes legislation and political frameworks
Overall political guidelines and framework – addressing global and local issues
Haddy Njie - Musical element
Kim Noguera Gabrielli - Moderator
Introduction to the theme
Andrea Liverani - World Bank
Policy packages for the Circular Economy transition
Anders Jönsson - UNECE
Kirsti Helene Rødfjell Meidelsen - KPMG, ESG in Northern Norway
In panel with Kim Noguera Gabrielli, Andrea Liverani, Anders Jönsson
Panel discussion with Kim Noguera Gabrielli
Martin Rasmussen - Andfjord Salmon and Marthe Hov Jacobsen - Egga Utvikling
16:00 – Closing program day 1, and give information about the evening's programme
18:30 – Conference dinner
Award-winning Kvitnes Gård serves the best of Vesterålen in the spectacular setting of the Hurtigruten Museum in Stokmarknes.
Fredag 7. juni
08:30 – Conference begins, Kulturfabrikken
Haddy Nije - Welcome and musical element. Presentation of today’s program.
Cultural element TBA
08:40 – Theme 3: Prerequisites for change
How can we create change? Financing, research and innovation.
Laura Wendling - Water and Environment group at SINTEF Community - moderator
Introduction to the theme
André Küüsvek - Nordic Investment Bank
Trude Glad - Sparebank1 Nord Norge
Marthe Haugland - Nordic Innovation
Tarjei Nødtvedt Malme - Norwegian Research Council
Panel Discussion with Laura Wendling
André Küüsvek, Trude Glad, Daniel Sowe - Trollfjord AS and Michal Meyer Nilssen - Norskin
Break 30 min
10:45 – Theme 4: Connecting local with global needs
Building knowledge, collaboration and networks
LeNa M. Paalviiking - Musical element
Cathrine Barth - Natural State / Nordic Circular Hotspot - moderator
Trygve Meyer - EDIH Oceanopolice
Increase your organization's capacity through knowledgesharing and collaboration
Odd Are Svendsen – SINTEF Digital
RESIST - Regions for climate change resilience through Innovation, Science and Technology. It´s all about collaboration.
Ane Høyem - Head of Gaia Vesterålen
RESIST - Regions for climate change resilience through Innovation, Science and Technology. It´s all about collaboration.
Ugnė Budriūnaitė - ReGeneration2030
Panel discussion with Cathrine Barth
Francis Ambrose Des Bouvrie - Pungdom Ungdomsbedrift, Solveig Korum - Kulturtanken, Bjørn Tore Woll - Arena Storheia, Ugnė Budriūnaitė