High North Dialogue 2025

Where? Radisson Blu Bodø.
When? March 26-27 2025 (with a pubinar happening the evening of 25th).

The 2025 topic is «Business in the Arctic: New Realities». The program is still in the making, and this page is continuously being updated.

We will have dialogues and discussions about the new realities concerning:

  • How Security Politics are Reshaping the Business and Society in the High North
  • New Space Industry
  • The Green Shift
  • The Blue Shift
  • The Nordic Cooperation
  • Journalism in a time of War

 

In addition we have our regular program posts:

  • The Ambassador Panel
  • The High North Hero Award
  • The High North Young Entrepreneur Award
  • High North Scenarios
  • Pubinar at the local brewery
  • Exciting Side Events

Confirmed speakers and moderators

  • Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway
  • Eric Meyer, Chargé d’Affaires US Embassy
  • Andreas Østhagen, Senior Researcher at The Fridtjof Nansen Institute / High North Center of Business and Governance
  • Michael Byers, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law
  • Trine Jonassen, Editor In Chief at the High North News
  • Andreas Raspotnik, Senior Researcher at The Fridtjof Nansen Institute / High North Center of Business and Governance
  • Jan-Gunnar Winther, Pro-Rector Research and Development at UiT The Arctic University of Norway