This summit will convene 18-20 September 2017 in Helsinki, Finland.

The 4th biennial 2017 Arctic Energy Summit is a multidisciplinary event expected to draw several hundred industry officials, scientists, academics, policy makers, energy professionals, and community leaders together to collaborate and share best practices as they relate to a comprehensive array of Arctic energy issues. The 2017 Arctic Energy Summit builds on the Sustainable Development Working Group's legacy efforts to address energy as a fundamental element of the sustainable development of the Arctic, and occurs during Finland's Chairmanship of the Arctic Council (2017-2019).

The three-day summit will address energy in the Arctic as it relates to:

• Small and off-grid community energy solutions - locally-driven solutions, managing loads and incorporating renewables, affordability
• Oil and gas development - science and research, HSE, oil spill response measures, regional cooperation
• Renewable energy and energy efficiency - paths to implementation, lessons learned, climate change goals
• Regulation and Financing - private and public investment and funding mechanism, regulatory barriers and best practices
• Transportation and transmission - pipelines and maritime activity, emerging technologies

Hosted by Alaska's Institute of the North, in collaboration with the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy, the Arctic Energy Summit will highlight the Arctic as a leader in renewable energy development and integration and exporter of world-class knowledge and expertise.

Organizers invite subject matter experts to submit expressions of interest in speaking at the Arctic Energy Summit. The organizing committee welcomes abstracts for technical presentations, workshops, or moderated panel discussions. Organizers are especially interested in presentations that discuss collaborations between academia, industry, and government; building on what is known and learning from experience; and evaluating differences and working toward common approaches.

You can register online here - early bird registration ends June 15. Register now and save $100.

The draft program is here. This will be updated regularly, so check back often to see new additions.

For more information about the summit, go to: http://www.arcticenergysummit.com/.

To submit an abstract or for questions, contact:
Hanna Eklund
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