Arctic Energy Forum 2024 will be held in the conference center HOF in the town of Akureyri, in northern Iceland, as a two and a 1/2 day conference on 14-16 October 2024.
An educational and scenic transfer is offered for participants to Reykjavik on October 16th afternoon, prior to the start of the Arctic Circle Assembly.
A pre-conference education and policy tour is offered on Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13.
The AEF is held by the Arctic Energy Foundation (registered Non for Profit organization in Iceland) in collaboration with local organizers Arctic Portal and Alaska Center for Energy and Power, supported by and in collaboration with relevant leading Icelandic, USA and international partners.
Arctic Energy Forum 2024
The AEF 2024 will review facts and discuss examples of best practices and solutions in energy and Green transitions through consulting and presentations for responsible energy solutions for Sustainable Nordic, Arctic, and Global Development.
Emphasis will be on responsible energy use and utilization, not least renewable and green transition opportunities and solutions in smaller communities.
Background
The Arctic and the North is an area of opportunities and threats, with great resources and business prospects in a fragile environment, home to diverse Arctic and Nordic people and peoples.
The Nordic countries have managed to develop strong economies and societies based on good policy, practices, cooperation, knowledge, and innovation in responsible Energy utilization, Green transitions, management, and innovative solutions. The USA and Canada are developing similar strategies and technologies in their large, diverse, and complex societies.
The Arctic Energy Foundation
The association operates according to Icelandic Act no. 119/2019 on non-profit organizations, registered in Iceland, operating across borders.
The purpose and objectives of the association, Arctic Energy Foundation, is to hold events, raise funding, fund and support activities and projects in the field of energy with an emphasis on sustainable development, responsible environmental awareness and better living conditions for all Arctic inhabitants and their societies including: education; information exchange; innovation; responsible business development; support to inhabitants with special emphasis on indigenous peoples and youth; science and the environment, and as agreed by its members.
The association intends to achieve its purpose and objectives by raising funds based on its merits from the Global international community, private and public, including: individuals, organisations, associations, companies and governments; through funding applications, fundraising campaigns, sponsoring agreements, attendance fees to events, and partnerships based on active communication, outreach activities and events, executed in coherence with the objectives and aims of the Arctic Energy Foundation.
Director: Erlingur Guðleifsson (ACEP)
Chairman of the Board: Sigurður Friðleifsson (Iceland Energy Authority)
Deputy Chairs: Halldór Jóhannsson (Arctic Portal) & Magnus de Witt (University of Alaska, Fairbanks & ACEP)
Social Security Number: 420724-0710