HA á Arctic Circle 2026

Organized by: Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network; Arctic Mayors' Forum; University of Iceland; Stefansson Arctic Institute, Iceland; Association of Polar Early Career Researchers (APECS)

Speakers:

• Matthew Druckenmiller President, International Arctic Science Committee (IASC); Senior Scientist, National Snow & Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder, USA; Arctic Innovation Fellow, Dartmouth College, USA: Natural Science & Science Collaboration
• Andreas Raspotnik Director, High North Center for Business & Governance, Nord University, Norway; Senior Researcher, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway: Governance & Diplomacy
• Romain Chuffart President & Managing Director, The Arctic Institute, USA; Nansen Professor, University of Akureyri, Iceland: Academia & Research Careers
• Patti Bruns Secretary General, Arctic Mayor's Forum: Governance & Diplomacy
• Jón Haukur Ingimundarson Senior Scientist, Stefansson Arctic Institute, Iceland; Associate Professor, University of Akureyri, Iceland: Arctic Communities & Social Sustainability
• Pia Hansson Director, Institute of International Affairs, University of Iceland