Arctic Futures Symposium
Below you can find a selection of photos taken during the Sixth Arctic Futures Symposium in Brussels, Belgium, which took place at the Residence Palace and Norway House 17-18 November 2015.
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Jyrki Katainen opening keynote speech
Jyrki Katainen, Vice-President Vice-President of the European Commission Responsible for Jobs, Growth, Investment, and Competitiveness, delivers his opening keynote speech at the 2015 Arctic Futures Symposium
© Mieke Sterken, International Polar Foundation
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Audience at the 6th Arctic Futures Symposium
VIPs listen to US Special Representative for the Arctic Admiral Robert J. Papp's video greeting during the opening session of the Arctic Futures Symposium.
© Mieke Sterken, International Polar Foundation
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Blue growth session
Arctic Consensus Director Lise Lotte Terp moderates an expert panel discussion on blue growth and maritime transport.
© Mieke Sterken, International Polar Foundation
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Session on Innovation
The session on innovation in Arctic industries included representatives from Statoil, Akvaplan-Niva, the Yukon Research Centre, Varanger-Kraft, DNV-GL, and the Bellona Foundation.
© Mieke Sterken, International Polar Foundation
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Environment and bioeconomy
Professor Cécile Pelaudeix from Aarhus University leads a panel discussion on environmental security in the Arctic.
© Mieke Sterken, International Polar Foundation
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Q&A at Arctic Futures
Mira Kleist from the Greenland Mission to the EU poses a question to panelists during the symposium.
© Mieke Sterken, International Polar Foundation
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Arctic Council Observer panel
Sebastian Knecht from the Free University of Berlin, Professor Jian Yang from the Shanghai Institute for International Studies, Henry Burgess from the UK Foreign Office and Icelandic Senior Arctic Official Arni Thor Sigurdsson discuss the role of Arctic Council Observers with Dr. Kathrin Keil from IASS Potsdam.
© Mieke Sterken, International Polar Foundation
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The "Digital Arctic"
The Nordic Atlantic Cooperation (NORA) hosted a very informative session on the "digital Arctic". Some people can work from anywhere, as long as you have a good broadband connection!
© Mieke Sterken, International Polar Foundation
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Lessons learned
Arctic Economic Council Chairwoman Tara Sweeney, Finnish Senior Arctic Official Aleksi Härkönen and Canadian Senior Arctic Official Susan Harper take part in a "lessons learned" discussion at Norway House
© Mieke Sterken, International Polar Foundation
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Networking cocktail
Symposium participants take part in a networking cocktail at Norway House after hearing more about the January 2016 Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway.
© Mieke Sterken, International Polar Foundation
