Felix Tschudi, Chair of the Centre for High North Logistics (CHNL), opened the session, and Kjell Stokvik, Lead of the Thematic Network, moderated the panel, guiding the discussions on issues affecting Arctic shipping. The session also honored the presence of the newly awarded High North Hero, Lawson Brigham.
The panel consisted of experts from the Thematic Network:
- Arild Moe, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway
- Björn Gunnarsson, Centre for High North Logistics, Nord University, Norway
- Natsuhiko Otsuka, Hokkaido University, Japan
- Sungwon Hong, Youngsan University, South Korea
- Anders Oskal, International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry, Norway
- Mikko Niini, Navidom, Finland