Arctic Encounter — Anchorage, AK, USA — April 15-17, 2026

the 2026 flagship will be PRODUCED & DIRECTED AT THE DENA’INA CONVENTION CENTER & The anchorage museum

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- confirmed speakers TO BE ANNOUNCED ON A ROLLING BASIS -

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, United States Senator R-AK, United States Senate (United States)
Minister Vivian Motzfeldt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greenland; Chair of the Arctic Council (Greenland)
Ambassador Leena-Kaisa Mikkola, Ambassador of Finland to the United States (Finland)
Ambassador Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir, Ambassador of Iceland to the United States (Iceland)
Ambassador Petra Schneebauer, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the United States (Austria)
Ambassador Iztok Mirošič, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the United States (Slovenia)
Ambassador Szabolcs Takács, Ambassador of Hungary to the United States (Hungary)
Ambassador Kenneth Høegh, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials, Arctic Council (Denmark/Greenland)
Ambassador Piotr Rychlik, Ambassador for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Poland (Poland)
Ambassador David Balton, Senior Fellow, Arctic Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School (United States)
Mr. Bogdan Klich, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Republic of Poland (Poland)
Ms. Ruth Bajada, Deputy Chief of Mission, Delegation of the European Union to the United States of America (European Union)
Ms. Sara Cohen, Deputy Head of Mission, Foreign Policy & National Security, Embassy of Canada in the United States (Canada)
Dr. Bjørn Kunoy, Head of Representation of the Faroe Islands to the United States (Faroe Islands)
Dr. Sara Olsvig, Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (2022-2026) (Greenland)
Dr. Ruth L. Perry, Ruth L. Perry, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State (United States)
Mr. George Noll, Senior Arctic Official, U.S. Department of State (United States)
Dr. Franziska Hagedorn, Head of Division, Head of Arctic Policy, German Federal Foreign Office (Germany)
Mr. Agostino Pinna, Special Envoy for the Arctic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic (Italy)
Mr. Torsten K. Nielsen, Senior Arctic Official, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)
Mr. Thomas Dans, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission (United States)
Mr. Paul Dziatkowiec, Director of Mediation and Peace Support, Geneva Center for Security Policy (Switzerland)
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)
Mr. Stephen M. Carmel, Administrator of the Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (United States)
Ms. Kasaŋnaaluk Marie Greene, President, Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska (United States)
Ms. Bridget Anderson, Senior Vice President, External Affairs, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (United States)
Ms. Mary David, Vice President of Strategy and Policy, Kawerak, Inc. (United States)
Ms. Vivian Korthuis, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Village Council Presidents (United States)
Ms. Vernae Angnaboogok, Inuit Arctic Policy Director, Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska (United States)
Mr. Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, President & CEO, Contango Ore, Inc. (United States)
Ms. Aviaaja Karlshøj Knudsen, Chief Executive Officer, NunaGreen (Greenland)
Ms. Rayna Paul, Environmental Director, Native Village of Kipnuk (United States)
Mr. Walter Nelson, Managed Retreat Coordinator, Native Village of Napakiak (United States)
Ms. Lucy Martin, Tribal Resilience Coordinator Assistant, Native Village of Kwigillingok (United States)
Mr. Dustin Evon, Tribal Resilience Coordinator, Native Village of Kwigillingok (United States)
Mr. Rick Thoman, Alaska Climate Specialist, International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks (United States)
Ms. Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer, Director of Climate Initiatives, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (United States)
Ms. Marilyn Romano, Regional Vice President, Alaska Airlines; Board Chair, Arctic Encounter Board of Directors (United States)
Dr. Brendan P. Kelly, Chief Scientist, International Arctic Research Center (United States)
Ms. Teri Cothren, Associate Vice President of Academic & Student Affairs, University of Alaska (United States)
Mr. Adam Schwartz, State G3 Operations Noncommissioned Officer, Alaska Army National Guard (United States)
Ms. Nicole Wojciechowski, President, Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope (United States)
Ms. Federica Eyja Scarpa, SATA 2.1 Executive Coordinator, UiT - Arctic University of Norway (Norway)
Ms. Leslie Canavera, Chief Executive Officer, PolArctic (United States)
Mr. Brian Rogers, Corporate Treasurer, UArctic Foundation; Former Alaskan House Representative; Former Chancellor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (United States)
Ms. Margaret Williams, Senior Fellow, Arctic Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School (United States)
Mr. Ole Martin Brasøygård Flågan, Co-Founder, Capipro (Norway)
Captain Steve White, Executive Director, Marine Exchange of Alaska (United States)
Dr. David Schuster, Deputy Director, Arctic and Homeland Defense Center UARC, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute (United States)
Mayor Asisaun Toovak, Mayor, City of Utqiagvik (United States)
Ms. Morgan Dulian, Executive Director, UArctic Foundation US (United States)
Dr. Jessica Garron, Research Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Adjunct Professor, U.S. Army War College (United States)
Ms. Nicoline Thomsen, Chief Executive Officer, Aaveq Robotics Aps (Denmark)
Dr. Laura Conner, Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Alaska Fairbanks (United States)
Mr. James Gamble, Senior Director - Arctic Program, Pacific Environment (United States)
Ms. Jocelyn Fenton, Director, Denali Commission (United States)
Mr. Adam Low, Director, Teaching Through Technology (T3) Alaska Program (United States)
Dr. Rikke Østergaard, Phd Fellow, Ilisimatusarfik - University of Greenland (Greenland)
Ms. Penny Gage, Chief Policy and Partnerships Officer, Launch Alaska (United States)
Mr. Conrad Woodhead, CTE and Residential Director, Kusilvak Career Academy/Lower Yukon School District (United States)
Dr. Åsa Rennermalm, Professor of Geography, Rutgers University (United States)
Dr. Alexandra Middleton, Postdoctoral Researcher, Oulu Business School, University of Oulu (Finland)
Dr. Lars Smedsrud, Professor, University of Bergen (Norway)
Ms. Rachael Lorna Johnstone, Professor of Law, University of Akureyri (Iceland)
Dr. Anna Karlsdóttir, Associate Professor/Docent, University of Iceland (Iceland)
Dr. Brandon Boylan, Director of Arctic and Northern Studies; Chair and Professor of Political Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks (United States)
Ms. Jessica Veldstra, Executive Director, Aleut International Association (United States)
Dr. Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen, Professor of Northern Studies, Barents Chair in Politics, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway (Norway)
Ms. Hillary King, Community Manager, Reclaim CDO (Canada)