Programme

Monday May 13 2024

Itinerary:Monday, May 13, 2024 in Katuaq, Nuuk
[conference for 9th and 10th grades + GUX 1-3G, the business school, vocational schools, etc., and university students]
08:30-09:15 amRegistrationRegistration, Distribution of the Program, and Name Badges
09:30-09:45 amWelcomeWelcome, Background to the Conference and Business as Part of Civil Society
Christian Keldsen, Director, Greenland Business Association
Moderator: Maja Motzfeldt
09:45-10:00 amPresentationDemocracy – What Is It, Who Is Involved, and Why Is It Important?
Morten Nornild, Lawyer and Lecturer at Ilisimatusarfik
10:00-10:25 amPresentationSocial Media – Are They Also Important for Democracy?
Qupanuk Olsen, Q´s Greenland
Jens Frederik Nielsen, Member of Inatsisartut for Demokratiit 
10:25-10:45 amPresentationYoung Entrepreneurs in Greenland – The Foundation for Entrepreneurship Kalaallit Nunaat
Nukappiaraq Kristiansen, Regional Manager FFE-KN
Christian Vintergaard, Board Member FFE-KN 
10:45-11:05 amBreak  
11:05-11:25 amPresentationUnlocking the Power of Greenlandic Youth
Anette Molbech, Arctic Action and Palleq Kristiansen, Aia Jeppson, Aviaaja Korneliussen 
11:25 am -12:10 pmPanelNew Jobs of the Future in Greenland
Michelle Kielmann, Inussuk
Pauli Angutimmariq Thomsen, Naviair
Susanne Christensen, Kalaallit Nunaani Brugseni
Bent Salling, Polar Seafood Greenland
Bent Olsvig Jensen, Lumina Sustainable Minerals
Moderator: Christian Keldsen 
12:10-1:00 pmLunch
1:00-1:25 pmPresentationThe Power for Good – Why Diplomacy Matters in 2024
Emma Hopkins, British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark 
1:25-3:45 pmPresentationThe Young Greenlandic Leader in a Time of Sustainability and Inclusion
Miki Brøns and Bent Salling, Managing Directors Polar Seafood
1:45-2:05 pmPresentationWhat Does Sustainability Mean to You?
Aviaaja Lyberth Hauptmann
2:05-2:20 pmBreak[participation in the competition by answering questions delivered in mailbox in the auditorium]
  2:20-3:00 pm  Panel  Political Ambitions for Future Youth in Greenland with Sustainability in Mind
Party Leaders:
Mute B. Egede (Inuit Ataqatigiit), Jens Frederik Nielsen (Demokratiit), Aqqalu Jerimiassen (Atassut), Erik Jensen, Siumut (TBC), and Paarnannguaq Jonathansen (Siumut)
Moderators: Kassaaluk Kristensen (Sermitsiaq) and Dora Evaldsen (Journalism Student)
3:05-3:25 pmPresentationMusic and Art as a Profession
Frederik & Christian Elsner
3:25-3:55 pmPanel discussionBuilding a Bridge of Ice 
Member of Danish Parliament (IA) Aaja Chemnitz Larsen, Member of Parliament Yvonne Jones (Canada) & Senator Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
3:55-4:00 pmCompetitionFollow-up on Competition
4:00-4:15 pmPresentationThank You for Today – the Future of Greenland
Chairman of Naalakkersuisut, Mûte B. Egede 
4:15-5:00 pmMusicFoyer Concert with Christian & Frederik ElsnerSponsored by the British Embassy