Please note: Speakers are confirmed unless marked with an asterisk

SATURDAY, MARCH 4

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SATURDAY, MARCH 4
Location: Toranomon Hills Forum, Fourth Floor
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09:00 – 10:00 SESSIONS

KNOWLEDGE-BASED COOPERATION AND TRUST-BUILDING IN THE ARCTIC: THE

CENTRAL ARCTIC OCEAN FISHERIES AGREEMENT (CAOFA)
Organized by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea; Ministry
of Oceans and Fisheries, Republic of Korea; Korea Polar Research
Institute (KOPRI); and Korea Maritime Institute (KMI)

SPEAKERS

● Rebecca Robbins Gisclair, Senior Director of Arctic Programs,

Ocean Conservancy: The Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries
Agreement: What it Means for the Multi-disciplinary and
Multi-party Cooperation in the Arctic and Beyond
● Herb Nakimayak, Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada: The Role
of Inuit and Indigenous Knowledge: A Part of the Arctic Ocean
Ecosystem
● Akiho Shibata, Director, Polar Cooperation Research Center,
Kobe University: The Central Arctic Ocean Agreement:
Science, Indigenous Knowledge and the Rule of Law
● Hyoung Chul Shin, Vice President, Korea Polar Research
Institute of Marine Research (KOPRI): Art of Mosaic:
Enhancing the Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement to
Reach its Full Capacity and Beyond

Commentator: Evan Bloom, Senior Fellow, Polar Institute, The

Wilson Center

Moderator: H.E. Youngki Hong, Vice Chair of the COP of

CAOFA, Ambassador for Polar Affairs, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Korea

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JAPANESE PROJECT FOR BRIDGING SCIENCE TO SOCIETY

Organized by: Project of Arctic Challenge for Sustainability II (ArCS
II), NIPR, JAMSTEC, Hokkaido Univ.

SPEAKERS

● Hiroyuki Enomoto, Professor, ArCS II directions, National

Institute of Polar Research
● Yuka Oishi, Lecturer, Kobe University: Social Science
(Indigenous community)
● Naomi Harada, Professor, Tokyo University: Arctic Science
Direction
● Fujio Ohnishi, Associate Professor, Arctic Research
Center/Hokkaido University: Building an Arctic Community of
Practice in Japan

COMMENTATORS

● Hajo Eicken, International Arctic Research Center/UAF:

International Collaboration: Expectation to Japan to
“Respond”
● Paul Arthur Berkman, President, Science Diplomacy Center™;
Senior Fellow, United Nations Institute for Training and
Research (UNITAR): Capacity Building

ARCTIC GOVERNANCE AND BEYOND: ASIA'S ROLE

Organized by: Polar Research Center, Ocean University of China

SPEAKERS

● Pan Min, Professor, School of Political Science & International

Relations, Tong Ji University, China: Threat Perception and the
Changes of the New US Arctic Strategy
● Wang Zelin, Professor, School of International Law, Northwest
University of Politics & Law, China: Research on Methods of
Peaceful Settlement of Navigational Disputes in the Arctic
Passage
● Zou Leilei, Professor, School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai
Ocean University, China: Research on Management of Arctic
Marine Microplastic Pollution
● Dong Limin, Assistant Professor, School of International Affairs
and Public Administration, Ocean University of China: The
Arctic Council and its Development in the Context of
Russian-Ukrainian Conflict

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Chair: Chen Yitong, Associate Professor, Law School, Ocean

University of China

ASIAN COLLABORATION WITH THE NORDIC ARCTIC

Organized by: University of Iceland

SPEAKERS

● Aileen Aseron Espiritu, Researcher & Network leader, The

Arctic University of Norway: Ratifying the Central Arctic Ocean
Fisheries Agreement: Whither Russia and the Arctic Council?
● Jacob Isbosethsen, Head of Representation in Beijing,
Government of Greenland: Collaborating with Asian States:
The Experience in Greenland
● Kristín Ingvarsdóttir, Assistant Professor, University of Iceland:
Arctic Diplomacy by Asian States as Seen in the Case of
Iceland
● Marc Lanteigne, Associate Professor, UiT The Arctic University
of Norway: China’s Scientific Cooperation as Norm
Entrepreneurship in the Nordic-Arctic
● Wrenn Yennie Lindgren, Senior Research Fellow, NUPI, The
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs; Associate
Research Fellow, UI, The Swedish Institute of International
Affairs: From Tokyo to Ny-Ålesund: Japan’s View on Security
and Sustainability Over the Circle

Moderator: Juha Saunavaara, Associate Professor, Arctic

Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan
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10:00 – 10:15 BREAK

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10:15 – 11:15 SESSIONS

ARCTIC OCEAN OBSERVATIONS UNDER THE UN DECADE OF OCEAN SCIENCE
Organized by: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and
Technology (JAMSTEC) and Research Council of Norway (RCN)

SPEAKERS

● Jacquline Grebmeier, Research Professor, University of

Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES):
Evolution of the Arctic Action Plan to an Arctic Regional
Programme as a Contribution to the UN Decade of Ocean
Science for Sustainable Development
● Øyvind Paasche, Head of the Climate Dynamics Department,
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre: Collaborating Towards a
Second Synoptic Arctic Survey in 2030
● Hajo Eicken, Director, International Arctic Research Center,
University of Alaska Fairbanks: Supporting SAON's Roadmap
for Arctic Observing and Data Systems (ROADS) Process
● Takashi Kikuchi, Director, Institute of Arctic Climate and
Environment Research, Research Institute for Global Change,
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
(JAMSTEC): Japanese Initiative Toward New Research
Icebreaker as an International Research Platform

THE CRYOSPHERE: LEGITIMIZING THE LINKS BETWEEN THE ARCTIC AND THE THIRD
POLE
Organized by: The Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority
Law (NIEM) / Arctic Centre (in cooperation with UArctic Chair in
Arctic Legal Research & Education and UArctic Law Thematic
Network)

SPEAKERS

● Kamrul Hossain, Research Professor, NIEM, Arctic Centre,

University of Lapland: A Common Concern in Uncommon
Spaces: Deconstructing the Normative Structure of
International Law
● Fu-Kuo Liu, Professor & Director, Centre for Security Studies,
National Chengchi University: Risk of Incoordination in the
Arctic: Geopolitical Challenges and Conflict of National
Interest

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● Albert van Wijngaarden, Visiting Researcher, Arctic Centre,

University of Lapland: New Hopes to Stop the Thaw? Links,
Overlaps, and Differences between Proposed
Techno-scientific Interventions to Preserve Elements of the
Cryosphere in the Polar Regions
● Marco Volpe, Doctoral candidate, NIEM, Arctic Centre,
University of Lapland: Science Is Calling, Will the Third Pole
Pick Up? A Comparative Analysis of Science Diplomacy
Across the Three Poles*

A CANADIAN ARCTIC POLICY FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
PERSPECTIVES
Organized by: Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

SPEAKERS

● Jeffery Reeves, Vice President, Asia Pacific Foundation of

Canada
● Angela Wang, Post-graduate Researcher, Asia Pacific
Foundation of Canada
● Mia Otokiak, Former Youth Science Ambassador, Ocean
Networks Canada
● Julie Crôteau, Head, Canadian International Arctic Centre /
Chef, Centre international canadien pour l'Arctique

FAR NORTH FIBER AND SMART CABLE: CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH ACROSS THE
ARCTIC
Organized by: Far North Fiber, INC.

SPEAKERS

● Bruce Howe, Chairman, JTF SMART*

● Jun Murai, Professor, Keio University*
● Tetsuo Sueyoshi, Professor, Institute of Arctic Climate and
Environment Research (IACE), JAMSTEC
● Juha Saunavaara, Associate Professor, Arctic Research
Center, Hokkaido University, Japan

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11:15 – 11:30 BREAK

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11:30 – 12:30 SESSIONS

ARCTIC SCIENCE-LEGAL DIPLOMACIES: EXPERIENCES FROM RECENT AGREEMENTS
Organized by: Kobe University PCRC/ArCS II International Law
Research Program

SPEAKERS

● Evan Bloom, Senior Fellow, Polar Institute, Wilson Center, USA:

Arctic Institutions and Science Diplomacy at a Time of
Geopolitical Tension
● Timo Koivurova, Visiting Professor, Kobe University; Research
Professor, University of Lapland, Finland: The Work to Reduce
Black Carbon and Methane Emissions in the Arctic Council
● The First Five Years of 2017 Arctic Science Cooperation
Agreement: An Appraisal
○ Akiho Shibata, Professor and Director, Polar
Cooperation Research Centre (PCRC), Kobe University,
Japan
○ Osamu Inagaki, Researcher, Polar Cooperation
Research Centre (PCRC), Kobe University, Japan
● Joji Morishita, Professor, Tokyo University of Marine Sciences,
Japan: The Role of Science in the Central Arctic Ocean
Fisheries Agreement
● Kentaro Nishimoto, Professor, National Institute of Polar
Research (NIPR), Japan; Professor of International Law,
Tohoku University: International Regulation of Black Carbon
Emissions from Ships in the Arctic: Science in the Work of the
IMO

KNOWLEDGE FOR GOVERNANCE AND DIPLOMACY: EXPERTISE & DIALOGUE

Organized by: Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security,
UArctic; Arctic Yearbook

SPEAKERS

● Merje Kuus, Professor, University of British Columbia:

Transnational Elite Networks and the Reconfiguration of
Diplomatic Expertise in the Arctic
● Yang Jian, Vice-president, Shanghai Institute for International
Studies: Securing the Resilience of Arctic Governance
Mechanisms

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● Yue Wang, PhD candidate, University of Tampere: The Arctic

and East Asia: Knowledge-building for Energy Transition
● Heather Nicol, Professor, Trent University: The University of the
Arctic as a Non-state Regional Actor
● Lassi Heininen, Professor, The Arctic Yearbook: Combination
of a School of a Dialogue (Calotte Academy) and an Open
Library for Knowledge-building (Arctic Yearbook)

UK ARCTIC SCIENCE: RESEARCH, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPPORTUNITIES

Organized by: British Embassy Tokyo

SPEAKERS

● Julia Longbottom, His Majesty’s Ambassador, British Embassy

● Henry Burgess, Head, UK Arctic Office, British Antarctic Survey
● Sophie Fielding, British Antarctic Survey
● Alix Rommel, University of St Andrews
● Jeremy Wilkinson, British Antarctic Survey
● Takashi Kikuchi, Director, Institute of Arctic Climate and
Environment Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth
Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)

ROUNDTABLE ON GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Organized by: Arctic Green Energy

By Invitation
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12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH

OPEN TO ALL FORUM PARTICIPANTS
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13:30 – 15:30 OPENING SESSION

Location: Toranomon Hills Forum, Main Hall, Fifth Floor

Simultaneous translation provided:

English-Japanese and Japanese-English

I. WELCOME

SPEECHES

● H.E. Ólafur Ragnar GRÍMSSON, Chairman Arctic Circle;

President of Iceland 1996-2016

● Yōhei SASAKAWA, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation

● Atsushi SUNAMI, President of the Sasakawa Peace

Foundation, Japan

II. SPEECH
Minister in the Government of Japan: EMBARGO

III. SPEECH
H.E. Guðlaugur Þór ÞÓRÐARSON, Minister of the Environment,
Energy and Climate, Iceland; Chairman of Arctic Council
2019-2021

IV. SPEECH
Minister in the Government of Japan: EMBARGO

V. JAPANESE ARCTIC POLICY

SPEECHES

● Japanese Parliamentarians: EMBARGO

VI. A MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE FAROE ISLANDS

Sigmundur ÍSFELD, Head of Representation in Beijing, Government
of the Faroe Islands

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VII. A DIALOGUE ON ICELAND-JAPAN COOPERATION

SPEAKERS

● H.E. Ólafur Ragnar GRÍMSSON, Chairman Arctic Circle;

President of Iceland 1996-2016

● Japanese Parliamentarian: EMBARGO

VIII. SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION: A NEW

JAPANESE ARCTIC RESEARCH VESSEL

SPEECH

● Japanese Parliamentarian: EMBARGO

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15:15 – 15:30 BREAK

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15:30 – 17:15 PLENARY SESSIONS

Location: Toranomon Hills Forum, Main Hall, Fifth Floor

Simultaneous translation provided:

English-Japanese and Japanese-English

I. ASIAN DIALOGUE ON THE ARCTIC

Organized in association with: The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

PANEL

● SPEAKERS: EMBARGO

CHAIRS

● Hide SAKAGUCHI, President of the Ocean Policy

Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan
● H.E. Ólafur Ragnar GRÍMSSON, Chairman Arctic Circle;
President of Iceland 1996-2016

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II. GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES OF MELTING ICE

PANEL

● H.E. Guðlaugur Þór ÞÓRÐARSON, Minister of the Environment,

Energy and Climate, Iceland; Chairman of Arctic Council
2019-2021
● Volker RACHOLD, Head, German Arctic Office, Alfred Wegener
Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research,
Germany
● Hiroyuki ENOMOTO, Vice Director-General, National Institute
for Polar Research, Japan*

III. INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN A MELTING ARCTIC

PANEL

● Qivioq LØVSTRØM, Assistant Professor of Culture and Social

History, Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland
● Mia OTOKIAK, Technical Advisor, Nunavut Impact Review
Board, Canada
● Representative of the Ainu people*
● Other speakers to be announced

IV. THE HIMALAYA THIRD POLE GLACIERS: CONSEQUENCES FOR

WEATHER AND SEASONS IN JAPAN

PANEL

● Pema GYAMTSHO, Director General, International Centre for

Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
● Other speakers to be announced

V. A MESSAGE TO THE FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD

Japanese Parliamentarian: EMBARGO
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17:15 – 17:30 BREAK

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17:30 - 19:30 JAPAN NIGHT

Hosted by: The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)

OPEN TO ALL FORUM PARTICIPANTS

17:30 – 18:00 PERFORMANCES:

TRADITIONAL JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT (KADŌ)

JAPANESE GENIUS FLOWER ARTIST

● Hajime TAKAHASHI

SOLO MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Co-presented by: Nippon Music Foundation

VIOLINIST

● Risa HOKAMURA plays the Stradivarius 1722 Violin “Jupiter“

18:00 – 19:30 RECEPTION:

FOOD, DRINKS AND NETWORKING

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SUNDAY, MARCH 5
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09:00 – 10:00 SESSIONS

TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE ARCTIC

Organized in association with: The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic
Security Studies

SPEAKERS

● Matt Bell, Dean, School of Arctic and Climate Studies, Ted

Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies: Coastal
Infrastructure Development (Nome+)
● Michael Bradshaw, CEO Akiok Native Corporation: Closed-unit
Hydrogen Power Systems
● Brad Angasan, COO Alaska Tribal Broadband: Remote,
Reliable, and Fast LEO Broadband Solutions
● Kelsey Frazier, Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies:
Innovative Technology Solutions

TOWARDS THE SUSTAINABLE ARCTIC: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN RESEARCH

AND EDUCATION
Organized by: Hokkaido University; University of the Arctic (UArctic)

SPEAKERS

● Kirsi Latola, Vice-President Networks, UArctic

● Kamrul Hossain, Research Professor, NIEM, Arctic Centre,
University of Lapland
● Fujio Ohnishi, Associate Professor, Hokkaido University Arctic
Research Center
● Natsuhiko Otsuka, Hokkaido University Arctic Research Center

Moderator: Juha Saunavaara, Associate Professor, Arctic

Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan

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THE THREAT OF ARCTIC MELTING AND SEA LEVEL RISE

Organized by: Blue Cooling Initiative

SPEAKERS

● Jan-Peter Balkenende, former Prime Minister of the

Netherlands
● Viktor Jaakola, Operaatio Arktis

Moderator: Hans van der Loo, Co-Founder and CEO, Blue

Cooling Initiative; Chairman, Institute of Integrated Economic
Research
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10:00 – 10:15 BREAK

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10:15 – 11:15 SESSIONS

LEGAL ISSUES OF ARCTIC GOVERNANCE

Organized by: China Institute for Marine Affairs; Ocean Policy
Research Institute (OPRI) of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)

SPEAKERS

● Jilu Wu, Vice Director, China Institute for Marine Affairs:

Opening Remarks
● Cross Reference of Utilization, Environmental Effect and
Governance of the Northern Sea Route
○ Xiang Gao, Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research
Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
○ Sakiko Hataya, Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research
Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
● Dan Liu, Associate Research Professor, Center for Polar and
Deep Ocean Development, Koguan Law School, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, China: The Interplay Between the CAOF
Agreement and BBNJ Agreement
● Kai Tong, Doctoral Candidate, Xiamen University, China:
Climate Law Issues in the Arctic

Moderator: Chenxi Mi, Researcher, China Institute for Marine

Affairs

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CONSTRUCTING ASIAN IDENTITIES IN THE ARCTIC: PERSPECTIVES OF THE ELEPHANT

AND THE DRAGON
Organized by: National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS),
Bengaluru, India

SPEAKERS

● Rashmi Ramesh, Doctoral candidate, National Institute of

Advanced Studies, India; Visiting Researcher at the Arctic
Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland
● Varun Mohan, Doctoral candidate, National Institute of
Advanced Studies, India
● Akriti Sharma, Doctoral candidate, National Institute of
Advanced Studies, India

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE ARCTIC – MYTHS, VISIONS AND REALITIES

Organized by: The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

SPEAKERS

● Qivioq Løvstrøm, Assistant Professor, Ilisimatusarfik/University

of Greenland; Chair, Human Rights Council of Greenland:
Greenland 2023 – Myths, Visions and the Reality of Human
Rights in Greenland
● Mia Otokiak, Technical Advisor, Nunavut Impact Review
Board: Traditional Inuit Culture Today
● Representative of the Ainu people*

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11:15 – 11:30 BREAK

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11:30 – 12:30 SESSIONS

SCIENTIFIC ISSUES OF ARCTIC GOVERNANCE
Organized by: China Institute for Marine Affairs

SPEAKERS

● Hide Sakaguchi, President of the Ocean Policy Research

Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan: Opening
Remarks
● Xianyao Chen, Professor, Ocean University of China, Qingdao,
China: Dynamics of Arctic Rapid Change Under Global
Warming
● Di Qi, Professor, Jimei University, Xiamen, China: Climate
Change Driven Arctic CO2 Uptake and Acidification
● Halldór Jóhannsson, Executive Director, Arctic Portal, Iceland

Moderator: Huigen Yang, Director, China-Nordic Arctic

Research Center

ARCTIC OCEAN: A FIELD OF NEW OPPORTUNITY

Organized by: Hokkaido University Arctic Research Center, Japan;
Nord University Centre for High North Logistics, Norway

SPEAKERS

● Kjell Stokvik, Managing director, Centre for High North

Logistics, Nord University, Norway: Northern Sea Route, Recent
Footstep and Future Potential
● Natsuhiko Otsuka, Professor, Arctic Research Center,
Hokkaido University, Japan: Sustainability of the Northern Sea
Route, Commercial, Environmental, and Social Perspectives
● Daisuke Harada, JOGMEC, Japan: Arctic Hydro-carbon
Resources, Today and Future*
● Juha Saunavaara, Associate Professor, Arctic Research
Center, Hokkaido University, Japan: Grand Plan for Fiber Optic
Cable Across the Arctic and Data Center in Free Data Port of
Hokkaido

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ARCTIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Organized by: Science Diplomacy Center™; United Nations Institute
for Training and Research (UNITAR); Program on Negotiation at
Harvard Law School; MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program;
Fulbright Arctic Chairmanship 2021-2022; Baeseman Consulting
and Services, LLC

SPEAKERS

● Henry Burgess, Head, UK Arctic Office, British Antarctic Survey;

President, International Arctic Science Committee (IASC),
United Kingdom
● Hiroyuki Enomoto, Vice Director-General, National Institute for
Polar Research, Japan; Co-chair ASM3 Science Advisory
Board; Vice-President, International Arctic Science
Committee, Japan
● Larry Hinzman, Assistant Director for Polar Sciences, White
House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Professor,
University of Alaska Fairbanks; Former President International
Arctic Science Committee (IASC), USA
● Kirsi Latola, Vice-President Networks, University of the Arctic
(UArctic), former Chair, European Polar Board, Finland
● Volker Rachold, Head, German Arctic Office, Alfred Wegener
Institute, Germany; ASM2 Representative
● Akiho Shibata, Professor of International Law and Director,
Polar Cooperation Research Centre (PCRC), Kobe University,
Japan*
● Atsushi Sunami, President of the The Sasakawa Peace
Foundation*
● Ambassador Keizo Takewaka, Ambassador in Charge of
Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan*

TRUST BUILDING: NORDIC ARCTIC AND NORTHEASTERN ASIA

Organized by: UiT the Arctic University of Norway

SPEAKERS

● Gunnar Rekvig, Associate Professor, UiT The Arctic University

of Norway
● Rasmus Bertelsen, Professor, UiT The Arctic University of
Norway
● Kenji Isezaki, Professor, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

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● Marc Lanteigne, Associate Professor, UiT The Arctic University

of Norway
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12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH

OPEN TO ALL FORUM PARTICIPANTS
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13:30 – 16:30 PLENARY SESSIONS

Location: Toranomon Hills Forum, Main Hall, Fifth Floor

Simultaneous translation provided:

English-Japanese and Japanese-English

I. WELCOME SPEECH
Minister in the Government of Japan: EMBARGO

II. DEVELOPING THE ARCTIC ECONOMY

PANEL

● Mead TREADWELL, Chair of US Arctic Research Commission,

2006-2010; Lt. Governor of Alaska, 2010-2014; Chairman/CEO
of Qilak LNG; Board Member, Pt Capital
● More speakers to be announced

CHAIR

● Mads FREDERIKSEN, Executive Director, Arctic Economic

Council

III. CONTRIBUTIONS OF OBSERVER STATES TO THE FUTURE OF

THE ARCTIC COUNCIL
Organized in association with: Wilson Center Polar Institute

SPEAKERS

● Ambassador Keizo TAKEWAKA, Ambassador for International

Economic Affairs and Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Tokyo: Japanese Government Views on Japan’s
Contributions to Arctic

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● Ambassador Youngki HONG, Republic of Korea Arctic

Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Korean Government
Views on Korean Contributions to Arctic
● Evan T. BLOOM, Senior Fellow, Wilson Center Polar Institute;
Former Senior U.S. Diplomat in Charge of Polar Affairs:
Overview of Observer State Contributions to the Arctic
Council
● Ambassador Sam TAN, Special Envoy for Arctic Affairs of
Singapore, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore: Singapore
Government Views on Singapore’s Contributions to Arctic
● Rear Admiral Monty KHANNA (Retd), Assistant Military
Adviser, National Security Council Secretariat, New Delhi:
Indian Government Views on India’s Contributions to Arctic*

CHAIR

● Evan T. BLOOM, Senior Fellow, Wilson Center Polar Institute;

Former Senior U.S. Diplomat in Charge of Polar Affairs

IV. THE FUTURE OF ARCTIC SCIENCE COLLABORATION

PANEL

● Larry HINZMAN, Executive Director, Interagency Arctic

Research Policy Committee (IARPC); Assistant Director for
Polar Sciences, Office of Science and Technology Policy
(OSTP), Executive Office of the President, United States
● Katarina GÅRDFELDT, Director General, Swedish Polar
Research Secretariat
● Ágúst INGÞÓRSSON, Director General, Icelandic Centre for
Research
● Hiroyuki ENOMOTO, Vice Director-General, National Institute
for Polar Research, Japan*
● Hyoung Chul SHIN, Vice President, Korean Ocean Policy
Research Institute (KOPRI)*

CHAIR

● Henry BURGESS, Head, UK Arctic Office, British Antarctic

Survey; President, International Arctic Science Committee
(IASC), United Kingdom

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16:30 – 16:45 BREAK

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16:45 – 17:45 SESSIONS

GOVERNANCE, ORDER AND SECURITY IN A CHANGING ARCTIC: GEOPOLITICAL

IMPLICATIONS FOR ASIA
Organized by: Arctic Research Center (Hokkaido University); ArCSII
International Relations Research Program

SPEAKERS

● Fujio Ohnishi, Associate Professor, Hokkaido University

● Paal Sigurd Hilde, Associate Professor, Norwegian Institute for
Defence Studies
● Magnus Petersson, Professor, Stockholm University
● Marc Lanteigne, Associate Professor, UiT The Arctic University
of Norway

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JAPAN-ICELAND ARCTIC RESEARCH COLLABORATION

Organized by: National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), Japan
Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), The
Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network (IACN) and The Icelandic
Centre for Research (Rannís)

SPEAKERS

● Kristín Ingvarsdóttir, Assistant Professor, University of Iceland:

Iceland-Japan Research Cooperation
● Lindsay Arthur, Stefansson Arctic Institute, former ASM3
Project Manager: ASM3 and MoC
● Tetsuo Sueyoshi, JAMSTEC, NIPR: Arctic Research in Japan
● Ágúst Hjörtur Ingþórsson, Rannís: Mapping Arctic Research in
Iceland and International Cooperation
● Hiroyuki Enomoto, NIPR: The Arctic Challenge for
Sustainability II (ArCS II)
● Takashi Kikuchi, Director, Institute of Arctic Climate and
Environment Research, JAMSTEC: New Arctic Research Vessel
● Eyjólfur Guðmundsson, Rector, University of Akureyri: The
Importance of Scientific Diplomacy, in Times of Difficult
Geopolitical Situations

MODERATOR

● Pétur Ásgeirsson, Senior Arctic Official, Iceland Ministry of

Foreign Affairs

ISLAND DEPOPULATION IN THE ARCTIC: LEARNING FROM SCOTLAND AND JAPAN

Organized by: Scottish Government, SRUC (Scotland’s Rural
College); Newcastle University; Akita International University;
Hiroshima University

SPEAKERS

● Luke Dilley, Assistant Professor, Akita International University,

Japan
● Carolin Funck, Professor, Hiroshima University, Japan

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17:45 – 18:00 BREAK

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MONDAY, MARCH 6
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09:00 – 11:30 PLENARY SESSIONS

Location: Toranomon Hills Forum, Main Hall, Fifth Floor

Simultaneous translation provided:

English-Japanese and Japanese-English

I. ARCTIC GEOPOLITICS ON THINNING ICE

Organized in association with: The Arctic Circle Mission Council on
the GlobalArctic

SPEAKERS

● Miyase CHRISTENSEN, Professor, Stockholm University,

Sweden: Arctic Geopolitics, Media and Power
● Atsushi SUNAMI, President, Sasakawa Peace Foundation,
Japan*
● Jian YANG, Vice-President, Shanghai Institute for
International Studies, China: Mitigating the Impact of
Geopolitical Conflicts on Sustainable Governance in Future
● Lassi HEININEN, Chair, GlobalArctic Mission Council; Professor
Emeritus, University of Lapland, Finland: From State-
controlled Policies to Multi-level & -stakeholder Governance

II. THE FUTURE VISION OF GREENLANDERS: COHESION AND

CONTRASTS
Organized in association with: Government of Greenland,
Representation in Beijing; Danish Institute for International Studies

SPEAKERS

● Jacob S. ISBOSETHSEN, Head of Representation in Beijing,

Government of Greenland: Greenland - Open for Business;
Key to the Global Green Transition
● Malik Peter KOCH HANSEN, Board Member of Nunanut Allanut
Politikkeqarnermut Peqatigiiffik, The Greenland Foreign Policy
Society: Inuit and the International Sea between Greenland
and Canada

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● Qivioq LØVSTRØM, Assistant Professor,

Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland; Chair, Human Rights
Council of Greenland: Not just a Buzzword. How
Decolonization Affects Identity, Self-determination and
Nation Building in Greenland
● Ulrik Pram GAD, Senior Researcher, Danish Institute for
International Studies: Nuuk as a New Diplomatic Scene:
Hybridity Driven by Comparison
● Klaus Georg HANSEN, Senior Analyst, Danish Institute for
International Studies: Contrasting Greenlandic Visions for the
Future of Greenland - Self-determination, Integration,
Decolonization, or Consolidation

CHAIR

● Minori TAKAHASHI, Associate Professor, Hokkai-Gakuen

University, Sapporo

III. ARCTIC AND ASIAN FOOD CONNECTIONS: BREAKING DOWN

BARRIERS

PANEL

● Representative of Arktis Mat*

● Representative of the Norwegian Seafood Council*
● Representative from a Norwegian company*

CHAIR

● Mads FREDERIKSEN, Executive Director, Arctic Economic

Council
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11:30 – 11:45 BREAK

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11:45 – 12:30 CLOSING SESSION

Location: Toranomon Hills Forum, Main Hall, Fifth Floor

OPEN DIALOGUE WITH THE AUDIENCE

CHAIRS

● H.E. Ólafur Ragnar GRÍMSSON, Chairman Arctic Circle;

President of Iceland 1996-2016
● Atsushi SUNAMI, President, Sasakawa Peace Foundation,
Japan

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