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