With the Arctic experiencing unprecedented changes, there is heightened focus on the region for its economic potential. Investments in the region require an array of infrastructure to support sustainable, community-focused economic development, and to process and transport materials, people, and data. Infrastructure development has wide-ranging impacts and implications on the Arctic's environment and communities, and calls for sustainable approaches.

Please join the Wilson Center's Polar Institute and Global Risk & Resilience Program for a discussion on Arctic infrastructure and sustainable investment. This event will also be webcast, which will appear on the event webpage when the program begins.

Agenda

Introductory Remarks

• Mike Sfraga, Director, Polar Institute, and Director, Global Risk & Resilience Program, Wilson Center

Keynote Remarks

• Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Chairman, Arctic Circle; former President of Iceland (1996 to 2016)
• Scott Minerd, Global Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners
• Mead Treadwell, Co-Chair, Polar Institute Advisory Committee, Wilson Center

Overview of Arctic Infrastructure Inventory

• Jack Durkee, Project Manager, Arctic Infrastructure Inventory; Program Assistant, Polar Institute, Wilson Center

Armchair Discussion

• Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Chairman, Arctic Circle; former President of Iceland (1996 to 2016)
• Scott Minerd, Global Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners
• Mead Treadwell, Co-Chair, Polar Institute Advisory Committee, Wilson Center
• Moderated by Mike Sfraga, Director, Polar Institute, and Director, Global Risk & Resilience Program, Wilson Center

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