Arctic Encounter — Anchorage, AK, USA — July 30 - August 1, 2025

the 2025 flagship will be PRODUCED & DIRECTED AT THE DENA’INA CONVENTION CENTER & The anchorage museum

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- confirmed speakers -

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, United States Senator R-AK, United States Senate (United States)
U.S. Secretary Sean Duffy, Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation (United States)
Ambassador Urban Ahlin, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States (Sweden)
Ambassador Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs (Iceland)
Ambassador Morten Høglund, Senior Arctic Official Chair of the Arctic Council; Arctic Ambassador for Norway (Norway)
Ambassador Piotr Rychlik, Ambassador for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Poland (Poland)
Ambassador Petteri Vuorimäki, Ambassador of Arctic Affairs, Senior Arctic Official, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Finland (Finland)
Ambassador Kenneth Høegh, Arctic Ambassador, The Kingdom of Denmark (Denmark/Greenland)
Ambassador Iztok Mirošič, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the United States (Slovenia)
Ambassador Jovita Neliupšienė, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States (European Union)
Mr. Eric Carlson, Senior Arctic Official, U.S. Department of State (United States)
Mr. Agostino Pinna, Special Envoy for the Arctic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic (Italy)
Mr. Paul Dziatkowiec, Director of Mediation and Peace Support, Geneva Center for Security Policy (Switzerland)
Mr. Willfred Nordlund, Member of Norwegian Parliament & Vice Chair of the Arctic Delegation, The Norwegian Parliament (Norway)
Dr. Julia Nesheiwat, Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council; 10th U.S. Homeland Security Advisor to the President; Fmr Commissioner, U.S. Arctic Research Commission (United States)
Major General Randy “Church” Kee, USAF (Ret)., Senior Advisor, Arctic Security Affairs, Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. U.S. Department of Defense (United States)
Ms. Heather Reams, President, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum (United States)
Ms. Charitie Ropati, Indigenous Water Engineer & Scientist (United States)
Ms. Laura Rahikka, Founder & CEO, Hycamite TCD Technologies Ltd (Finland)
Mr. Torsten K. Nielsen, Chief Counsellor for Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)
Mr. Mads Qvist Frederiksen, Executive Director, Arctic Economic Council (Norway)
Dr. Dwayne Menezes, Founder and Managing Director, Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) (United Kingdom)
Ms. Patuk Glenn, Executive Director, Arctic Slope Community Foundation (United States)
Mr. Aaron M. Schutt, President and CEO, Doyon, Limited. (United States)
Mr. Hugh Patkotak, Sr., President & CEO, Olgoonik Corporation (United States)
Ms. Libby Casey, Senior News Anchor, The Washington Post (United States)
Ms. Alice Qannik Glenn, Podcast Host/Producer, Coffee & Quaq (United States)
Dr. Diane Hirshberg, Director, UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage, and Vice President - Academic, University of the Arctic (United States)
Mr. Deven Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (United States)
Mr. Haven Harris, Senior Vice President of Growth and Strategy, Bering Straits Native Corporation (United States)
Ms. Penny Gage, Chief Policy & Partnerships Officer, Launch Alaska (United States)
Mr. Peter Haugseth, Assistant Professor, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway (Norway)
Mr. Samuel Huyer, NAADSN Research Fellow/Student, Trent University (Canada)
Mr. Eiryn Devereaux, President/CEO, Nunavut Housing Corporation (Canada)
Ms. Natalie Smith, Student, Trent University/BANHER Project (Canada)
Mr. Jacob Gerard, Bachelor’s Student, Trent University (Canada)