Through a mix of shorter presentations, panels and discussions we higlighted Prof. Young's research and contributions to the broader research community. An excellent list of speakers and contributors of highly relevant people from the science and policy communities, both internationally and nationally, discussed the way forward.

Program

09:30 Welcome by Jan Gunnar Winther, Prorector of research at UiT

09:35: Prof. Oran Young introduces his research

09:50: Dialogue: On Science Policy

• Malgorzata Smieszek-Rice (UiT),
• Evan Bloom (Wilson center) 
• Oran Young

10:15 Break

Arctic Governance

10:30: Learning from the past and looking to the future
Jennifer Spence (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University)

10:40: Russia in the Arctic - ambitions and narratives
Kari Aga Myklebost (UiT)

10:50: Cold Realities: China Reconsiders Its Arctic Strategy’
Marc Lanteigne (UiT)

11:00: Discussion on Arctic Governance with the speakers

11:30 Free lunch - Please inform us of any dietary restrictions when signing up

Global Environmental Politics

12:00: Arctic Environmental Governance: Resilience to Geopolitical Change
Olav Schram Stokke (UiO / Fridtjof Nansen Institute)

12:10: A Global Treaty for a Global Arctic? 
Vito De Lucia (UiT)

12:25 Debate: Thoughts on research priorities – What is important now?
“The Age of the Arctic“ 40 years after (Young, 1985- paper)

• Anne Husebekk (UiT / UArctic / UiT Center for the Ocean and the Arctic), 
• Mike Sfraga (US Arctic Research Commission),
• Oran Young

12:55 Summary and thank you
Alf Håkon Hoel (UiT)

Organizing committee: Hans Kristian Hernes, Alf Håkon Hoel, Marit Reigstad