Arctic Dialogue 2013 Arctic in a Global Perspective

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1 1 High North Centre for Business and Governance Arctic Dialogue Series Arctic Dialogue 2013 Arctic in a Global Perspective Conference Program Bodø March 19-21, 2013 Pan-Arctic Dialogue Improving Communication & Understanding among Key Stakeholders University of Nordland, Bodø Graduate School of Business High North Centre for Business and Governance Overview The 7 th Annual Arctic Dialogue hosted by the High North Center for Business and Governance, Bodø Graduate school of Business (HHB) at the University of Nordland (UiN) in Bodø, Norway; in cooperation with the International Institute of Energy Politics and Diplomacy (MIEP) at MGIMO University in Moscow, Russia, is a unique forum dedicated to issues of resource development in the High North. The Dialogue brings together major Arctic players concerned with Arctic development including Arctic heads of state, major industry leaders, fishing communities, academia, local indigenous and non-indigenous Arctic communities, local politicians and other important stakeholders. The Dialogue fosters discussion to create and increase information sharing between stakeholders in the Arctic and put this information into practice. Arctic Dialogue 2013 Arctic in a Global Perspective The theme of the 2013 Arctic Dialogue is Arctic in a Global Perspective. Recent years have seen a number of high-profile announcements on partnerships being formed among governments, academia and industry that recognize the unique capacities, knowledge, technologies and skill-sets needed for sustainable development in the Arctic.

2 2 High North Centre for Business and Governance Arctic Dialogue Series PROGRAM ARCTIC DIALOGUE 2013 Monday, March 18, 2013 Arrive Bodø, Norway Tuesday, March 19 th : Auditorium, University of Nordland 12:00 Lunch concert at the Grey zone at University of Nordland, with Bjørn Andor Drage and Mikael Rönnberg 12:00 12:45 Mingling lunch outside A5 12:45 17:00 Mock Arctic Council Meeting Graduate students from both the Sustainable Management and Energy Management programs, which are joint programs between the Bodø Graduate School of Business and MGIMO University in Moscow, Russia and several Universities in Northwest Russia and Ukraine will engage in a mock Arctic Council meeting exploring oil and gas development in the Arctic. (To be held at University of Nordland, Auditorium Petter Thomassen - A5. All conference participants are welcome) Mingling dinner at Restaurant Bryggerikaia (Sjøgata 1) Classical concert (included): London Calling with Barokksolistene, Bjarte Eike og Tuva Semmingsen, Nordland Music Festival Winter at Bodø Domkirke Wednesday, March 20 th : Auditorium A14/Petter Dass, University of Nordland 08:30 Bus pick up in front of Thon Hotel Nordlys for departure to the High North Centre at University of Nordland 09:00 09:30 Registration, coffee & tea 09:30 09:40 Opening Moderator: Frode Mellemvik, Director High North Center, Bodø Graduate School of Business, University of Nordland Welcome to the University of Nordland, Bjørn Olsen, Dean Bodø Graduate School of Business, University of Nordland 09:40 09:55 Welcome to Arctic Dialogue 2013, Odd Eriksen, Governor of Nordland County Government 09:55 10:10 Cultural event with Svante Henryson, Nordland Music Festival Winter

3 3 High North Centre for Business and Governance Arctic Dialogue Series 10:10 11:00 Arctic in a Global Perspective: Part one Global overview Moderator: Frode Mellemvik, Director High North Center 10:10 11:00 Arctic in a Global Perspective: The North in 2050, Laurence C. Smith, UCLA 11:00 11:20 Coffee Break 11:20 14:30 Arctic in a Global Perspective: Part one Global overview Moderator: Petter Nore, Director, Norad, 11:20 11:40 Arctic in a Global Perspective China's interest in the Arctic and its relations with Arctic states" Yang Fang, Research Associate, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Singapore 11:40 12:00 Arctic in a Global Perspective; Industrial development and the Environment, Phil Dyer, Arctic Communication Manager, Shell International. 12:00 12:20 Capella Festa, IEA, Future Energy Demands and Arctic Energy Resources 12:20-13:10 Lunch at the Kantina, University of Nordland 13:10 14:30 Arctic in a Global Perspective: Part one Global overview continued Moderator: Petter Nore, Director, Norad, 13:10 13:30 Svetlana Ozhegova, Minister-Counsellor, Russian Embassy in Norway, Russian perspectives, 13:30 13:50 William R. Taliaferro, representative from US Embassy to Norway, North American perspective, 13:50 14:20 Q&A Discussions 14:20 14:45 Coffee break

4 4 High North Centre for Business and Governance Arctic Dialogue Series 14:45 16:00 Arctic in a Global Perspective: Part two The North East/West Passage Moderator: Willy Østreng, 14:45 15:05 15:05 15:25 15:25 15:45 Felix Tschudi, Tschudi Shipping Company Mikhail Belkin, Assistant to Director General, ROSATOMFLOT Rob Huebert, Associate Professor, University of Calgary, Canada Nils Andreas Masvie, DNV Regional Manager Russia, Risk management for the Oil and Gas production and Maritime transportation in the Arctic 15:45 16:05 16:05 16:20 Q&A 16:20 16:40 Presentation by Bjørn Gunnarsson about ARCTIS, research engine for articles /books /information about the Arctic: 16:40 17:30 Sailing around the North Pole, Thorleif Thorleifsson, Explorer 17:30-19:15 Dinner at University of Nordland 19:15 Bus to Center of Bodø (Bodø Domkirke) 20:00 21:30 Concert (included) Night Song - Svante Henryson and Ketil Bjørnstad in Bodø Domkirke (Nordland Music Festival Winter) 22:00 An Alehouse Session with Barokksolistene and Bjarte Eike at Sinus Pub (optional)

5 5 High North Centre for Business and Governance Arctic Dialogue Series Thursday, March 21 st : Auditorium A14/Petter Dass, University of Nordland 08:15 Bus to University from Thon Hotel Nordlys 08:30 Registration for day two, coffee & tea 09: Welcome by Frode Mellemvik, Director High North Center Opening of day two by Morten Høglund, Leader of the Norwegian Parliament s Delegation for Arctic Parliamentarian Cooperation, 09:20 12:00 Arctic in a Global Perspective: Part three People and Living conditions Moderator: Anatoly Zolotukhin, Gubkin University, Moscow, Russia 09:20 09:40 Thierry Rodon, Associate Professor, Laval University, Canada An analysis of the development in the Arctic, 09:40 10:00 Thor Christian Andvik, INTSOK, "The oil & gas industry - Arctic challenges and regional development in North West Russia", 10:00-10:20 Charlotte Brower, Mayor of North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA local community perspective 10:20-10:50 Coffee Break 10: Jan Frederik Danielsen, Adviser on fisheries, Norwegian EU-delegation 11:10 11:30 Roman Sidortsov Senior Global Energy Fellow, Vermont Law School, US, Development of Offshore Mineral Resources in the U.S. Arctic: Challenges, Gaps, and Opportunities for the Legal and Regulatory Regime, 11:30-12:00 Panel debate/ Q&A 12:00 Lunch concert at the Grey zone at University of Nordland, - Opera pearls 12:00 13:00 Lunch at the Kantina, University of Nordland

6 6 High North Centre for Business and Governance Arctic Dialogue Series 13:00 13:30 Opportunities for value creation in the High North Moderator: Frode Mellemvik, Director High North Center Stuart Fitzgerald, Vice President Norway, Subsea7, Perspectives from the world's largest underwater supplier"? 13:30 14:50 Arctic in a Global Perspective: Part four Environment and Climate Moderator: Grete Hovelsrud, Nordlandsforskning 13: Robert W. Corell, Climate Specialist, USA 13:50 14:10 Nils Harley Boisen, Advisor Arctic and Northern areas, WWF :30 Ola M Johannesen, Nansenstiftelsen, Arctic Climate, present and future with focus on the Northern Sea Route 14:30-14:50 Panel debate/ Q&A 14:50 15:15 Coffee Break 15:15 16:45 AD2013: Part five Refelctions from former students past and future Moderator: Arne O. Holm, Special Advisor, High North Center for business Former students status and statistics where are they now? Espen Søreng, Statoil Aleksander Lerøy Skårnes, Statoil Nils Fredrik Rusten, Aker Solutions Øyvind Sætren, Egersund Fisk (Kiev) June Borge and Aurora Dyrnes, University of Nordland Niklas Trones, KPMG 16:45 17:15 Sum up AD :30 Adjourn bus to airport/ city center