Arctic Encounter Paris 2015 ( Afternoon session )

On Saturday, December 12th, AEP will engage 500+ policy, industry, research and young leaders from Arctic and non-Arctic states during a full day of lively round tables, high-profile keynotes and exciting debates at the French Military Academy (École Militaire).

AEP is the only Arctic policy and economics event currently planned to take place during the UN Convention and ranks amongst the top three largest COP21 side events, and top three largest Arctic policy gatherings, worldwide.

ARCTIC BUSINESS AND POLICY COLLOQUIUM

Many speakers have confirmed their participation to AEP. Please find some of them below:

• Hon. Vittus Qujaukitsoq, Minister for finance, raw materials and foreign affairs, Greenland

• Hon. Rolf Einar Fife, Ambassador of Norway to France

• Capt. Laurent de Jerphanion, Head of Strategy & Policy, French Navy Staff

• Christin Kristoffersen, Mayor of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

• Michael Kingston, Partner, DWF LLP; International Union of Marine Insurance’s Representative at IMO negotiations on the Polar Code, United Kingdom

• Baozhi Cheng, Senior Research Fellow on Arctic Governance & International Law, Center for Maritime and Polar Region Studies, Shanghai Institute for International Studies, China

• Þorvaldur Lúðvík Sigurjónsson, Managing Director, Eyjafjorður Business Development Agency, Iceland

• Timo Rautajoki, CEO, Lapland Chamber of Commerce, Finland

• Megan Alvanna-Stimpfle, Commissioner for the Port of Nome, Alaska; former US Senate Alaska Native Policy expert

• Franck Galland, CEO, Environmental Emergency & Security Services; Research fellow, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, France

• Marc Lanteigne, senior research fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway

• Rémy Marion, CEO, Pôles d'Images, France

• Wim Jolles, Director, european operations, Canatec, Canada

• Mikkel Schøler, CEO, MS Consultants, political advisor to Siumut, Denmark

• Selim Allili, President, Observatoire des Think Tanks, France

• Olivier Faury, PhD candidate, KEDGE Business School, France