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1 PROGRAM . 2019. AV K ICELA. KJ N. EY. D. R. 2019. OC. TO B E R 1 0 -1 3. Picture by RAX. Cover photo by RAX. FIRST FLOOR. 1. Registration / Info desk 2. Stemma - Meeting Rooms 10. 9. 3. V sa - Meeting Rooms 4. Kaldal n - Sessions 14 9. 8. 5. R ma A - Sessions 5 2. 6. R ma B - Sessions 4. 7. Fl i - Networking Meeting Booths 6 3 A. Business Centre 8. Hafnarstr ti: I am Inuit Exhibition 7 4. 9. Nor urbryggja - Reception Area 1. 10. Elevator to H aloft (8th Floor). 11. Elevators to Sessions & B. Arctic Circle Bar: 3. 13. Bj rtuloft & Esja (5th Floor).

2 Arctic Circle Bar (4th Floor) 12. Akrafjall (4th Floor) 1. Skar shei i (3rd Floor) 11 2. Expo Pavilion Session (K2 Level). 15. 12. Hafnarkot - Sessions 13. Fl i Sessions 14. Exhibition: #Earth #Art 15: Harpa Main Entrance Exhibition: Arctic Trucks Exhibition: ICEBERG! SECOND FLOOR. 1. Silfurberg - Main Hall - Plenary Sessions A. Silfurberg A - Sessions B. Silfurberg B - Sessions 2. Exhibition: Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit 3. Catering Area and Media Desk Exhibition: Yamalo-Nenets Nomadic Tradition 4. Nor urlj s - Sessions & Receptions Arctic Circle Caf HARPA.

3 5. Harpa Corner S BJ RG. 5a. Exhibition: Arctic Innovations 8 5b. Exhibition: Chinese Arctic Research Expeditions 6. Catering Area 7. Elevators to Sessions & Arctic Circle Bar MINISTRY. OF INDUSTRIES. Bj rtuloft & Esja (5th Floor) &INNOVATION. Arctic Circle Bar (4th Floor). Akrafjall (4th Floor) CULTURE. 7 HOUSE. Skar shei i (3rd Floor). 5a 5b Expo Pavilion Sessions (K2 Level). 6 8. Vi ey - Sessions 5 9. Speakers Ready Room r n gua ag tn n m 5. THE ARCTIC CIRCLE APP! Download the Arctic Circle App and enjoy its many features: View the entire PROGRAM Customize your own schedule Locate sessions and exhibitions Get to know the speakers Available for download via GooglePlay and the App Store SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS.

4 #ArcticCircle2019 Picture by RAX. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 PRE-EVENTS. 14:00 19:00 REGISTRATION Closed meeting by invitation only Peter Fischer-M ller, Bishop at Roskilde, Denmark Location: Harpa Conference Centre and Organized by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Concert Hall of Iceland Agnes M. Sigur ard ttir, Bishop of Iceland, National Church of Iceland 12:00 15:00 LEIF ERIKSSON DAY: CELEBRATING. 09:00 16:00 FROM NATIONAL STRATEGIES TO AMERICAN - ICELANDIC ENTERPRISE 15:00 18:00 ARCTIC CIRCLE ADVISORY BOARD. SHARED SOLUTIONS: Location: H s Atvinnul fsins, Borgart n 35.

5 MEETING. Location: Harpa Concert Hall and Conference BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE Organized by the American - Icelandic Chamber Centre, Reykjav k DEVELOPMENT IN THE ARCTIC of Commerce Closed meeting by invitation only Closed meeting by invitation only Location: Hof, Akureyri, North Iceland Organized by the Northern Research Forum at 14:00 15:30 THE FAITH FOR EARTH INITIATIVE 18:00 20:00 EXHIBITION OPENING: LITTLE. the University of Akureyri and the Greenland THINGNESS OF GREENLAND. Representation in Reykjav k Location: Sk lholt Cathedral, Southern Open to all Assembly participants.

6 Iceland TITARTAKKAT MIKISUT KALAALLIT. Organized by the Evangelical Lutheran NUNAANNEERSUT: SPEAKERS Church of Iceland, the Soil Conservation ARCTIC SKETCHBOOKS BY B N DICTE. sthildur Sturlud ttir, Mayor of Akureyri, Iceland Service of Iceland, the Institute for Religion and Reconciliation, and the United Nations KL NE. Ane Lone Bagger, Minister for Education, Association of Iceland Culture, Church and Foreign Affairs, Greenland Location: Alliance Fran aise of Reykjav k, Open to all Assembly participants Tryggvagata 8. rd s Kolbr n Reykfj r Gylfad ttir, Organized by the Embassy of France in Iceland Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation, Iceland SPEAKERS.

7 Supported by the Institut Fran ais (Paris), 09:00 17:15 SENIOR ARCTIC OFFICIALS ARCTIC Gu mundur Ingi Gu brandsson, Rennes Metropole and the cities of Rennes, Minister for Environment and Natural Resources, Iceland ECONOMIC COUNCIL MEETING Saint-Gr goire, and Vezin-le-Coquet Location: Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Iyad Abumoghli, Principal Coordinator, Strategic Open to all Assembly participants Engagement with Faith-based Organizations, Faith Centre, Reykjav k for Earth Beatrice Dossah, environmental activist, Ghana 2019 STEFANSSON. MEMORIAL LECTURE.

8 20:30-21:30, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10TH. An Arctic without End: Visions for our Planet in an Age of the Anthropocene Location: Kaldal n, Harpa Ground Level Delivered by: Dr. Michael Bravo, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge University ORGANIZED BY: The Stefansson Arctic Institute and the Dickey Center for International Understanding s Institute of Arctic Studies, Dartmouth College. Supported by the Evelyn Stefansson Nef Endowment FRIDAY, OCTOBER. THURSDAY, 31 17:00-20:00. OCTOBER BREAKOUT. 10 SESSIONS SESSIONS. 9:00 - 10:00. 07:30-17:00 REGISTRATION Nick Wilson, Royal Military College of Canada and Government Christoph Humrich, Assistant Professor, Centre for International of Canada Relations Research/Arctic Centre, University of Groningen, The Location: Harpa Conference Centre and Netherlands: The Multi-level Politics of Arctic Marine Environmental Concert Hall Justin Barnes, Canada Fellow, Polar Research and Policy Initiative, Governance and the EU.

9 Canada 09:00 10:00 THE NORTH AMERICAN ARCTIC: NEW Moderator: Dwayne Ryan Menezes, Founder & Managing 09:00 10:00 GREENLAND'S EMERGING FOREIGN. TRENDS IN REGIONAL SECURITY Director, Polar Research and Policy Initiative, UK POLICY QUESTIONS. Organized by Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI); Organized by Centre for Arctic Studies, University of Iceland;. University College; Trent University; Arctic Domain Awareness 09:00 10:00 THE EU AND THE POLITICS OF ARCTIC. Political Science, UiT the Arctic University of Norway Center, University of Alaska SECURITY AND MARINE SUSTAINABLE.

10 Location: Esja, Harpa Fifth Level Location: Nor urlj s, Harpa Second Level DEVELOPMENT. Organized by Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Nordic Countries SPEAKERS. SPEAKERS. Project Rasmus Leander Nielsen, Assistant Professor, Department of Inuuteq Holm Olsen, Minister Plenipotentiary and Head of Location: Kaldal n, Harpa Ground Level Social Science, Economics & Journalism Ilisimatusarfik (University of Representation, Greenland Representation in Washington, DC Greenland): Punching Above its (De Jure) Weight: The Evolution of Para- SPEAKERS Diplomacy in Greenland from the Early 1970s to Today Major-General Randy 'Church' Kee, USAF (retd), Director, Arctic Domain Awareness Center, University of Alaska Benjamin Schaller, PhD candidate/Research Fellow, Centre for Mikkel M ller Sch ler, Political Advisor, Co-owner, Sikki Peace Studies, UiT The Arctic University of Norway: Consultants, Greenland: Belle of the Ball The Greenlandic Power Mead Treadwell, President, Treadwell Development.