- OPENING SESSION

H.E. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

Chairman Arctic Circle, President of Iceland 1996-2016

H.E. Ban Ki-moon

President and Chair of GGGI Assembly and Council, 8th Secretary General of the United Nation

Yun Kang-hyeon

Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea

• Nationality : The Republic of Korea
• Position : Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs
• Profile :
  Deputy Minister Kang-hyeon Yun began his diplomatic career in 1987. He was involved in global economic affairs and trade for many years. He also served abroad in Geneva, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, UN(U.S.A), Myanmar, and OECD(France). Mr. Yun was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Lao P.D.R until he returned to be appointed as Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs in September 2017.

Einar Gunnarsson

Ambassador of Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland

• Nationality : Iceland
• Department : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland
• Position : Ambassador of Arctic Affairs
• Profile :
  He was born in 1966 and he is now married to Married to Elisabet Thordardottir, clinical psychologist. Two children. He is an Ambassador Arctic Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík. He graduated from the Grammar School of Reykjavík 1986. Law Degree (Cand. Juris) from the University of Iceland 1992. Guest Researcher with the Law Faculty of the University of Bergen, Norway in the winter of 1995-1996.

Song Myeong Dal

Director General for Marine Environment Policy Bureau, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea

-[SESSION1] ARCTIC SCIENCE: SERVING ARCTIC AND GLOBAL NEEDS

Kim Joo-Hong

Principal Research Scientist, Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)

• Nationality : The Republic of Korea
• Department : Unit of Arctic Sea-Ice Prediction, Korea Polar Research Institute
• Position : Principal Research Scientist
• Profile :
  Dr. Kim Joo-Hong is a research scientist at the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), Korea. He has begun his polar research career since he worked at the KOPRI in December 2012. Currently, his research topics include the pole-to-midlatitude weather/climate linkages, the coupled physical processes controlling the Arctic sea ice variability. He previously worked on dynamics and physics in global and tropical climate change at the Seoul Nat’l University (2005-2007), U.K. Met Office Hadley Centre (2008-2010) and National Taiwan University (2010-2012). He received a doctorate in atmospheric sciences at the Seoul Nat’l University, Korea in February 2005.

Allen Pope

Executive Secretary, International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Secretariat: POSITIONS HELD

• Nationality : Iceland
• Department : International Arctic Science Committee /National Snow and Ice Data Center
• Position : Executive Secretary /Research Scientist I
• Profile :
  EDUCATION: Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge (Trinity College)
  TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Faculty & Academic Lead, Juneau Icefield Research Program (2012, ‘15, ’16, ‘17)
  She has many teaching experiences, publications, awards, workshops, selected community outreaches and activities, and professional developments.

Elisabetta Vignati

Directorate, the EU Joint Research Centre

• Nationality : Italy
• Department : European Commission Joint Research Centre
• Position : Head of Air and Climate Unit
• Profile :
  Elisabetta Vignati is a physicist by training, with a PhD in Geophysics obtained at Copenhagen University. Through more than 20 years of her carrier in atmospheric science Elisabetta Vignati worked mainly in evaluating the impact of human activities on air quality and climate and is (co-)author of several articles published in peer reviewed journals. She is the Head of Air and Climate Unit of the Directorate for Energy, Transport and Climate of the European Commission Joint Research Centre. Her unit aims to provide integrated analysis in support of EU air quality and climate policies, including the Arctic.

Volker Rachold

Director, German Arctic Office

• Nationality : Germany
• Department : Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research
• Position : Head of the German Arctic Office
• Profile :
  Dr. Volker Rachold is the Head of the German Arctic Office, which serves as an information and cooperation platform between German stakeholders from science, politics and industry. His functions include managing the dialogue between German Arctic players, supporting the federal ministries interested in Arctic matters and implementing national and international Arctic-related events and projects.
  efore moving to the German Arctic Office in 2017, he served as the Executive Secretary of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) since 2006. Dr. Rachold graduated as a geochemist from Göttingen University, where he also obtained his Ph.D. in 1994.

Xu Ren

Deputy Director-General, Polar Research Institute of China

• Nationality : China
• Department : Polar Research Institute of China
• Position : Deputy Director
• Profile :
  Mr. Xu Ren has been engaged in marine environmental monitoring and evaluation in China's offshore areas for a long time. In 2017, he entered the field of polar research and operational monitoring, and is responsible for the construction of long-term polar monitoring system. As the leader and chief scientist, he led China's eighth Arctic Science Expedition Team and completed China's first scientific expedition around the Arctic Ocean.

Shin Hyoung Chul

Director, Division of Strategy and Cooperation, Korea Polar Research Institute

David Balton

Senior Fellow, Polar Institute, Wilson Center, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries, United States Department of State

- [SESSION 2] ARCTIC INNOVATION: CONNECTIVITY, ENERGY, SHIPPING AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Odin Kwon

Executive Vice President, Maritime Research Center, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME)

• Nationality : Republic of Korea
• Department : Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Co. Ltd (DSME), Korea
• Position : Naval Architect, Executive Vice President, Head of Ship Marketing Engineering & Basic Design Division
• Profile :
  He studied Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering in Seoul National University. After his graduation in 1982 he joined DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, Ltd) where today he is Executive Vice President, Head of Ship Marketing Engineering & Basic Design Div.
  He has experienced the basic design of various type of ships. In 2018 Odin KWON has been included in Marquis Who's Who as honored for Contributions to Marine Engineering and also has selected for official 2018 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award

Kim Jong-deog

Director-General of Korea Maritime Institute

Michael Perkinson

Chief of Staff to Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners

Jim Gamble

Research Fellow of the Institute of the North, Former Chair of Aleut International Association

• Nationality : Alaska
• Department : Institute of the North / Aleut International Association
• Position : Research Fellow / Former Chair
• Profile :
  He was born in Anchorage, Alaska where he graduated from the University of Alaska, Anchorage with a degree in biology and soon after he turned his attention to administration and public policy. He has published articles and papers on topics such as the connection between subsistence and culture, marine use mapping as a tool for community empowerment, the Aleutian Islands as a shipping crossroads, heavy fuel oil in the Arctic, the role of the Permanent Participants in the Arctic Council, and how Indigenous organizations and NGOs will contribute to Arctic marine cooperation in the future. Jim is currently working on projects advocating for a reduction in the use of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic, the role of Arctic Council Observers in AC project development, establishing an Indigenous representation at the International Maritime Organization, and how small Arctic coastal communities feel they can best contribute to search & rescue and disaster preparedness.

Frej Dichmann

Senior Advisor, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Denmark

• Nationality : Denmark
• Department : Ministry of Higher Education and Science, Arctic Collaboration
• Position : Senior advisor
• Profile :
  Mr. Dichmann is a government official with 13 years' experience within the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. During this time, Mr. Dichmann has worked on labour law relating to university staff, the committees on scientific dishonesty, the EU Framework Programme (FP7 & Horizon 2020), and international research collaboration globally and specifically within the Artic. For the last five years, Mr. Dichmann has led a Polar Secretariat within the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education that handles issues related to the Arctic. Mr. Dichmann holds a Master's Degree in Law. Prior to law school, he served as an officer in the Royal Danish Air Force for 9 years. Mr. Dichmann resides in Copenhagen, Denmark

Yan Zequn

Assistant Director, Eco Foundation Global

• Nationality : The People’s Republic of China
• Department : Eco Foundation Global/ Eco Forum Global
• Position : Assistant Director
• Profile :
  Mr. Zequn YAN is now the project assistant director of Eco Foundation Global.
  
  Eco Foundation Global is a non-profit foundation which focuses on the promotion of Eco-civilization and Sustainable Development. Since its inception in 2009, its flagship product Eco Forum Global (also abbreviated as EFG), has progressively grown into the only premium platform in China for international dialogue and policy reflection on eco-civilization.
  
  For the past three years, besides the Eco Forum Global annual conference, Zequn also works in different areas of China. He works with the support of Haikou municipal government for Gross Ecosystem Product project; He works in Jiangxi Province for Urban Ecological Planning; He works in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province for the conservation and management of the coastal wetlands, to name just a few.

- [SESSION 3] DIALOGUE BETWEEN SCIENCE AND BUSINESS

Volker Rachold

Director, German Arctic Office

• Nationality : Germany
• Department : Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research
• Position : Head of the German Arctic Office
• Profile :
  Dr. Volker Rachold is the Head of the German Arctic Office, which serves as an information and cooperation platform between German stakeholders from science, politics and industry. His functions include managing the dialogue between German Arctic players, supporting the federal ministries interested in Arctic matters and implementing national and international Arctic-related events and projects.
  efore moving to the German Arctic Office in 2017, he served as the Executive Secretary of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) since 2006. Dr. Rachold graduated as a geochemist from Göttingen University, where he also obtained his Ph.D. in 1994.

Allen Pope

Executive Secretary, International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Secretariat: POSITIONS HELD

• Nationality : Iceland
• Department : International Arctic Science Committee /National Snow and Ice Data Center
• Position : Executive Secretary /Research Scientist I
• Profile :
  EDUCATION: Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge (Trinity College)
  TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Faculty & Academic Lead, Juneau Icefield Research Program (2012, ‘15, ’16, ‘17)
  She has many teaching experiences, publications, awards, workshops, selected community outreaches and activities, and professional developments.

Shin Hyoung Chul

Director, Division of Strategy and Cooperation, Korea Polar Research

Michael Perkinson

Chief of Staff to Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners

Odin Kwon

Executive Vice President, Maritime Research Center, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME)

• Nationality : Republic of Korea
• Department : Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Co. Ltd (DSME), Korea
• Position : Naval Architect, Executive Vice President, Head of Ship Marketing Engineering & Basic Design Division
• Profile :
  He studied Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering in Seoul National University. After his graduation in 1982 he joined DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, Ltd) where today he is Executive Vice President, Head of Ship Marketing Engineering & Basic Design Div.
  He has experienced the basic design of various type of ships. In 2018 Odin KWON has been included in Marquis Who's Who as honored for Contributions to Marine Engineering and also has selected for official 2018 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award

Kim Jong-deog

Director-General of Korea Maritime Institute

Jim Gamble

Research Fellow of the Institute of the North, Former Chair of Aleut International Association

• Nationality : Alaska
• Department : Institute of the North / Aleut International Association
• Position : Research Fellow / Former Chair
• Profile :
  He was born in Anchorage, Alaska where he graduated from the University of Alaska, Anchorage with a degree in biology and soon after he turned his attention to administration and public policy. He has published articles and papers on topics such as the connection between subsistence and culture, marine use mapping as a tool for community empowerment, the Aleutian Islands as a shipping crossroads, heavy fuel oil in the Arctic, the role of the Permanent Participants in the Arctic Council, and how Indigenous organizations and NGOs will contribute to Arctic marine cooperation in the future. Jim is currently working on projects advocating for a reduction in the use of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic, the role of Arctic Council Observers in AC project development, establishing an Indigenous representation at the International Maritime Organization, and how small Arctic coastal communities feel they can best contribute to search & rescue and disaster preparedness.

Frej Dichmann

Senior Advisor, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Denmark

• Nationality : Denmark
• Department : Ministry of Higher Education and Science, Arctic Collaboration
• Position : Senior advisor
• Profile :
  Mr. Dichmann is a government official with 13 years' experience within the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. During this time, Mr. Dichmann has worked on labour law relating to university staff, the committees on scientific dishonesty, the EU Framework Programme (FP7 & Horizon 2020), and international research collaboration globally and specifically within the Artic. For the last five years, Mr. Dichmann has led a Polar Secretariat within the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education that handles issues related to the Arctic. Mr. Dichmann holds a Master's Degree in Law. Prior to law school, he served as an officer in the Royal Danish Air Force for 9 years. Mr. Dichmann resides in Copenhagen, Denmark

- [SESSION 4] THE FUTURE OF THE ARCTIC: ASIAN PERSPECTIVES

Park Heung-kyeong

Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea

• Nationality : The Republic of Korea
• Department : Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Scientific Affairs Bureau
• Position : Ambassador for Arctic Affairs
• Profile :
  Ambassador Park Heung-kyeong began his diplomatic career in 1989. He was involved in environmental affairs and climate change negotiations for many years. He also served abroad in Israel, Thailand, Australia, Libya and the UK. Mr. Park was Ambassador to Qatar until he returned to be appointed as Ambassador for Arctic Affairs in May 2018.

Gao Feng

Special Representative for Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China

Eiji Yamamoto

Ambassador in Charge of Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

• Nationality : Japan
• Position : Ambassador in charge of Arctic Affairs
• Profile :
  Mr. Eiji Yamamoto　joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in 1980, and now is Ambassador in charge of Arctic Affairs since April 2018, as well as Ambassador in charge of International Cooperation for Countering Terrorism and International Organized Crime. He has been posted in Timor-Leste as Ambassador, in Canada as Consul-General at Toronto, in New York (Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations) and in the Republic of Korea. In the Foreign Ministry, he served as Deputy Director-General for consul, global and South Asian affairs, and also as Assistant Vice-Minister for Crisis Management

Kim Jong-deog

Director-General of Korea Maritime Institute

Li Yangyang

Program Officer, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Natural Resources of China

• Nationality : The People’s Republic of China
• Department : Department of international Cooperatio, Department of Maritime Rights and Interests, Ministry of Natural Resources
• Position : Program officer, Lawyer

Takashi Yamanouchi

Project Professor, National Institute of Polar Research, Japan

• Nationality : Japan
• Department : National Institute of Polar Research
• Position : Project Professor; Professor Emeritus
• Profile :
  Prof. Takashi Yamanouchi graduated from Tohoku University Graduate School (Dr. Science) and became a member of National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) in 1980. Since then he worked for 35 years at the institute as a specialist of Atmospheric Science and Polar Climatology. After retiring, he is an Editor-in-Chief for “Polar Science”. He joined the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition 4 times (3 wintering) and served twice as a leader of expedition. He also led the GRENE Arctic Climate Change Research Project (2011-16) as a Project Manager.

- [SESSION 5] THE FUTURE OF THE ARCTIC: ARCTIC STATES – INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Einar Gunnarsson

Ambassador of Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland

• Nationality : Iceland
• Department : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland
• Position : Ambassador of Arctic Affairs
• Profile :
  He was born in 1966 and he is now married to Married to Elisabet Thordardottir, clinical psychologist. Two children. He is an Ambassador Arctic Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík. He graduated from the Grammar School of Reykjavík 1986. Law Degree (Cand. Juris) from the University of Iceland 1992. Guest Researcher with the Law Faculty of the University of Bergen, Norway in the winter of 1995-1996.

Eero Suominen

Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to the Republic of Korea

Marie-Anne Coninsx

Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs of the European Union

• Nationality : Belgian/European
• Department : DSG for Economic and Global Issues European External Action Service/EU
• Position : Ambassador at Large for the Arctic
• Profile :
  Marie-Anne Coninsx is Ambassador at Large for the Arctic, since September 2017. She previously was European Union' Ambassador to Canada (2013-2017) - where she extensively visited the Canadian Arctic, after serving 4 years as the EU Ambassador to Mexico.
  She also served as the number two at the EU Delegations in New York and Geneva, providing her with extensive experience on multilateral issues. She has been an EU official since 1984.
  
  Ambassador Coninsx studied law at Gent University (Belgium), did post-graduate studies at Cambridge University (UK) and at European University in Nancy (France). She is Belgian and speaks 5 languages.

Piotr Rakowski

Senior advisor on Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland

• Nationality : The Republic of Poland
• Department : Legal and Treaty Department Ministry for Foreign Affairs
• Position : Senior advisor for Arctic Affairs
• Profile :
  Mr. Piotr Rakowski began his career in public service in 1998. He was involved in the European Union accession negotiations and the EU decision-making process for many years. He was seconded national expert (SNE) at the Secretariat General of the EU in Brussels. He also served abroad in Polish diplomatic missions in Belgium and Ireland. Mr. Rakowski was appointed as senior advisor for Arctic Affairs in September 2017.

Jacob Isbosethsen

Head of Representation, Greenland Representation in Iceland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greenland

• Nationality : Denmark (Greenland)
• Department : Ministry for Foreign Affairs Government of Greenland
• Position : Head of Representation Greenland Representation in Reykjavik
• Profile :
  Jacob Isbosethsen has since October 2018 been the Head of the Greenland Representation to Iceland in Reykjavik. The objective of the Representation in Iceland is first of all to enhance Greenlands political, administrative, cultural and commercial relations with Iceland. But it is also likely that it would like to strengthen the relations with the countries already having a diplomatic presence in Reykjavik.
  
  Prior to his posting in Reykjavik, Isbosethsen has had several senior positions in the Government of Greenland. Including Head of Department in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs since August 2015. From 2017 – 2018, he was also appointed as Acting Deputy-Minister for the Ministry for Independence, Foreign Affairs and Agriculture.
  
  He started his carrier in 2008 in the Ministry of Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture and was responsible for legal questions and bilateral fisheries negotiations in the North Atlantic and the EU-Greenland Fisheries Partnership Agreement, and served as secretary for the national fisheries commission.
  
  Mr. Isbosethsen then joined the Government’s diplomatic service in 2011, and has earlier been posted in the Greenland Representation to the EU in Brussels (2011 – 2013).
  
  During his entire career, he has served for in the administration in the Government of Greenland.
  Jacob Isbosethsen is a lawyer graduate from the University of Aarhus, and he holds an LLM degree in law, 2008. He was born in Nuuk, Greenland in 1981.

Shirley Ong

Senior Policy Advisor, Nordic & Polar Relations, Global Affairs Canada

• Department : Nordic & Polar Relations Global Affairs Canada
• Position : Senior Policy Advisor
• Profile :
  Shirley Ong joined Global Affairs Canada in 2003. At Headquarters, she was the senior advisor to the assistant deputy minister & CFO, and has held positions in the Southeast Asia, and the International Economic Relations and Summits divisions. Her overseas assignments have included Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and, most recently, in Singapore as the Regional Economic Advisor for Southeast Asia. Currently she is a senior policy advisor in the Nordic & Polar Relations division based at the Canadian International Arctic Centre in Norway. Prior to joining the public service, she worked for Bain & Company in Toronto. She holds a BCom (Finance) from McGill University and an MSc (Economic History) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

David Balton

Senior Fellow, Polar Institute, Wilson Center, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries, United States Department of State

- [SESSION 6] THE FUTURE OF THE ARCTIC: A DIALOGUE

Einar Gunnarsson

Ambassador of Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland

• Nationality : Iceland
• Department : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland
• Position : Ambassador of Arctic Affairs
• Profile :
  He was born in 1966 and he is now married to Married to Elisabet Thordardottir, clinical psychologist. Two children. He is an Ambassador Arctic Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík. He graduated from the Grammar School of Reykjavík 1986. Law Degree (Cand. Juris) from the University of Iceland 1992. Guest Researcher with the Law Faculty of the University of Bergen, Norway in the winter of 1995-1996.

Eero Suominen

Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to the Republic of Korea

Park Heung-kyeong

Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea

• Nationality : The Republic of Korea
• Department : Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Scientific Affairs Bureau
• Position : Ambassador for Arctic Affairs
• Profile :
  Ambassador Park Heung-kyeong began his diplomatic career in 1989. He was involved in environmental affairs and climate change negotiations for many years. He also served abroad in Israel, Thailand, Australia, Libya and the UK. Mr. Park was Ambassador to Qatar until he returned to be appointed as Ambassador for Arctic Affairs in May 2018.

Gao Feng

Special Representative for Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China

Eiji Yamamoto

Ambassador in Charge of Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

• Nationality : Japan
• Position : Ambassador in charge of Arctic Affairs
• Profile :
  Mr. Eiji Yamamoto　joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in 1980, and now is Ambassador in charge of Arctic Affairs since April 2018, as well as Ambassador in charge of International Cooperation for Countering Terrorism and International Organized Crime. He has been posted in Timor-Leste as Ambassador, in Canada as Consul-General at Toronto, in New York (Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations) and in the Republic of Korea. In the Foreign Ministry, he served as Deputy Director-General for consul, global and South Asian affairs, and also as Assistant Vice-Minister for Crisis Management

Marie-Anne Coninsx

Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs of the European Union

• Nationality : Belgian/European
• Department : DSG for Economic and Global Issues European External Action Service/EU
• Position : Ambassador at Large for the Arctic
• Profile :
  Marie-Anne Coninsx is Ambassador at Large for the Arctic, since September 2017. She previously was European Union' Ambassador to Canada (2013-2017) - where she extensively visited the Canadian Arctic, after serving 4 years as the EU Ambassador to Mexico.
  She also served as the number two at the EU Delegations in New York and Geneva, providing her with extensive experience on multilateral issues. She has been an EU official since 1984.
  
  Ambassador Coninsx studied law at Gent University (Belgium), did post-graduate studies at Cambridge University (UK) and at European University in Nancy (France). She is Belgian and speaks 5 languages.

Piotr Rakowski

Senior advisor on Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland

• Nationality : The Republic of Poland
• Department : Legal and Treaty Department Ministry for Foreign Affairs
• Position : Senior advisor for Arctic Affairs
• Profile :
  Mr. Piotr Rakowski began his career in public service in 1998. He was involved in the European Union accession negotiations and the EU decision-making process for many years. He was seconded national expert (SNE) at the Secretariat General of the EU in Brussels. He also served abroad in Polish diplomatic missions in Belgium and Ireland. Mr. Rakowski was appointed as senior advisor for Arctic Affairs in September 2017.

Jacob Isbosethsen

Head of Representation, Greenland Representation in Iceland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greenland

• Nationality : Denmark (Greenland)
• Department : Ministry for Foreign Affairs Government of Greenland
• Position : Head of Representation Greenland Representation in Reykjavik
• Profile :
  Jacob Isbosethsen has since October 2018 been the Head of the Greenland Representation to Iceland in Reykjavik. The objective of the Representation in Iceland is first of all to enhance Greenlands political, administrative, cultural and commercial relations with Iceland. But it is also likely that it would like to strengthen the relations with the countries already having a diplomatic presence in Reykjavik.
  
  Prior to his posting in Reykjavik, Isbosethsen has had several senior positions in the Government of Greenland. Including Head of Department in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs since August 2015. From 2017 – 2018, he was also appointed as Acting Deputy-Minister for the Ministry for Independence, Foreign Affairs and Agriculture.
  
  He started his carrier in 2008 in the Ministry of Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture and was responsible for legal questions and bilateral fisheries negotiations in the North Atlantic and the EU-Greenland Fisheries Partnership Agreement, and served as secretary for the national fisheries commission.
  
  Mr. Isbosethsen then joined the Government’s diplomatic service in 2011, and has earlier been posted in the Greenland Representation to the EU in Brussels (2011 – 2013).
  
  During his entire career, he has served for in the administration in the Government of Greenland.
  Jacob Isbosethsen is a lawyer graduate from the University of Aarhus, and he holds an LLM degree in law, 2008. He was born in Nuuk, Greenland in 1981.

Shirley Ong

Senior Policy Advisor, Nordic & Polar Relations, Global Affairs Canada

• Department : Nordic & Polar Relations Global Affairs Canada
• Position : Senior Policy Advisor
• Profile :
  Shirley Ong joined Global Affairs Canada in 2003. At Headquarters, she was the senior advisor to the assistant deputy minister & CFO, and has held positions in the Southeast Asia, and the International Economic Relations and Summits divisions. Her overseas assignments have included Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and, most recently, in Singapore as the Regional Economic Advisor for Southeast Asia. Currently she is a senior policy advisor in the Nordic & Polar Relations division based at the Canadian International Arctic Centre in Norway. Prior to joining the public service, she worked for Bain & Company in Toronto. She holds a BCom (Finance) from McGill University and an MSc (Economic History) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.