Program details will continue to be released as the event dates near. Please note this is a draft program and changes are likely.
Day 1 Program | Day 2 Program | Day 3 Program
The opening ceremony will include welcome remarks by Bárður á Steig Nielsen, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Fisheries of the Faroe Islands, Eyðdis Hartmann Niclasen, Minister of Health and Energy of the Faroe Islands, Kenneth Høegh, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials, Elsa Berg, Mayor of Tórshavn, and Benjamin Strong, Chair of EPPR. The opening will set the scene for the conference and introduce the overall objectives of the programme.
Aleut International Association, Inuit Circumpolar Council and Saami Council will also present opening remarks.
Speaker: Tina Schoolmester, UNEP/Grid Arendal
Speaker: Dr Lauren McWhinnie, Heriot-Watt University
Participants: Aleut International Association, Arctic Athabaskan Council, Inuit Circumpolar Council and Saami Council
Speakers: Elsa Berg, Mayor of Tórshavn & Patti Bruns, Arctic Mayors Forum
Three key challenges from each group
Day 1 Question: What are the challenges?
The day concludes with an event dinner for participants at Hotel Føroyar hosted by the Kingdom of Denmark Chairship of the Arctic Council.
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