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THE EVOLVING ROLE OF ARCTIC STAKEHOLDERS INTRODUCTIONS: Nicolas van Hoecke (Managing Director, The International Polar Foundation) MODERATOR: Marie-Anne Coninsx (Former EU Ambassador at Large for the Arctic; Fellow, Egmont Institute; Board Member, IPF) SPEAKERS: François Delhaye (Director, Directorate of Economic Affairs, Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ) Sólrún Svandal (Senior Advisor on Arctic Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland) Geneviève Brisson (Déléguée Général, Québec Government Office in Brussels) René van Hell (Director, Arctic Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands) Melody Brown Burkins (Director, Institute of Arctic Studies, Dartmouth University; UArctic Chair in Science Diplomacy and Inclusion) SUMMARY: Willfred Nordlund (Vice-Chair, Arctic Delegation, Norwegian Parliament)

ARCTIC COOPERATION IN TURBULENT GEOPOLITICAL TIMES INTRODUCTIONS: Nicolas van Hoecke (Managing Director, The International Polar Foundation) MODERATOR: Andreas Østhagen (Senior Research Fellow, Fridtjof Nansen Institute) SPEAKERS: Clara Ganslandt (EU Special Envoy for the Arctic, European External Action Service) Petteri Vuorimäki (Senior Arctic Official; Ambassador, Arctic Affairs - Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland) Erik Bergkvist (MEP, Sweden, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats) Kathleen Larkin (Arctic Security Officer, US Department of State) Ronald Wærnes (Deputy Head, Troms and Finnmark County Government)

EVOLVING ARCTIC GOVERNANCE INTRODUCTIONS: Nicolas van Hoecke (Managing Director, The International Polar Foundation) MODERATOR: Mike Sfraga (Chair, U. S. Arctic Research Commission) SPEAKERS: Morten Høglund (Senior Arctic Official, Norway) Thomas Winkler (Arctic Ambassador, Kingdom of Denmark) Samu Paukkunen (Deputy Director, Finnish Institute of International Affairs) Urmas Paet (MEP, Estonia, Renew Europe Group) Elle Merete Omma (Head of EU Unit, Saami Council

1ST DAY OPENING SESSION OF THE ARCTIC FUTURES SYMPOSIUM 2022 INTRODUCTIONS: Nicolas Van Hoecke (Managing Director, International Polar Foundation) WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISERS Alain Hubert (Founder and Chair, International Polar Foundation) OPENING KEYNOTES: Angelina Eichhorst (Managing Director, European External Action Service) Speaking on behalf of High Representative and European Commission Vice-President Josep Borrell-Fontelles Charlina Vitcheva (Director-General, DG MARE) Eivind Vad Petersson (State Secretary of Norway) Sara Olsvig (Chair Inuit Circumpolar Council) Neil Gray (Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development, Scotland) Jasper Pillen (Member of the Chamber of Representatives, Belgium)

On Monday, May 30th 2022, the International Polar Foundation (IPF), Schneider Electric, and Venturi hosted an official EU Green Week 2022 partner hybrid event, Striving to Reduce the Environmental Footprint of Polar Research. The event took place from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at Atelier 29, Rue Jacques de Lalaing 29, 1000 Brussels. From 2007-09, the International Polar Foundation, with the support of its many private sector partners and the Belgian State, designed and constructed the world’s first zero-emission polar research station - the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica (PEA). Fully operational since 2009, the primary goal of constructing the groundbreaking station was to serve as a zero-emission platform for scientists working in the Dronning Maud Land region of East Antarctica. Now that the revolutionary Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station has been in operation for more than a decade, IPF and its partners showcased the latest innovations at the revolutionary research platform that reduce even further the environmental footprint of doing scientific research in Antarctica. Programme: 10:00 am - 11:00 am - PRESS CONFERENCE featuring: - Alain Hubert (Founder and Chairman, International Polar Foundation) - David Orgaz D'Hollander (President, Benelux Region, Schneider Electric) - Franck Baldet (CTO, Venturi) - Sarah Wauthy (Glaciology Laboratory, Université Libre de Bruxelles) - Preben Van Overmeiren (Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University) - Kate Winter (Senior Lecturer in Extreme Environments, Northumbria University)

Meet the International Polar Foundation - an organization unlike any other you've encountered in your life! Our mission: to support scientific research in the most spectacular place on Earth: Antarctica! How do we do it? We operate the world's first zero-emission polar research station! Visit www.antarcticstation.org or get in touch with us at comms@polarfoundation.org to learn more! ----------------------------------------- More about the International Polar Foundation: Founded by Belgian polar explorer Alain Hubert, Prof. Hugo Decleir and Prof. André Berger in 2002, the Brussels-based International Polar Foundation (IPF) provides a novel interface between science and society, and was recognized by Belgian Royal Statute as a foundation for the public good in 2002. HM King Philippe is the International Polar Foundation's honorary president. The IPF seeks to bring about a keener appreciation of the role of science, particularly research in the Polar Regions, through a re-examination of the planet’s interconnections, its fragility, the impact of human actions on the environment, and the evolution of millennial climate cycles. To achieve its aims, the IPF has initiated several high-profile projects, including supporting polar science through the creation and operation of the world's first (and to date only) zero-emission polar research station, the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. This groundbreaking station runs entirely on renewable wind and solar energy and treats, recycles and reuses all the water it uses. The International Polar Foundation is mandated by the Belgian Polar Secretariat as Antarctic Operator of the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. This means the Foundation is responsible for the management and the operation of the zero-emission station and its facilities. This responsibility covers the following tasks: - The upkeep and maintenance of the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica polar research station and its facilities; - Operational logistics, including the management of the station and its outbuildings, as well as the stocks, with a view to optimal workings of the operations and its use by the scientists in accordance with the scientific programmes approved by the Polar Secretariat; - Measures to be taken to ensure the safety and the assumption of responsibility for all of the people and the goods that arrive at the station; - Updating the technical aspects of the station, as required by and with consent from the Belgian Polar Secretariat.&²

In December 2021, the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, the world's first zero-emission research station, welcomed a team from Venturi who were testing the first electric vehicle with caterpillar treads in Antarctica. Radio Monaco conducted an interview with Alain Hubert (IPF Founder and BELARe Expedition Leader), Gildo Pastor (President of Venturi) and Luc Jacquet (Filmmaker known for March of the Emperor Penguins) on December 3, 2021.

The Arctic As a More Sustainable Place to do Business This panel will discuss specific solutions and cases from the Arctic on how sustainability and business development can go hand-in-hand. Moderator:  Mads Qvist Frederiksen (Director, Arctic Economic Council);Speakers: Naaja H. Nathanielsen (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, Minerals, Justice and Gender equality); Pär Weihed (Professor; Pro-Vice Chancellor, Luleå University of Technology); Monica Paulsen (Cluster Manager, Arctic Cluster Team); Jocelyn Douhéret (Director, Business Development Office, Société du Plan Nord);  Niels Winther (Senior Advisor and Deputy Director, House of Industry in the Faroe Islands

Arctic Resilience This session will focus on the socio-economic impacts of climate change on Arctic communities and address issues such as food and environmental security, health, infrastructure, education, connectivity, response capacity, and cross-border cooperation in areas of “soft security” such as search and rescue. Moderator: - Mike Sfraga (Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission; Director, Wilson Center Polar Institute) Speakers: - Jennifer Spence (Executive Secretary, Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group) - Áslat Holmberg (Vice President, Saami Council) Anna-Sofie Skjervedal (Head of Secretariat, International Arctic Hub) - Julie Simone Hébert (Director of Programmes and Territorial Cooperation, Société du Plan Nord) - Niklas Eklund (Director, Arctic Centre, Umeå University)