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Welcome, Introductory remarks

Monday | January 21

08:30–08:45

Stephen Sackur

Session I: State of the Arctic

08:45–10:15

Stephen Sackur

Session II: The Power of Knowledge

10:45–12:15

Stephen Sackur

Session III: Smart and resilient Arctic societies - Part I

13:45–14:45

Stephen Sackur

Session III: Smart and resilient Arctic societies - Part II

15:00–16:00

Stephen Sackur

The Blue Economy and the Arctic Council.
Organised by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

16:15–17:45

Clarion Hotel The Edge - Arbeidskontoret 1

16:15–17:30

The Strategy for Research and Development in the High North (in Norwegian)
Organised by The Research Council of Norway

Investing in the Arctic
Organised by Arctic Frontiers and the Arctic Economic Council

16:15–18:00

Felix Tschudi

Fra det globale til det lokale: Hvordan balansere vern og bruk av havet?
Senter for hav og Arktis, i samarbeid med Arctic Frontiers

16:15–18:15

Pål Hansen, NRK

Hålogaland Teater

16:15–17:30

Forskningsrådets strategi for nordområdeforskning
Dette arrangementet organiseres av Norges forskningsråd.

Arctic Frontiers Open - Utenrikspolitisk dypdykk: internasjonalt samarbeid under press

17:00–18:00

Skjalg Fjellheim, Nordlys

Arctic Governance: co-operation and power tactics
Organised by Arctic Frontiers and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

18:00–19:00

Stephen Sackur

Clarion Hotel The Edge - Arbeidskontoret 1

18:00–19:00

People in the Arctic
Organised by Arctic Frontiers and the Embassy of Canada

Jérémie M. McGowan

Business finance in the Arctic
Organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark, the Government of The Faroe Islands and Greenland Business

18:00–19:00

Jarl Frijs-Madsen

Dinner Reception: Living in the Arctic

19:00–22:30

Arctic Frontiers Open - Det grønne skiftet - hva nå?

20:00–21:00

Tor Eldevik, UiB og Bjerknessenter

Arctic Frontiers Open - Circumpolar Hip Hop Collab

21:00–23:59

Driv Studenthus

Tuesday | January 22

07:30–08:15

THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED - Lansering av arbeidet med ny Stortingsmelding om nordområdene
Dette arrangementet organiseres av Utenriksdepartementet.

Session IV: Ocean health. Blue growth through green thinking

08:30–09:45

Stephen Sackur

09:00–14:00

Science for Schools

Dale Oen Experience - Youth Science and Exploration Convention

09:00–14:00

Storgata Camping

10:15–11:45

Session V: Arctic seafood and food security

Stephen Sackur

Arctic Frontiers Open - Vi inviterer til Talkaoke, et mobilt talkshow der du kan delta!

11:00–14:00

Nerstranda kjøpesenter

12:45–14:15

Session VI: Offshore energy and mineral resource prospects

Stephen Sackur

Session VII: Arctic seaways

14:45–16:00

Stephen Sackur

Clarion Hotel The Edge - Arbeidskontoret

16:00–19:00

Poster session.

16:10–17:25

Knowledge based ocean management
Organised by the Wilson Center and Arctic Frontiers

Liv Monica Stubholt

Food from Oceans: Sustainable, safe and nutritious
Organised by the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway and the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research

16:15–17:45

Edel Elvevoll ; Livar Frøyland

Workshop | UN Global Compact Action Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business - By Invitation only
Organised by UN Global Compact

17:15–19:00

Battling Marine Plastics: Sustainable management and best practice
Organised by the Arctic Frontiers, WWF-Norway and the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries

17:30–19:00

Liv Monica Stubholt

Practical International Cooperation for Marine Research: UK-Norway-Russia
Organised by The Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom

17:30–19:00

From Berlin to Action - The 2nd Arctic ministerial meeting outcome and follow up
Organised by University of Tromsø, the Arctic University of Norway

17:30–19:00

Andrea Tilche ; Lars-Otto Reiersen

Polaria

18:30–19:30

APECS Panel Discussion on Scientific Publishing

Dinner reception: Ocean possibilities

19:00–22:30

Havneterminalen

20:00–21:00

Arctic Frontiers Open - Hvem eier sannheten?

Skjalg Fjellheim, Nordlys

Wednesday | January 23

08:30–10:15

Science plenary

Kikki Kleiven

Innovations for a Transformed Arctic: Empowering the Far North for the 21st Century
Organised by the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy

09:00–12:00

Ken Coates

UiT - TEO-H1 Rom 1.425 (level 4)

09:00–15:30

Science diplomacy and security in the Arctic
Organised by Arctic Frontiers, Konrad adenauer stiftung and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

Kate Hansen Bundt ; Rasmus Bertelsen ; Matthias Dornfeldt ; Njord Wegge

Clarion Hotel The Edge - Arbeidskontoret 1

09:00–12:30

Emerging Technologies and Innovation for Arctic Conditions in Offshore Petroleum and Maritime Industries - By The Research Council of Norway
Organised by Arctic Frontiers, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, and the Research Council of Norway

Alfred Hanssen

09:00–14:00

Science for Schools

Private actors and ocean governance: the Arctic and beyond
Organised by Arctic Frontiers, FNI and NUPI

10:30–12:00

Plastics without Borders: A Marine Litter Database and Knowledge Platform for the Arctic
Organised by GRID-ARENDAL, University of the Arctic Thematic Network on Arctic Plastic Pollution, and the Norwegian Centre for Oil Spill Preparedness and Marine Environment

10:30–12:00

Plastics in the Ocean - Sources and distribution Part I

11:00–12:00

Geir Wing Gabrielsen ; Marianna Pinzone

The future of Governance and handling Vulnerability in Arctic Ecosystems

11:00–12:00

Finn Katerås ; Magali Vullierme

State of the Arctic - Arctic oceanography

11:00–12:00

Geir Ottersen ; Evangelia (Elina) Efstathiou

A Smart Arctic Future - Smart Arctic Part I

11:00–12:00

Janike Kampevold Larsen ; Andrian Vlakhov

Improved safety and environmentally sound operations in the Arctic Ocean - How to move forward?
Organised by the EU Arctic Cluster

12:30–14:00

Arctic Blue Digital Business Models
Organised by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

12:30–14:00

Plastics in the Ocean - Sources and distribution Part II

13:00–14:30

Claudia Halsband ; Lisa Winberg von Friesen

The future of Governance and handling Vulnerability in Arctic Ecosystems

13:00–14:30

Lars-Otto Reiersen ; Maksim Marchenkov

State of the Arctic - Operational oceanography and forecasting

13:00–14:30

Tor Eldevik, UiB og Bjerknessenter ; Ingrid H. Onarheim

A Smart Arctic Future - Smart Arctic Part II

13:00–14:30

Einar Sneve Martinussen ; Daria Makhotina

Future Arctic Logistics and Infrastructure
Organised by Arctic Frontiers, the Centre for High North Logistics and the China-Nordic Arctic Research Center

13:00–15:30

Felix Tschudi

Building a coherent observing system - the role of innovation and technology
Organised by Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) and its member institutions

14:30–16:00

Heikki Lihavainen

Raising awareness about oil spill response in the Arctic marine environment
Organised by APP4SEA

14:30–16:30

Plastics in the Ocean - Politics and economy

15:00–16:45

Anne Katrine Normann ; Justine Ammendolia

The future of Governance and handling Vulnerability in Arctic Ecosystems

15:00–15:45

Gro van der Meeren ; Hein Rune Skjoldal

State of the Arctic - Past and present cryosphere

15:00–17:00

Ben Marzeion

A Smart Arctic Future - Smart city development

15:00–16:15

Janike Kampevold Larsen ; Sami Niemelä

Sustainable reindeer husbandry - globalization and the northern sea-route
Organised by University of the Arctic Institute for Circumpolar Reindeer at International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry, Kautokeino in cooperation with Centre for High North Logistics, Kirkenes, Norway

15:00–16:30

Svein D. Mathiesen ; Ellen Inga Turi

The future of Governance and handling Vulnerability in Arctic Ecosystems - Panel discussion "Handling vulnerability in the Arctic"

15:00–18:00

Poster session

Clarion Hotel The Edge

15:45–16:15

The Arctic Fuel Menu and the Northern Sea Route
Organised by BELLONA

16:30–19:00

Arctic Frontiers Open - Smart Arctic Network - Workshop

16:30–18:30

Polaria

17:00–19:00

Triple "R"ctic: Reduce, Reuse & Recycle - Sharing experiences on circular economy and marine litter
Organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Ronald Lanters

#iamfromthefuture: Creative Arctic talkaoke
Organised by Ice-9

17:00–18:30

Dinner reception: Arctic Ocean knowledge

19:00–22:30

Arctic Frontiers Open - PechaKucha - Arctic Ocean

20:00–21:30

Maria Varteressian, Arctic Frontiers

Thursday | January 24

09:00–14:00

Science for Schools

Arctic Business matchmaking - From policy to business realizing agenda
Organised by Arctrade, Arctic Frontiers and Petroarctic

09:00–14:00

Liv Monica Stubholt ; Klas Blomqvist

A Smart Arctic Future - Technology Part I

09:00–10:30

State of the Arctic - Land-ocean interactions, benthic and terrestrial ecology

09:00–10:30

Ben Marzeion

The future of Governance and handling Vulnerability in Arctic Ecosystems

09:00–10:30

Rolf Rødven

Plastics in the Ocean - Interactions with biota

09:00–10:30

Amy Lusher

Compatibility, cooperation and interaction: Implications of a BBNJ treaty for the Arctic
Organised by The K.G. Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea

10:00–12:00

Tore Henriksen

The future of Governance and handling Vulnerability in Arctic Ecosystems

11:00–12:00

Rolf Rødven

A Smart Arctic Future - Technology Part II

11:00–12:00

Plastics in the Ocean - Associated pollutants

11:00–12:00

Dorte Herzke

State of the Arctic - Zooplankton in a changing Arctic

11:00–12:00

Siv Lauvset

Academic (un)employment and mobility in the Arctic
Organised by the University of Tromsø - the Arctic University of Norway, LTU - Luleå Technical University and UOulu - University of Oulu

12:00–14:00

UiT - Farmasibygget Aud. 1 (F2.303)

13:00–14:30

A Smart Arctic Future - Sustaining a smart Arctic

State of the Arctic - Arctic marine ecology

13:00–14:30

Geir Ottersen

The future of Governance and handling Vulnerability in Arctic Ecosystems

13:00–14:30

Robert Stephenson

Plastics in the Ocean - Modelling and risk assessment

13:00–14:30

Bart Koelmans

Plastics in the Ocean - Waste management and sustainability

15:00–16:30

Jenna Jambeck

The future of Governance and handling Vulnerability in Arctic Ecosystems - Panel discussion "Governance and management"

15:00–15:30

A Smart Arctic Future - Energizing a smart Arctic

15:00–16:45

Lokal økologisk kunnskap i Arktis - et verktøy for smart forvaltning?
Organised by Naturvernforbundet Troms

18:00–20:00

Verdensteateret

20:00–21:00

Arctic Frontiers Open - Verdens første plastfrie by?

Bodil Kjelstrup, NNKM

Friday | January 25

09:00–14:00

Science for Kids