Arctic Encounter — Anchorage, AK, USA — July 30 - August 1, 2025

the 2025 flagship will be PRODUCED & DIRECTED AT THE DENA’INA CONVENTION CENTER & The anchorage museum

review the full statement on 2025 rescheduling

2025 northern vision fellowship

2025 Rural Resident & Elders Scholarship

CALL FOR ARTIST VENDORS

2025 far north fashion show

lodging & travel resources

2025 Sponsorship Tiers

contact arctic encounter

- confirmed speakers -

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, United States Senator R-AK, United States Senate (United States)
Ambassador Urban Ahlin, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States (Sweden)
Ambassador Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs (Iceland)
Ambassador Morten Høglund, Senior Arctic Official Chair of the Arctic Council; Arctic Ambassador for Norway (Norway)
Ambassador Piotr Rychlik, Ambassador for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Poland (Poland)
Ambassador Petteri Vuorimäki, Ambassador of Arctic Affairs, Senior Arctic Official, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Finland (Finland)
Ambassador Iztok Mirošič, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the United States (Slovenia)
Ambassador Jovita Neliupšienė, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States (European Union)
Mr. Eric Carlson, Senior Arctic Official, U.S. Department of State (United States)
Mr. Kenneth Høegh, Head of Greenland Representation to the United States and Canada (Greenland)
Mr. Agostino Pinna, Special Envoy for the Arctic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic (Italy)
Mr. Paul Dziatkowiec, Director of Mediation and Peace Support, Geneva Center for Security Policy (Switzerland)
Mr. Willfred Nordlund, Member of Norwegian Parliament & Vice Chair of the Arctic Delegation, The Norwegian Parliament (Norway)
Ms. Charitie Ropati, Indigenous Water Engineer & Scientist (United States)
Ms. Laura Rahikka, Founder & CEO, Hycamite TCD Technologies Ltd (Finland)
Mr. Torsten K. Nielsen, Chief Counsellor for Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)
Mr. Mads Qvist Frederiksen, Executive Director, Arctic Economic Council (Norway)
Dr. Dwayne Menezes, Founder and Managing Director, Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) (United Kingdom)
Ms. Patuk Glenn, Executive Director, Arctic Slope Community Foundation (United States)
Mr. Aaron M. Schutt, President and CEO, Doyon, Limited. (United States)
Mr. Hugh Patkotak, Sr., President & CEO, Olgoonik Corporation (United States)
Ms. Libby Casey, Senior News Anchor, The Washington Post (United States)
Ms. Alice Qannik Glenn, Podcast Host/Producer, Coffee & Quaq (United States)
Dr. Diane Hirshberg, Director, UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage, and Vice President - Academic, University of the Arctic (United States)
Ms. Penny Gage, Chief Policy & Partnerships Officer, Launch Alaska (United States)
Mr. Peter Haugseth, Assistant Professor, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway (Norway)
Mr. Samuel Huyer, NAADSN Research Fellow/Student, Trent University (Canada)
Mr. Eiryn Devereaux, President/CEO, Nunavut Housing Corporation (Canada)
Ms. Natalie Smith, Student, Trent University/BANHER Project (Canada)
Mr. Jacob Gerard, Bachelor’s Student, Trent University (Canada)