Date: 2018-04-30 10:00:00 AM - 2018-04-30 12:30:00 PM
Venue: Auditorium 2 (1.836), Teorifagbygget hus 1, UiT - Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
Event Website: https://mediasite.uit.no/Mediasite/Catalog/Full/8c538b09e5664529a5eaf614db19756f21
On 30 April 2018, Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) was pleased to host the 8th High-Level Dialogue on ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Arctic’ at the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway | UiT in Tromsø, Norway. The dialogue was co-hosted by the Centre of Sami Studies at UiT, in collaboration with the University of Southern Denmark, UArctic, the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science and Nordregio. The session was convened on ‘Sustainable Arctic Tourism: How might Arctic Tourism tie in with the SDGs?’ and held as part of a 4-day international workshop in Northern Norway that brought together researchers, policy analysts, practitioners and industry representatives from around the world. The workshop was held on board the Hurtigruten vessel MS Kong Harold as it sailed from Tromsø to Honningsvåg and back, with a 2-day stopover in Honningsvåg that included additional sessions of the workshop, as well as study excursions to Skarsvåg and Gjesvær. Upon the group’s return to Tromsø and conclusion of the workshop, the 8th High-Level Dialogue was convened to bring together on the panel some of the visiting researchers, practitioners, and philanthropic and industry representatives, along with Tromsø-based scholars and industry leaders.
Prof Anne Husebekk, Rector, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway
Bianca Maria Johnsen, Senior Adviser, Arctic Economic Council Secretariat
Prof Britt Kramvig, Professor, Department of Tourism and Northern Studies, UiT
Niklas Labba, Director, Centre of Sami Studies, UiT
Prof Brooks Kaiser, Professor WSR, Environmental and Business Economics, University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
Dr Chris Horbel, Associate Professor, Environmental and Business Economics, University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
Dr Ilan Kelman, Reader, UCL Institute of Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London
Keith Sproule, Executive Director, Abercrombie and Kent Philanthropies
Chris Hudson, CEO, Visit Tromsø
Annleyg Lamhauge, MICE Marketing Manager, Visit Faroe Islands
Chair: Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes, Founder and Director, Polar Research and Policy Initiative
Nina Buvang Vaaja, Director, Arctic Council Secretariat
Agust Bogason, Nordregio
Link for the webstreaming: https://mediasite.uit.no/Mediasite/Catalog/Full/8c538b09e5664529a5eaf614db19756f21
