4th CNARC Symposium 2016

• Symposium Chair: Prof. Timo Koivurova, Director, Arctic Center, University of Lapland
• Co-Chair: Dr. YANG Jian, Vice-President, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies & Deputy-Director, CNARC 
• Maria Lohela, Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
• LV Bin, Vice Administrator of China's State Oceanic Administration
• Tiina Sanila-Aikio, President, Finnish Sámi Parliament
• Raimo Väyrynen, Chairman of the Board, University of Lapland
• YU Qingtai, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Finland
• Aleksi Härkönen, Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Finland
• Árni Þór Sigurðsson, Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Iceland
• YANG Huigen, Director General, Polar Research Institute of China/ Vice-President, IASC

Monday 6 June 2016

19:00-21:00  Welcome Reception at the Korundi House of Culture

Tuesday 7 June 2016

8:00-9:00  Registration

9:00-10:45  Opening session with invited keynote speakers

• Symposium Chair: Prof. Timo Koivurova, Director, Arctic Center, University of Lapland
• Co-Chair: Dr. YANG Jian, Vice-President, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies & Deputy-Director, CNARC 
• Maria Lohela, Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
• LV Bin, Vice Administrator of China's State Oceanic Administration
• Tiina Sanila-Aikio, President, Finnish Sámi Parliament
• Raimo Väyrynen, Chairman of the Board, University of Lapland
• YU Qingtai, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Finland
• Aleksi Härkönen, Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Finland
• Árni Þór Sigurðsson, Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Iceland
• YANG Huigen, Director General, Polar Research Institute of China/ Vice-President, IASC

10:45-11:15  Group photo & Coffee break

11:15-12:30  Session I moderated by Daniela Tommasini. Theme: Arctic Tourism

• Q&A

12:30-14:00  Lunch

14:00-16:00  Session II moderated by Peter Sköld. Theme: Arctic Sustainability

• Q&A

16:00-16:30  Coffee break

16:30-17:45  Session III moderated by Lassi Heininen in cooperation with Maria Ackrén, Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen, Þorsteinn Gunnarsson. Theme: The Global Arctic: Globalization and the Arctic

• Q&A

19:00-21:00  CNARC 2016 Symposium Dinner

Wednesday 8 June 2016

8:00-8:30  Registration

8:30-9:45  Session III moderated by Lassi Heininen in cooperation with Maria Ackrén, Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen, Þorsteinn Gunnarsson. Theme: The Global Arctic: Globalization and the Arctic (cont.)

• Q&A

9:45-10:00  Coffee break

10:00-11:45  Session IV moderated by Matti Nojonen. Theme: China, Nordic Countries, and the Arctic

• Q&A

11:45-12:00  Arctic 100 Expedition. Eero Hokkanen, Arctia Ltd.

12:00-12:15  CNARC 2016 Symposium Closing Remarks

• Dr. YANG Jian, Vice-President, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies & Deputy-Director, CNARC
• Prof. Timo Koivurova, Director, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland

12:15-14:00  Lunch

14:00-16:30  Transport to the University of Lapland. Programme arranged by the University of the Arctic & the University of Lapland

18:30-20:30  Dinner in the restaurant Da Zhong Hua

Thursday 9 June 2016

 9:00-12:30  CNARC Roundtable 2016 Arctic Sustainable Tourism

Tuesday 7 June 2016 Session I Arctic Tourism

• Johan Edelheim, Director from Multidimensional Tourism Institute, Rovaniemi - How is the Arctic Narrated in Attractions?
• Rauno Posio, Project Leader from Visit Arctic Europe / Member of the Arctic Economic Council - Tourism trends in the Nordic Arctic region
• Cecilia de Bernardi, Shenghan Zhou from Multidimensional Tourism Institute, Rovaniemi - Visiting Rovaniemi: a Comparative Study of Motivation, Preference and Satisfaction of Chinese Tourists
• Ilona Mettiäinen from Arctic Centre, University of Lapland - See it before it’s gone? – Challenges to sustainability in growing Arctic tourism

7 June 2016 Session II Arctic Sustainability - Part 1: Sustainable Development in the Arctic Ocean

• Anna Stammler-Gossmann from Arctic Centre, University of Lapland - Arctic Fisheries: Puzzle of sustainability in a shifting environment
• Zou Leilei from Shanghai Ocean University - Enlightenment of Arctic Marine Shipping Management to Arctic Fisheries Management

7 June 2016 Session II Arctic Sustainability - Part II Sustainable Development and Climate Change

• Yu Hongyuan from Shanghai Institutes of International Studies - Chinese Perspectives on the Influences of UNFCCC COP 21 on the Arctic Governance

7 June 2016 Session II Arctic Sustainability - Part III China and Sustainable Development of Arctic Local Communities

• Jesper Willaing Zeuthen from Aalborg University - Lacking Community Outreach of Chinese Mining Investors in the Arctic
• Su Ping from Tongji University - Sustainable Development of the Arctic Indigenous Peoples and Contribution of Asian Observers

7 June 2016 Session III The Global Arctic: Globalization and the Arctic

• Lassi Heininen from the Global Arctic - introductory words
• Waliul Hasanat from the University of Lapland - Towards a Universal Declaration on the Arctic: Bangladesh Perspective
• Maria Ackrén from Ilisimatusarfik / University of Greenland - Indigenous Voices in the Arctic Council (working title)
• Zhao Long, Associate Professor from Shanghai Institutes for International Studies - On Arctic governance paradigm and role of China
• Adam Stepien from the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland - Footprints management as a means towards external actors’ responsible engagement in the Arctic

Wednesday 8 June 2016 Session III The Global Arctic: Globalization and the Arctic (cont.)

• Xia Liping, Professor, Director for Institute of International and Public Affairs from Tongji University - The Impact of Change in the Arctic Environment on Global Security and China’s National Security
• Valerii Konyshev from Saint-Petersburg State University - Can the Northern Sea Route become a part of the New Silk Road?
• Y.K. Chow & Aziz Merchant from Keppel-NUS Corporate Laboratory /Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre/ National University of Singapore - Research Programme on Ice-Structure Interaction for Arctic Offshore Development
• Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen from UiT, AAU, ISDP, HI - The Need for Global/Arctic Knowledge: the Sino-Nordic Case

8 June 2016 Session IV China, Nordic Countries and the Arctic

• Arild Moe from Fridtjof Nansen Institute, and Director of the project Asia in the Arctic, and Olav Schram Stokke from University of Oslo/Fridtjof Nansen Institute - Asia in the Arctic: Perceptions, Interests, and Policies
• Bent Ole Gram Mortensen from the University of Southern Denmark & Jingjing Su from the University of Copenhagen - Greenland and Chinese outbound investments
• Magnus Andersson from the University of Tromsø - China, the Nordic countries, and the Arctic
• Alexander Sergunin from St. Petersburg State University - The prospects for the Sino-Russian cooperation in the Arctic: the Nordic nexus
• Guo Peiqing, Professor, Deputy Director for Research Institute of Polar Law and Politics, from the China Ocean University - Which one is more important? Value Alliance and Interest Alliance for Arctic Cooperation
• Deng Beixi, Assistant Professor, Division of Polar Strategic Studies from Polar Research Institute of China - Transitions of Nordic Arctic Security and Economic Policies in the post-Ukrainian / Crisis Era and Reflections on China-Nordic Arctic Cooperation

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Thursday 9 June 2016, CNARC Roundtable 2016: Arctic Sustainable Tourism (upon invitation only)*

Host: Lapland Chamber of Commerce

Roundtable Chair: Timo Rautajoki, CEO, Lapland Chamber of Commerce

Co-Chair: Dr. YANG Huigen, Director, Polar Research Institute of China & Director, CNARC

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