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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)

Arctic Youth, Demographics, and Capacity-Building: a View to the Future Arctic regions face huge challenges regarding future demographic trends and capacity-building, due mainly to changes in youth becoming settled and feeling at home in the region. Trends of concern include outmigration, gender imbalance, “homelessness”, and urbanization. This panel will discuss how Arctic communities still can take advantage of future opportunities. Moderator: Sveinung Eikeland (Vice Rector, Sociologist, UiT The Arctic University of Norway);Speakers: Mika Riipi (County Governor, Lapland, Finland) Alyssa Carpenter (Northern Fellow, the Gordon Foundation);  Charlotte Nyheim (Youth Coordinator Bodø 2024 – European Capital of Culture); Qivioq Løvstrøm (Assistant Professor, Department of Culture and Social History, University of Greenland; Chair, Human Rights Council of Greenland); Birita Matras Petersen (Communication and Marketing Officer, Faroese National Union of Students, University of the Faroe Islands)

Arctic Governance Part 3 After 25 years of the Arctic Council, this panel will be a reflection on where things stand in terms of Arctic governance issues (new Arctic policies both national and EU, the Arctic fisheries agreement, practical implementation of Arctic Council agreements made since 2011, gender equality issues, etc.). Different from the previous sessions, which will focus more on national and Permanent Participant strategies, this session will focus more on regional governance and the EU’s role in light of the EU’s updated Arctic policy.Moderator: - Marie-Anne Coninsx (Former EU Ambassador at Large for the Arctic, European Union)Speakers: - Michael Mann (EU Special Envoy for Arctic Matters)- Åsa Ågren Wikström (Vice President, Regional Development Board, County of Västerbotten) - Mads Qvist Frederiksen (Director, Arctic Economic Council) - Embla Eir Oddsdóttir (Director, Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network) - Francesco Bertoldi (Head of Nordic and Arctic Unit, Scottish Government) - Dalee Sambo Dorough (Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council)

Governance in the Arctic (pt2) After 25 years of the Arctic Council, this panel will be a reflection on where things stand in terms of Arctic governance issues (new Arctic policies both national and EU, the Arctic fisheries agreement, practical implementation of Arctic Council agreements made since 2011, gender equality issues, etc.) Moderator Romain Chuffart (Research Associate and Leadership Group Member, The Arctic Institute) Speakers Thomas Winkler (Arctic Ambassador, Kingdom of Denmark; Head, Department of Arctic and North America, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Rebecca Lynge (Greenland Representative to the Arctic Council, Department of Foreign Affairs, the Government of Greenland) Margretha Jacobsen (Senior Arctic Official of the Faroe Islands in the Arctic Council) Heidi Kutz (Senior Arctic Official and Director General for Arctic, Eurasian and European Affairs, Global Affairs Canada) Louis J Crishock (Senior Arctic Official, US. State Department)

Governance in the Arctic (pt 1) After 25 years of the Arctic Council, this panel will be a reflection on where things stand in terms of Arctic governance issues (new Arctic policies both national and EU, the Arctic fisheries agreement, practical implementation of Arctic Council agreements made since 2011, gender equality issues, etc.) Moderator: Arne Holm (Editor in Chief, High North News at the High North Center, Nord University) Speakers: Nikolay Korchunov (Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials; Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russian Federation) Morten Høglund (Senior Arctic Official, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway) Lousie Calais (Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden) Pétur Ásgeirsson (Senior Arctic Official, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland)

Opening session of the Arctic Futures Symposium 2021 Housekeeping: Nicolas Van Hoecke (Managing Director, International Polar Foundation) Welcome Address: Piet Steel (Vice-President, Belgian Polar Secretariat; Director, IPF Board; President Corporate, EU-Asia Centre) Opening Keynotes: Ailish Campbell (Ambassador of Canada to the European Union) James P. DeHart (U.S Coordinator for the Arctic Region) Mike Sfraga (Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission; Director, Wilson Center Polar Institute) Rolf Einar Fife (Ambassador of Norway to the European Union)

La biodiversité est essentiel pour le maintien d'écosystèmes sains. Cependant, l'activité humaine a eu des impacts négatifs sur la biodiversité partout sur la planète. La perte de biodiversité affecte tous les aspects de notre vie quotidienne: Nous devons donc faire tout notre possible pour aider à préserver la biodiversité. Nos vies et nos moyens de subsistance en dépendent ! Dans cette vidéo, vous pouvez en apprendre davantage sur la perte de biodiversité et les mesures que vous pouvez prendre pour la sauvegarder ! Un grand merci à la Délégation générale du Québec à Bruxelles pour leur soutien financier à la réalisation de cette vidéo et Zest Studio à La Hulpe pour leurs compétences en animation!

Biodiversiteit is van vitaal belang voor het behoud van gezonde ecosystemen. Helaas hebben de activiteiten van de mens wereldwijd een negatieve impact op de biodiversiteit. Een vermindering van biodiversiteit heeft een impact op alle aspecten van ons dagelijks leven, en dus moeten al het mogelijke doen om de biodiversiteit te helpen behouden. Ons leven hangt er letterlijk van af! In deze video leer je meer over het verlies aan biodiversiteit, en de acties die je kan ondernemen om dit te helpen tegengaan. Veel dank aan de Algemene Afvaardiging van Québec in Brussel voor hun financiële steun om deze video mogelijk te maken en Zest Studio in Terhulpen voor hun animatievaardigheden!

Biodiversity is vital for maintaining healthy ecosystems. However, human activity has had negative impacts on biodiversity all across the planet. Loss of biodiversity affects all aspects of our everyday lives, so we must do everything we can to help preserve biodiversity. Our lives and livelihoods depend on it! In this video, you can learn about biodiversity loss and actions you can take to help reverse it! Many thanks to the Quebec Government Office in Brussels for their financial support in making this video possible and Zest Studio in La Hulpe for their animation skills!