The Institute of the North works on an array of critical issues in the Arctic, focused on the region's economic prosperity and resilient communities. Our legacy work has addressed Arctic infrastructure development – including energy, aviation, telecommunications, and marine shipping. Much of that work is based on establishing and sustaining cross-border relationships. The Arctic Energy Summit is a great example of our efforts in this arena, having occurred twice under the auspices of the Arctic Council's Sustainable Development Working Group and generating robust discourse resulting in tangible outcomes. This intersection of business, community and government provides meaningful exchanges that inform decision-making. Beyond those who attend, the sessions are filmed and video, presentations and the written proceedings are distributed to a network of thousands of interested stakeholders.
The 2015 Summit will address:
- Oil & Gas Exploration and Production
- Remote and Rural Heat & Power
- Business of Clean Energy
- Transportation and Transmission
The three day Summit will feature:
- Plenary keynote speeches and panel discussions related to overarching themes
- Breakout sessions in panel, technical presentation and workshop format
- Remote energy “hackathons” – collaborative problem-solving for northern communities
- Closing work sessions to develop recommendations