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

2026 Sponsorship Opportunities

Northern Vision Fellowship Application

Rural Resident & Elder Scholarship Application

call for indigenous fashion designers

Lodging & Accommodations

- 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 Urban Ahlin, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States (Sweden)
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)
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)
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)
Ms. 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. 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)