WORKSHOP 1: Economic development in the European Arctic

WORKSHOP 1: Economic development in the European Arctic
8.15-8.45
Registration
8.45-9.00
Welcome by Mr Mika Riipi, county governor of Lapland
Opening by the European Commission
9.00-10.30
SESSION 1: Infrastructure in the European Arctic: what are the needs?
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10.30-11.00
11.00-12.30
Mr Jorma Leskinen, Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the
Environment, Lapland
Mr Odgeir Danielsen, Secretariat of the Northern Dimension
Partnership on Transport and Logistics
Coffee Break
SESSION 2: Regional development in the Arctic: what is the scope for enhanced cooperation?
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Mrs Pia Svensgard, Secretary General of the Norwegian Barents Secretariat
Mrs Anna Lindberg, Regional Development Director of the Norbotten region
12.30-13.30
Lunch Break
13.30-14.45
SESSION 3: Economic development and the Arctic indigenous peoples – do they go hand in
hand?
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Mr Ulrik Jorgensen, Aalborg University (situation in Greenland)
Mr Nuccio Mazzullo, University of Lapland
14.45-15.15
Coffee Break
15.15-16.30
SESSION 4: Mining in the European Arctic
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16.30-17.00
Closing
Mr Jonas Lundström, Head of the regional development unit at the Västerbotten
region.
Mr Lars Haltbreken, chair Friends of the Earth Norway