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Arctic Encounter Summit 2025: Cooperation for Economic Development in the Arctic Region

EVENT DATE31 July 2025 · 14:10–15:10 (America/Anchorage)
VENUE / FORMATTubughnenq’ 5, Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center, Anchorage, Alaska
PRPI’S ROLEModerator and co-host
Event date and source notes

Official organiser programme. Record checked 2026-10-30.

At Arctic Encounter Summit in Anchorage on 31 July 2025, PRPI and the Government of Greenland co-hosted Session 18, moderated by Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes.

The session, “Cooperation for Economic Development in the Arctic Region”, took place in Tubughnenq’ 5 at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center. Menezes participated as Founder and Managing Director of Polar Research and Policy Initiative (United Kingdom).

PRPI participation

Dwayne Ryan Menezes · Moderator and co-host

Other participants

  • Ambassador Kenneth Høegh — Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials, Arctic Council (Greenland/Denmark)
  • Jacob Isbosethsen — Head of Greenland Representation to the US and Canada (Greenland)
  • Torsten K. Nielsen — Senior Arctic Official, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)
  • Dr Liza Mack — Board Member, Aleut International Association (United States)
  • Edward Alexander — Co-Chair, Gwich’in Council International; Senior Arctic Lead, Woodwell Climate Research Center (United States)
Arctic Encounter Summit 2025: Cooperation for Economic Development in the Arctic Region
Arctic Encounter Summit 2025 programme, page 29; supplied by Dwayne Menezes.