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What should policy and decision makers consider as key priorities and strategies with respect to increasing diversity and gender equality in the Arctic? And how do we raise awareness and understanding of gender topics in the Arctic region? These are among the key questions to be discussed and debated by Icelandic and Canadian speakers during this event, the next in a series hosted by the Embassy of Canada in Iceland and the Embassy of Iceland in Canada in partnership with Polar Knowledge Canada and the Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network (IACN). Agenda: Welcome: Ambassador Hlynur Gudjonsson, Embassy of Iceland, Ottawa 11:30-11:35 am Opening Remarks: Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation, Iceland 11:35-11:38 am Arctic Youth Voices on Gender Equality: TBA 11:38-11:50 am Overview of the Pan Arctic Report Gender Equality in the Arctic Phase 3: Embla Eir Oddsdóttir, Director, Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network, Iceland 11:50-11:53 am Arctic Youth Voices on Gender Equality: TBA 11:55-12:25 pm Panel discussion on Gender Equality in the Arctic: Moderator: Ambassador Jeannette Menzies, Embassy of Canada, Reykjavík Bridget Larocque, Co-Vice Chair, Arctic Athabaskan Council, SDWG Hjalti Ómar Ágústsson, Specialist, Directorate of Equality Iceland, Special Advisor GEA Project Sarah Cox, Director, Circumpolar Affairs Directorate, Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada & Head of Delegation, SDWG, Arctic Council Juno Bertelsen, Board Member, Youth Advisory Board, Gender Equality in The Arctic
12:25-12:30 pm Closing Remarks: TBA The lecture series is a part of the 75 anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Iceland.
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