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Version 02.05.19
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PROGRAMME |
FUTURE GREENLAND, 14-15 May - Katuaq - Nuuk |
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www.futuregreenland.gl |
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Day 1: Tuesday 14 May 2019 |
| 07.30 - 08.30 |
Registration |
Registration, distribution of programme/name badges |
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| 08.30 - 08.45 |
Welcome |
Welcome and background to the conference |
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Hans Lynge Hall |
Brian Buus Pedersen, CEO, Greenland Business Association |
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Comperes: Martin Breum and Ulla Lynge - Programme, presentation |
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| 08.45 - 09.05 |
Presentation |
An independent Greenland – the vision and tasks of the constitutional commission |
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Vittus Qujaukitsoq, Minister of Finance and Nordic Co-operation |
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| 09.05 - 09.20 |
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Education as the key to independence |
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Ane Lone Bagger, Minister of Education, Culture, Church and Foreign Affairs |
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| 09.20 - 09:35 |
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The democratic process towards independence |
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Mûte B. Egede, Chairman of IA, Member of Parliament, former Minister of Natural Resources |
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| 09.35 - 09:50 |
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Recognising the growing importance of the Arctic – the EU’s ambitious Arctic policy |
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Jari Vilén, Ambassador, Senior Advisor in Arctic policy matters, European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC), in-house think tank of the European Commission |
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| 09.50 - 10.05 |
Intermission |
Coffee break |
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| 10.05 - 10:20 |
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Iceland - sustainable tourism and innovation |
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Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Icelandic Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation |
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| 10.20 - 10.35 |
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The USA and Greenland: New Opportunities Through Expanded Partnership and Co-operation |
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Carla Sands, US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark |
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| 10.35 - 11.05 |
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Co-operation between Arctic neighbours, Canada - Greenland. In a perspective from the point of view of the Canadians in Denmark and the Danes in Canada. |
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Emi Furuya, Canada’s Ambassador to Denmark, and Thomas Winkler, Denmark’s Ambassador to Canada |
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| 11.05 - 11.20 |
Presentation |
The significance of the Danish Commonwealth to Denmark |
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Martin Lidegaard, Member of the Danish Parliament, Danish Social Liberal Party |
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| 11.20 - 12.00 |
Debate |
Panel debate – speakers – questions from the hall |
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Moderators: Martin Breum and Ulla Lynge |
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| 12.00 - 13.00 |
Lunch |
Lunch buffet |
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Katuaq foyer |
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Side events, day 1: |
| 13.30 - 15.00 |
Side event 1 |
Scenarios for political independence. The process: constitutional work and democratic involvement |
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Small Hall |
Jakob Janussen: What does the term ‘independence’ mean, and what models can be envisaged for Greenland as an independent state? |
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Anna-Sofie Hurup Skjervedal PhD: The involvement of young people in the democratic debate and the decision-making process, Rasmus Leander Nielsen PhD, assistant professor, University of Greenland: HS analysis and Greenland Perspectives: Public opinion about independence. |
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Student organisations: Ili Ili |
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Facilitator: Anna-Sofie Hurup Skjervedal PhD |
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| 13.30 - 15.00 |
Side event 2 |
How can Greenland protect itself? |
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Friendship Hall |
John Boye Rasmussen, Deputy Head, Commander: What does the Arctic Command do today? |
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Henrik Ø. Breitenbauch, Head of Centre for Military Studies, University of Copenhagen Future security policy scenarios for Greenland and the Arctic |
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Facilitator: Ulla Lynge, head of secretariat, CSR Greenland |
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| 13.30 - 15.00 |
Side event 3 |
New infrastructure - new opportunities and needs |
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Hans Lynge Hall |
Thomas Winkler, Ambassador of Denmark to Canada, Jacob Nitter Sørensen, CEO, Air Greenland, Julia Pars, Managing Director, Visit Greenland, Inge Bisgaard, Greenland National Museum |
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Facilitator: Anders La Cour Vahl, Air Greenland |
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| 15.00 - 15.30 |
Intermission |
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| 15.30 - 16.30 |
Debate |
Political Round Table – eight sharp questions from the workshops and questions from the hall |
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Hans Lynge Hall |
Party leaders and representatives: Kim Kielsen (S), Múte B. Egede (IA), Nivi Olsen (Demokraterne), Sivert K. Heilmann (A), Vittus Qujaukitsoq (Nunatta Qitornai), Pele Broberg (Parti Naleraq), Michael Rosing (Samarbejdspartiet) |
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Moderators: Martin Breum and Ulla Lynge |
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| 16.30 - 16.40 |
Prize award |
Bank of Greenland Business Fund: Award of Entrepreneur of the Year prize 2019 |
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Moderator: Kristian Lennert, Chair of the Bank of Greenland Business Fund |
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| 16.40 - 16.50 |
Rounding-off, day 1 |
Rounding-off – see you again tomorrow – Martin Breum and Ulla Lynge |
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| 18.00 - 19.30 |
Reception |
Networking reception at Hotel Hans Egede |
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Day 2: Wednesday 15 May 2019 |
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| 08.30 - 08.45 |
Welcome |
Welcome, summary of Day 1 and review of programme for Day 2 |
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Hans Lynge Hall |
Martin Breum and Ulla Lynge |
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| 08.45 - 09.05 |
Presentation |
Requirements towards economic development in a scenario without the block grant |
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Professor Torben M. Andersen, Aarhus University, Chair of the Economic Council |
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| 09.05 - 09.25 |
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Why so much public consumption? Greenland’s transfers 1980-1993 and the disadvantages of small-scale operations |
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Lars Lund, Associate Professor Emeritus, Copenhagen Business School |
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| 09.25 - 09.45 |
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Faroe Islands: Business policy in an open economy – the need for stable framework conditions and labour supply |
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Marita V. Rasmussen, Director, Faroese Employers Association |
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| 09.45 - 10.05 |
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Greenland Perspective |
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Prof. Minik Rosing, Geologist, University of Copenhagen, Board Chairman of the University of Greenland |
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| 10.05 - 10.25 |
Intermission |
Coffee break |
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| 10.25 - 10.45 |
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Venture capital and entrepreneurs |
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Christian Motzfeldt, CEO, Growth Fund, Chair of Greenland Holding A/S |
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| 10.45 - 11.05 |
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What does the future hold? – And what are the greatest uncertainties facing Greenland? |
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Greenland 2044 - a scenario analysis under the Small Great Nation Programme |
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Nicolai Hesdorf, Deloitte |
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| 11.05 - 11.20 |
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The competition for capital: What will make Greenland competitive? |
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Martin Kviesgaard, CEO, GrønlandsBANKEN |
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| 11.20 - 12.00 |
Debate |
Panel debate – speakers – questions from the hall |
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Moderators: Martin Breum and Ulla Lynge |
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| 12.00 - 12:15 |
Presentation |
The marketplace in Greenland |
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Christian Keldsen, Partner, Visiobox |
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| 12.15 - 13:00 |
Lunch |
Lunch buffet |
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Katuaq foyer |
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Side events, day 2: |
| 13.30 - 15.00 |
Side event 1 |
Entrepreneurship – how do we create the new companies? |
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Friendship Hall |
Christian Vintergaard, Managing Director, Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Hans Jørgen Østergaard, Business Director, Growth Fund, |
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Torsten Kjølby Nielsen, deputy head/executive adviser, Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Business funding in the Arctic – access to financing for SMEs and start-ups in the Arctic region, Maria Kavita Nielsen, director, Mind Your Own Business |
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Facilitator: Christian Wennecke, deputy head, Greenland Business A/S |
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| 13.30 - 15.00 |
Side event 2 |
Mining and fishing – proof of concept |
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Small Hall |
Christian Jervelund, Partner, Copenhagen Economics: How large are Greenland’s investment needs, and what can the economy bear? The international competition for capital: How can Greenland become competitive? |
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John Mair, Greenland Minerals Ltd. - Kvanefjeld - a large-scale rare earth project |
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Facilitator: Thomas ´Tyt´ Mogensen, Director, Bank Nordik Greenland |
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| 13.30 - 15.00 |
Side event 3 |
Education and labour |
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Hans Lynge Hall |
Karsten Lyberth-Klausen LLM, Head of Administration, Greenland Business Association How much unemployment is there, and how much labour does Greenland need, now and in the future? Anna Wojtynska, Associate Professor, University of Iceland: Workforce migrants in society, integration and affinity, recruitment processes, mobility of foreign labour – experiences from Iceland. |
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IMAK (Teachers’ Union of Greenland). Reform plans for elementary schools: Challenges and solutions. |
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Facilitator: Verena Huppert PhD, Aalborg University |
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| 13:30 - 15:00 |
Side event 4 |
What does the future hold? – And what are the greatest uncertainties facing Greenland? |
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Town Orchestra Hall |
Greenland 2044 - a scenario analysis under the Small Great Nation Programme, by Deloitte |
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With the help of search engines and AI, Deloitte´s International Center for the Long View has analysed what “the world” talks about when “the world” talks about Greenland. |
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The analysis also suggests some key drivers and some scenarios for how the world will change over the next 25 years – and what that will mean for Greenland. |
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Facilitator: Nicolai Hesdorf, Deloitte |
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| 15.00 - 15.30 |
Intermission |
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| 15.30 - 16:15 |
Debate |
Political Round Table – eight sharp questions from the workshops and questions from the hall |
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Hans Lynge Hall |
Mayors and representatives of the Greenlandic municipalities: |
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Kiista P. Isaksen (Kujalleq Municipality), Randi V. Evaldsen (Sermersooq Municipality), Malene Ingemann (Qeqqata Municipality), Ane Hansen (Qeqertalik Municipality) |
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Moderators: Martin Breum and Ulla Lynge |
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| 16:15 - 16:30 |
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Conclusion |
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The next Future Greenland conference: 18-19 May 2021 |
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| 16.45 - 18.30 |
Reception |
Closing reception |
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Katuaq foyer |
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