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SPEAKERS OF THE ARCTIC BUSINESS FORUM 2019

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Mika Riipi

County Governor of the Regional Council of Lapland, Finland

Jari Vilén

Senior Advisor in Arctic policy matters in the European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC), the in-house think tank of the European Commission

Kustaa Valtonen

Entrepreneur Angel Investor, Finland

Kristiina Kukkohovi

Head of Finnair Holiday, Finland

Johannes Lith

Project Manager, Arctic Investment Platform, Finland

Arne O. Holm

Editor in Chief, High North News, Norway

Jani Lösönen

Managing Director, Agnico Eagle, Finland

Cynthia Jacobson

Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Chair, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States

Terhi Koipijärvi

Director, Communications, Metsähallitus, Finland

Alexandra Middleton

Assistant Professor in Financial Accounting at Oulu Business School, University of Oulu

Oddgeir Danielsen

Director for the secretariat of the Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics, Norway

Thomas Hansen

Director of Renewable Energy, St1, Norway

Kjell Stokvik

Managing Director Center of High North Logistics, Norway

Thomas Mack

President CEO, The Aleut Corporation; Vice Chair, AEC, United States

H.E. Jason Tolland

Ambassador of Canada to Finland, Canada

Mikko Niini

Chairman, Navidom Ltd and Rauma Marine Constructions Ltd, Finland

Felix H. Tschudi

Chairman and owner, Tschudi Group, Norway

Janne Laine

Project Manager, Finnish Mining Services-project, Finland

Jan Dusik

Principal Adviser for Strategic Engagement for the Arctic and Antarctic at UN Environment

Tero Vauraste

Chair of AEC, Finland

Liisa Holmberg

Film Commissioner Council Chair of UArctic, Finland

Aleksey Rakhmanov

President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, Russian Federation

Harri Mäki-Reinikka

Ambassador, Senior Adviser, Northern Policies Department of Europe, Finland

Anna Utsi

General Manager, Talga Graphete, Sweden

Ashildur Bragadottir

Member of Board Directors, Promote Iceland, Iceland

Ari Karjalainen

Founder CEO, Arctic Emotion, Finland

Peter Vesterbacka

Founder FinEst Bay Area Development, Finland

Niina Pietikäinen

CEO, Harriniva Safaris Hotels, Finland

Janne Kinnunen

Senior Geologist, Mawson Oy

Tea Latvala

CEO and Founder, Teatiamo Industries Oy, Finland

Jari-Pekka Johansson

Project Director, Metsä Fibre, Finland

Rune Arnøy

Port Director Port of Narvik

Heidar Gudjonsson

AEC Vice Chair, Iceland

Matti Kymenvaara

Sourcing and Sustainability Manager, Kaidi Finland Oy, Finland

Lillian Hvatum-Brewster

Co-Chair, AEC Responsible Resource Development Working Group, Canada

Bruce Harland

o-chair, AEC Responsible Resource Development Working Group, United States

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Responsible Growth in the Arctic

Venue: City of Rovaniemi Finland, Santas Hotel Santa Claus: Conference Room Kirnu (address: Korkalonkatu 29, 96200 Rovaniemi)

THURSDAY, MAY 9th

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9.00 OPENING SESSION
Mr. Juha Mäkimattila, Chairman of The Board, Lapland Chamber of Commerce, Finland (Presentation in pdf)
Mr. Mika Riipi, County Governor of Lapland, Finland
H.E. Jason Tolland, Ambassador of Canada to Finland (Presentation in pdf)

9.45 KEYNOTE SPEECHES
Mr. Jari Vilén, Senior Advisor in Arctic policy matters in the European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC), the in-house think tank of the European Commission
Mr. Jan Dusik, Principal Adviser for Strategic Engagement for the Arctic and Antarctic at UN Environment
Mr. Kjell Stokvik, Managing Director Center of High North Logistics, Norway

10.25 SIGNING CEREMONY

10.35 COFFEE BREAK

11.00 FINNISH BUSINESSES’ AEC CHAIRMANSHIP: SUMMARY
Mr. Tero Vauraste, Chairman (2017-2019), Arctic Economic Council, Finland

AEC: Arctic Businesses’ Way Forward under Icelandic Leadership
Mr. Heidar Gudjonsson, Arctic Economic Council, Iceland

11.30 MARITIME TRANSPORTATION IN THE ARCTIC
Mr. Evgeniy Ambrosov, Senior Executive Vice President COO, Sovcomflot; Vice Chair, AEC, Russian Federation
Mr. Mikko Niini, Chairman, AEC Maritime Transportation Working Group, Finland
Mr. Thomas Mack, President CEO, The Aleut Corporation; Vice Chair, AEC, United States
Moderated by Mr. Tero Vauraste

12.30–13.30 NETWORKING LUNCH AT THE RESTAURANT GAISSA

13.30 INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION AND CONNECTIVITY
Mr. Aleksey Rakhmanov, President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, Russian Federation
Mr. Oddgeir Danielsen, Director for the secretariat of NDPTL, Norway
Mr. Felix H. Tschudi, Chairman and owner, Tschudi Group, Norway
Mr. Peter Vesterbacka, Founder FinEst Bay Area Development, Finland
Mr. Rune Arnøy, Port Director Port of Narvik, Norway
Moderated by Mr. Harri Mäki-Reinikka, Ambassador, Senior Adviser, Northern Policies Department of Europe, Finland

15.00 COFFEE BREAK

15.30 RESPONSIBLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES 

MINING INDUSTRY
Mrs. Lillian Hvatum-Brewster, Co-Chair, AEC Responsible Resource Development Working Group, Canada 
Mr. Bruce Harland, Co-Chair, AEC Responsible Resource Development Working Group Vice President, United States
Mr. Lance Miller, NANA Regional Corporation, United States
Mr. Jani Lösönen, Managing Director, Agnico Eagle, Finland
Mr. Janne Kinnunen, Senior Geologist, Mawson Resources, Finland
Ms. Anna Utsi, General  Manager, Talga Graphene, Sweden (Presentation in pdf) 
Ms. Cynthia Jacobson, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Chair, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States

FOREST INDUSTRY
Mr. Jari-Pekka Johansson, Project Director, Metsä Fibre, Finland
Ms. Terhi Koipijärvi, Head of Communications, Metsähallitus, Finland 

ENERGY
Mr. Thomas Hansen, Director of Renewable Energy, St1, Norway (Presentation in pdf)
Mr. Boh Westerlund, Founder CEO, Oazes Inc, Sweden (Presentation in pdf)
Mr. Matti kymenvaara, Sourcing and Sustainability Manager, Kaidi Finland Oy, Finland (Presentation in pdf)

18.00 END OF DAY ONE

20.00 CONFERENCE DINNER AT HOTEL SCANDIC POHJANHOVI
Address: Pohjanpuistikko 2, 96200 Rovaniemi

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FRIDAY, MAY 10th

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9.00 OPENING SESSION OF THE 2^ND DAY – TOURISM
Ms. Niina Pietikäinen, CEO, Harriniva Safaris Hotels oy, Finland
Ms. Ashildur Bragadottir, Member of Board Directors, Promote Iceland, Iceland
Mrs. Kristiina Kukkohovi, Head of Finnair Holdiay, Finland
Mr. Janne-Juhani Haarma, CEO, Visit Ylläs, Finland
Moderated by Ms. Elsi Malkki, Vice President, Lapland Chamber of Commerce, Finland

10.30 COFFEE BREAK

11.00 ARCTIC STARTUPS
Keynote: Mr. Kustaa Valtonen, Entrepreneur and Angel Investor, Finland
Ms. Tea Latvala, CEO and Founder, Teatiamo Industries Oy, Finland (Presentation in pdf)
Mrs. Liisa Holmberg, Film Commissioner Council Chair of UArctic, Finland
Mr. Ari Karjalainen, Founder CEO Arctic Emotion, Finland

12.30 NETWORKING LUNCH AT THE GAISSA RESTAURANT

13.30 ARCTIC BUSINESS INFORMATION – FAKE NEWS OR BUSINESS AS USUAL
Mr. Arne O. Holm, High North News, Norway
Ms. Alexandra Middleton, Assistant Professor in Financial Accounting at Oulu Business School, University of Oulu
Mr. Johannes Lith, Project Manager, Arctic Investment Platform, Finland
Moderated by Timo Rautajoki, CEO and President of Lapland Chamber of Commerce

15:00 END OF PROGRAM IN HOTEL SANTA CLAUS

15.00 BUSINESS SITE VISIT TO BRP FINLAND OY
Address: Isoaavantie 7, 96320 Rovaniemi

About BRP

We are a global leader in the world of powersports vehicles, propulsion systems and boats built on over 75 years of ingenuity and intensive consumer focus. Our portfolio of industry-leading and distinctive products includes Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft, Can-Am on- and off-road vehicles, Alumacraft boats, Evinrude and Rotax marine propulsion systems as well as Rotax engines for karts, motorcycles and recreational aircraft. We support our lines of product with a dedicated parts, accessories and clothing business to fully enhance your riding experience. With annual sales of CA$5.2 billion from over 120 countries, our global workforce is made up of approximately 12,500 driven, resourceful people.

www.brp.com

@BRPNews

 

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The 10th Arctic Business Forum will be organized 9. – 10.5.2019 at Rovaniemi Finland. The theme for this year’s forum is Responsible Growth in the Arctic.

While embracing the economic cooperation between the Arctic countries, the forum offers also valuable information about the possibilities and future investment potential of the Arctic region both for the local business representatives and international investors. Aim is to scrutinize the future and build network and relationships among region’s various representatives.

The Arctic Europe holds investment potential worth of at least 162 billion euros. In the forum will be presented the latest news in business development in this region. The speakers in the Arctic Business Forum are the key representatives and stakeholders on various branch of Arctic industry. The global and local trends at stake are addressed at the Arctic Business Forum.

Welcome to the Arctic Business Forum 2019 to bond with other Arctic business representatives and stakeholders working for the Arctic prosperity.

REGISTRATION

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The registration to the ABF 2019 is open!

Please follow us in social media and subscribe the Arctic Business Forum Newsletter (bottom of the page) to get the latest information of the 2019 Forum, the date place and themes.

On the right side are introduced the ticket types to the event. Prices and other possible happenings included to participation are updated when the registration opens.

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Partnership and exhibition opportunities at ABF2019!

Are you interested in becoming an ABF Partner for the 2019 event? With an ABF Partner deal you will be able to maximize your companys visibility throughout the Arctic Business Forum 2019. More info coming up!

Contact abf@chamber.fi

PRICE FOR TWO DAYS

Price 490 € + VAT 24 % =  607,6 € / person*

Includes:
Participations on both days
Lunch and coffee on both days
One copy of Arctic Business Forum Yearbook 2019

PRICE FOR THE MEMBERS OF LAPLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 2 DAYS

Price:  450 € + VAT 24 % = 558 € /  person*

Includes:
Participation on both days
Lunch and coffee on both days
One copy of Arctic Business Forum Yearbook 2019

CONFERENCE DINNER ON 9th OF MAY

100 € + VAT 14% = 114 € / person*

Registration is open!

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TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTSAccommodation optionsScandic Hotel Pohjanhovi

Address: Pohjanpuistikko 2, 96200 Rovaniemi
Telephone: +358 16 465 4014
Email: pohjanhovi@scandichotels.com

Standard room for 1 person 124 e / day
Standard Room for 2 persons 144 e / day

When booking the room, use the code “ABF”. The prices include breakfast including organic products and wireless internet. Valid until 16^th of April 2019.

Scandic Hotel Rovaniemi City

Address: Koskikatu 23, 96200 Rovaniemi
Phone number: +358 16 460 6000
Email: rovaniemicity@scandichotels.com

Standard room for 1 person 129 e / day
Standard room for 2 persons 149 e / day

When booking, use the code “ABF”. Prices include breakfast including organic products, as well as wireless internet. Valid until 16^thof April 2019.

Santas Hotel Santa Claus

Address: Korkalonkatu 29, 96200 Rovaniemi
Telephone: +358 16 321 3227
Email: rovaniemi@santashotels.fi

Standard room for 1 person 100 e / day
Standard room for 2 persons 145 e / day

Superior room for 1 person 120 e / day
Superior room for 2 persons 165 e / day

When booking the room, use the code “ABF”. Prices include breakfast and evening sauna.Valid until 26^th of March 2019.

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Transport

Rovaniemi is the Official Hometown of Santa Claus and the provincial capital of Lapland, situated on the Arctic Circle at the confluence of rivers Kemijoki and Ounasjoki. Besides being a popular travel destination, the town is the commercial, educational, administrative, cultural and sports centre of Lapland. You can arrive to the city of Rovaniemi with plane, train, bus or with a rental car.

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Tilaa Yearbook 2016

Order Yearbook 2016YEARBOOK 2019The 9th Arctic Business Forum Yearbook is an overview of the European High North investments and business development published in association with the Arctic Business Forum.

The Yearbook 2019 by Lapland Chamber of Commerce addresses Arctic cooperation, policies and business, as well as an estimation of European High North investment potential for the same time frame. Regionally the Yearbook covers the Northern parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway as well as Murmansk and Arkhangelsk regions in Russia.

You can download the book from here: ABF2019_yearbook

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Forest of Lapland Ltd. produces standardized herbal extracts and natural active substances for pharmaceutical, health food and cosmetic industries. The extraction process the company utilizes neither requires nor uses any chemicals. All the raw materials Forest of Lapland Ltd. uses, come from Lapland, a world-known source for natural products, where berries and plants are mostly collected wild in their natural state.

Speakers of the Arctic Business Forum

Katri KulmuniMember of Parliament, Finland

Katri Kulmuni is a first-term MP (Finnish Centre Party)  in the Finnish Parliament and City Council Chair from Tornio, Western Lapland. She holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in International Relations from the University of Lapland. Ms. Kulmuni has also studied in St. Petersburg. Prior to entering the Finnish Parliament, she has worked as business coordinator and as press assistant to the former Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen.

In the Parliament, Ms. Kulmuni is a member of three committees: Grand Committee, Legal Affairs Committee, and Commerce Committee, and a deputy member of Foreign Affairs Committee. She is the current Chair of the Finnish Delegation to the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region, and a member of Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council. Ms. Kulmuni has a strong interest in Nordic and Arctic affairs and aims at an enhanced cooperation in all spheres of society.

Speakers of the Arctic Business Forum

Charles C. Adams, Jr.US Ambassador to Finland

Ambassador Charles C. Adams, Jr. was born on August 25, 1947, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where his father, a career officer of the U.S. Foreign Service, was on assignment.  He grew up in many places, including Canada, France, Germany, Morocco, Senegal and Ghana.  Adams received his bachelor’s degree in 1968 from Dartmouth College.  He received the S. Pinkney Tuck Scholarship to attend Dartmouth as the son of a U.S. Foreign Service Officer.  Between his studies he was a volunteer for the Peace Corps in Kenya from 1968 to 1970.  He received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1973.  

Before his nomination, Ambassador Adams was the managing partner in the Geneva, Switzerland office of the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer Feld since 2010.  He was previously the managing partner of the Geneva office of Hogan Hartson (2005-2010) and Winston Strawn (1993-2005).  He was an attorney in the Washington and Geneva offices of Jones, Day, Reavis Pogue from 1986 to 1993.  Adams began his legal career with Surrey Morse, working in the firm’s Washington and Paris offices from 1973 to 1986.  Ambassador Adams came to be ranked by various professional directories in the very highest tier of international arbitration practitioners worldwide.

Adams is a member of the Virginia and District of Columbia bars, as well as the Swiss Arbitration Association. Adams speaks French, German, and conversational Swahili, and has a passive understanding of several other languages.

Ambassador Adams was nominated by the White House for his present position in July 2014, and was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 2015.  He arrived in Finland to take up his duties on August 3, 2015.

Speakers of the Arctic Business Forum

Pekka KoponenManaging Director, Kaidi Finland Oy

Pekka Koponen (b. 1967) is the Managing Director of Kaidi Finland which plans to build a EUR 1 billion biofuel refinery in Kemi by 2019. The planned refinery will produce 200,000 tons of biofuels per year, of which 75% will be biodiesel and 25% biogasoline. The second generation biomass plant will use energy wood as the main feedstock and it will be the first of its kind, not only in Finland but globally. When operational, the plant will be a showcase for clean, local energy that is produced sustainably from wood-based biomass.

Koponen is also the founder of Spinverse Oy, which acts as Kaidi’s representative in Finland. Prior to establishing Spinverse he worked in various high-profile management positions at Nokia. Koponen holds a MBA degree from Swiss-based IMD and M.Sc. (Tech.) from the University of Oulu.

Speakers of the Arctic Business Forum

Lenita ToivakkaMinister for Foreign Trade and Development of Finland

Lenita Toivakka was appointed Finlands Minister for Foreign Trade and Development on 29 May 2015. She previously served as Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade from 24th June 2014. Minister Toivakka has been a Member of Parliament (National Coalition Party) since 2007, focusing on the economy, security and well-being in Finland and Europe. She has held several leadership positions in the National Coalition Party, including Vice Chair of the parliamentary group (2010-2014) and Chair of the Women’s League since 2012.

Minister Toivakka holds Masters Degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Helsinki School of Economics.  She is also a successful businesswoman and entrepreneur. From 1991-1994 she served as marketing manager of A.Toivakka Oy, from 1994-2005 as K-Citymarket retailer, CM-Toivakka Oy and since 2005 as owner of CM-Toivakka Oy. Minister Toivakka has served in several boards and associations. She is married and has three children.

Speakers of the Arctic Business Forum

Andrée N. CooliganAmbassador of Canada to Finland

Andrée Noëlle Cooligan joined the Department of External Affairs and International Trade in 1991 following work in the airline industry.

Ms. Cooligan has served abroad as Trade Commissioner in Thailand, Senior Trade Commissioner and Consul in Turkey and as Chargé d’Affaires and Commercial Program Manager in Finland. Ms. Cooligan was stationed in Cyprus and Turkey during the Government of Canada’s evacuation of Canadians from Lebanon in 2006. In Ottawa, Ms. Cooligan has held management positions as Acting Director and Deputy Director for the Trade Commissioner Service Marketing Division and the Regional Offices Division, as well as in the Communications Bureau, and has served as Desk Officer for Southeast Asia.

Prior to taking on her duties as Canada’s Ambassador to the Republic of Finland, Ms. Cooligan was the Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of Canada in Berlin, Germany from 2010-2013. Ms. Cooligan holds a Bachelor of Arts (1988) from the University of Ottawa, with combined credits from Laval University. Ms. Cooligan speaks English, French, German and Finnish.

Speakers of the Arctic Business Forum

Rauno PosioProject Manager, Visit Arctic Europe

Mr. Posio has been a partner of the Lapland Safaris Ltd since 1992. He has been the chairman of the board and specialized in marketing.

Even though Mr. Posio sold his share of Lapland Safaris Group Ltd in the autumn 2014, he continued to work in the company as Marketing Director until the end of September 2015. Currently, he works as a project leader in Visit Arctic Europe joint marketing project for region travel companies.

Since 2010 he has been Approved Board Member (ABM). Besides developing his own business he devotes his time and interest in the overall business development in Lapland and Finland.  His current positions of trust include:

Lapland Chamber of Commerce; Member of the Board, 2011-, Chairman of the Tourism Committee, 2010-

House of Lapland; Chairman of Lapland travel marketing group, 2015-

Finnish representative of Arctic Economic Council 2014-

Speakers of the Arctic Business Forum

Mika RiipiCounty Governor, Regional Council of Lapland

Mr. Mika Riipi is the County Governor of the Regional Council of Lapland. He started in the position on March 1st, 2013. Previously, he has been the Municipality Director in Posio, town secretary in Haapavesi and senior adviser in the Municipality department at the Ministry of the Interior.

Speakers of the Arctic Business Forum

Ilkka KauppinenCEO Partner, Arctic Warriors

Ilkka Kauppinen is the CEO and one of the three partners of Arctic Warriors Ltd which is tapping into the superfood trend and natural product business with a series of products made out of arctic herbs, such as angelica and roseroot, without any artificial ingredients. In 2015, Arctic Warriors was chosen as the most innovative rural start-up in finland by the Ministry of Employment and Economy.

In his presentation, Kauppinen will shed light on what makes the arctic natural products extraordinary and hard to copy, as well as how these nature’s own jewels can provide new business opportunities from collection of raw material to refining and processing it into well-branded products with international market potential.

Kauppinen has over 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur and a business consultant with expertise in internet marketing.  In his free time, Kauppinen can be found fishing, hunting or somehow enjoying the great outdoors of Arctic nature.

Speakers of the Arctic Business Forum

Nafisa YeasminResearcher at Arctic Centre Founder of Arctic Immigrants Society

Nafisa is a PhD candidate in International Relations at the University of Lapland and researcher in the Sustainable Development research group and NPE team at the Arctic Centre. Nafisa´s research focuses on sustainable immigration policy in the Euro-Arctic and entrepreneurship as a model of northern political economy.

Nafisa has been holding the position of founding chairperson of Arctic Immigrant Association in Lapland for three years. She is an active vice-chairperson in the Advisory Board for Ethnic Relations in Lapland and a distinguished member of National Advisory Board for Ethnic Relations which is maintained by the ministry of Justice, Finland.

Currently, she is playing an active role in fostering integration of immigrants´ by holding the position of a member in the national  AMIF-follow up committee  which has been operating under the ministry of Interior, Finland.

Speakers of the Arctic Business Forum

Tero NissinenMayor, City of Kemi

Mr. Nissinen has been the Mayor of the city of Kemi since 2012. Prior to his current position he acted as a mayor of the cities of Pyhäjärvi and Ikaalinen in Finland. Mr. Nissinen holds a Master’s degree in Administrative Sciences. He is the chairman of the board of Digipolis – Kemi Technology Park and of Lapland university of Applied Sciences. In his free time Tero’s hobbies include tennis.

Speakers of the Arctic Business Forum

Piia MoilanenProgram Manager, Tekes Arctic Seas

Piia Moilanen is an Arctic Seas Programme manager at Tekes, in Finland. She is also managing Tekes Drone (RPAS) campaign.  Tekes is the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation and the most important publicly funded expert organisation for financing research, development and innovation in Finland.

Moilanen has a MBA Diploma from the Helsinki School of Economics (2007), and a MSc (1995) and a Lic.Tech (1999) in Environmental Engineering from the Technical University of Tampere. She has worked at engineering companies Soil and Water Ltd, and at Rejlers Ltd prior to Tekes.

Moilanen has more than 20 years of experience in innovation, RD-financing and cleantech. Her current interests include arctic and marine ICT and cleantech. Additionally, RPAS-applications and blue growth are the topics of interest to her.

Twitter: @MoilanenPiia

Speakers of the Arctic Business Forum 2016

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