Program
The Future is Greenland: Business in the Arctic Decade
Katuaq, Nuuk: 19-20th May 2026
Tuesday May 19th, 2026
| 07:30-08:25 | Registration at Katuaq Cultural Centre | |
| 08:25-08:30 | Animated welcome | |
| 08:30-08:40 | Welcome to the Future Greenland conference Christian Keldsen, CEO, Greenland Business Association | ENG |
| 08:40-09:00 | Greenland one year after the election: Where are we off to? Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Prime Minister, Naalakkersuisut Krissie Berthelsen Winberg, Chair, Greenland Business Association | DAN |
| 09:00-09:20 | Greetings from the future Arctic Action: Anette Molbech & Youth Participants: Uiloq Bak and Aviaja Irene Hansen | DAN ENG |
| 09:20-09:40 | “Business as a driving force – unfiltered leadership in Greenland” Michael Binzer, Chairman Polar Seafood and partner at Visiobox Consulting Aps | DAN |
| 09:40-10:00 | The Arctic Council Kenneth Høegh, Arctic Ambassador | ENG |
| 10:00-10:40 | Networking and coffe break | |
| 10:40-11:00 | Business Development in a new world order Lars Sandahl Sørensen, CEO, Danish Industry (DI) | DAN |
| 11:00-11:20 | The Blue Economy of the Faroe Islands Høgni Høydahl, MP Faroese Parliament (E) | DAN |
| 11:20-11:45 | When business policy and foreign policy go hand in hand Múte B. Egede, Minister for Foreign affairs, Trade and Raw Materials Christian Keldsen, CEO, Greenland Business Association | DAN |
| 11:45-12:15 | Panel discussion Panellists from the morning session Moderated by Merete Lindstrøm & Maja Motzfeldt-Haahr | ENG |
| 12:15-13:30 | Lunch & Networking | |
| 13:45-15:15 | Side events, choose 1 out of 4, see descripstions here | |
| 13:45-15:15 | Side Events: 1) Greenland in the Arctic Decade 2) Greenland´s untapped AI potential 3) When companies invest in the community 4) Investing our way to the future | ENG DK DK ENG |
| 15:15-15:45 | Networking and coffee break | |
| 15:45-16:30 | Political Round table Party leaders and representatives: Aqqaluaq B. Egede (IA) Jens-Frederik Nielsen (D) Aqqalu Jerimiassen (A) Aleqa Hammond (S) Moderated by Merete Lindstrøm & Maja Motzfeldt-Haahr | KAL |
| 16:30-16:45 | Presentation of the Bank of Greenland´s entrepreneurship prize 2026 By Maliina Abelsen, Boardmember | DAN |
| 16:45-17:15 | What we need to understand about the US Rufus Gifford, former US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark Masaana Egede, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Sermitsiaq | ENG |
| 17:15-17:20 | Thank you, Day 1 – See you tomorrow Christian Keldsen, CEO, Greenland Business Association | DAN |
| 18:00-19:30 | Networking Reception @ Hotel Hans Egede |
| 08:30-08:45 | Welcome to Day 2 – What happened yesterday? Christian Keldsen, CEO, Greenland Business Association Hanne Fugl Eskjær, Danish Ambassador to France and Monaco | DAN |
| 08:45-09:10 | The view from Paris Nicolas Forissier, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion, France | ENG |
| 09:10-09:30 | Hostile state influencing in a turbulent world Janis Sarts, Director of NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence | ENG |
| 09:30-09:50 | The Greenlandic Settlement structure – what questions should we be asking? Torben M. Andersen, Chair of the Economic Council in Greenland Merete Lindstrøm, Journalist | DAN |
| 09:50-10:20 | Political Roundtable – The Mayors – Regional development, investments and urbanisation Mayor Malene Vahl Rasmussen (D), Kujalleq Mayor Simigaq Heilmann (D), Qeqertalik Mayor Avaaraq S. Olsen, (IA), Sermersooq Mayor Lars Erik Gabrielsen (S), Avannaata Moderators: Merete Lindstrøm and Maja Motzfeldt-Haahr | KAL |
| 10:20-11:00 | Networking and coffee break | |
| 11.00-11:20 | Greenland at the centre of the Arctic dispute Aqqaluk Lynge, former politician (IA) | ENG |
| 11:20-11:40 | Crypto-mining and possibilities in Greenland Helle Binzer, Founder of Arctic Collaboration | DAN |
| 11:40-12:00 | Nothing about Greenland without Google Signe Ravn Højgaard, CEO, Thinktank Digital Infrastructure | DAN |
| 12:00-13:20 | Networking lunch | |
| 13:20-13:40 | China in the Arctic Camilla Tenna Nørup Sørensen, Danish Defence Academy Alexander Dalziel, MacDonald Laurier Institute, Canada | ENG |
| 13:40-14:00 | Arctic Parliamentarism and business development in the Arctic Aaja Chemnitz, Inuva.gl and former Member of Parliament; Folketinget (IA) | ENG |
| 14:00-14:35 | The Ambassadors´ Lounge Christophe Parisot, French Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark Carolyn Bennett, Canadian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark Kenneth Howery, U.S Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark Victoria Billing, future British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark Moderated by Jens Heinrich, Head of the Greenland Representation in Denmark | ENG |
| 14:35-15:00 | Networking and coffee break | |
| 15:00-16:30 | Side events, choose 1 out of 4, see descripstions here | |
| Side Events: 1) Hybrid Warfare in the Arctic – the threat and how we counter It 2) The Role of the Business Community in the "Rigsfællesskabet" 2.0 3) Trade Barriers across the Inuit Homeland – How do we unlock the opportunities? 4) Regenerative Tourism in the Arctic – From Growth to Regenerative Value Creation in Greenland | ENG DAN ENG ENG | |
| 16:30-17:00 | Networking and coffee break | |
| 17:00-17:25 | The value of relationships - 40 years of EU-Greenland partnership Jozef Sikela, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Christian Keldsen, CEO, Greenland Business Association | ENG |
| 17:25-17:35 | Thank you 2026 – Future Greenland 2028 Christian Keldsen, CEO, Greenland Business Association | DAN |
| 17:35-19:00 | Closing reception @ Katuaq |
