The 17th
Arctic Shipping Summit will be taking place on the 29th – 30th November 2023 in Montreal, Canada. The two-day event will consist of a number of informative presentations followed by interactive Q&A sessions and panel discussions, bringing together key industry stakeholders including ship-owners, ship-managers & associated solution providers, coastguards and governmental transport authorities, meteorologists, consultants & technology providers.
As three years has passed with our last addition we look forward to discussing the effects of the pandemic on
arctic shipping and how we can move forward considering the uncertainty with Russia and the Northeast Passage.
Key Topics
- Updates on Arctic shipping since COVID-19 and its impact
- Reviewing the Polar Code and other policies & regulations
- Exploring new Arctic shipping routes
- Long term effects of global warming on the Arctic
- Research and development into green technology within maritime
- Gaining better insight into relationships with Indigenous communities
- Discussing the impact of the lack of infrastructure in the Arctic
- Increase of tourism and research expeditions in the Arctic
Who Will Attend?
- Shipping operators & ship owners
- Coastguard & Transport Authorities
- Shipbuilders & Shipyards
- Ship designers & repair companies
- Energy & mining companies
- Naval Architects & Engineers
- Ice Forecasters & Meteorologists
- Ice Management Specialists
- Consultants
- Academic researchers
Confirmed Speakers
- Michael Emerson, Director, US Coast Guard
- Jay Collins, Deputy Superintendent, Canadian Coast Guard
- Keld Quistgaard, Senior Ice Specialist, DMI Greenland Ice Service
- Aldo Chircop, Professor, Dalhousie University
- Jason Edmunds, Director, Adventure Canada
- Phillip A. Buhler, Lawyer, Moseley, Prichard, Parrish, Knight & Jones
- Jack Gallagher, Consultant, Hammurabi Consulting
- Anita L. Parlow, Consultant, A.L. Parlow & Associates, LLC
- Frederic Lasserre, Professor, Laval University
- Catherine Huneault, Head of Commercial Operations, Desgagnes
- Morten Mejlaender-Larsen, Director of Arctic Operations and Technology, DNV
- Kelsey Frazier, Research Analyst, Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies
- James Bond, Director, American Bureau of Shipping
- Leslie Canavera, CEO, PolArctic LLC
- Udlu Hanson, VP, Community & Strategic Development, Baffinland
- Lon Kishiyama, Director, Office of International Activities, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Jason Hicks, Partner, Barnard LLP
- Mark Keneford, Managing Director Canada, Wärtsilä
- Erik Almkvist, Head of Ice Operations, Viking Ice Consultancy
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Venue
DoubleTree by Hilton Montreal
1255 Jeanne-Mance St, H5B 1E5
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Phone: +1 514 285 1450
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