AFS 2024 - 08 - Building and Maintaining an Arctic Workforce and Resilient Arctic Communities

Building and Maintaining an Arctic Workforce and Resilient Arctic Communities

This panel highlighted key challenges and smart initiatives that allow the High North to build and maintain a well-trained Arctic workforce and resilient communities. The panel discussed the situation for young people across the Arctic, the role of education and skills, health and wellbeing, and what the EU can do to support Arctic communities.

Moderators
- Johan Sandström - Professor, Industrial Engineering and Management,
Luleå University of Technology; Arctic Six Chair
- Lena Abrahamsson - Professor and Head of Subject, Chaired Professor,
Human Work Sciences, Luelå University of Technology

Speakers
- Glenn Berggård - Vice Chair of the Regional Executive Board of Region
Norrbotten, Sweden
- Riitta Rissanen - Rector, Lapland University of Applied Sciences
- Pavel Tkach - Junior Researcher, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
(Finland); Acting Managing Director, Arctic Youth Network (Canada)
- Pilo Samuelsen - Chief Operating Officer, SiuTsiu, Nuuk, Greenland
- Magni Mohr - Dean, University of the Faroe Islands