ROSE-ROTH 054 SEM 11 E rev. 6 Original: English NATO Parliamentary Assembly 77th ROSE-ROTH SEMINAR Changes in the High North: Implications for NATO and Beyond Tromsø, Norway 22-24 June 2011 IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE NORWEGIAN STORTING DRAFT PROGRAMME Updated 16 June 2011 WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE International Secretariat Place du Petit Sablon 3, 1000 Brussels – Belgium Tel: (32) 2 513 28 65 | Fax: (32) 2 514 18 47 http:// www.nato-pa.int 054 SEM 11 E rev. 6 1 TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2011 ARRIVAL OF PARTICIPANTS No organized transfers to the hotel Accommodation Radisson BLU Sjøgatan, 7 - P.O. Box 928 N-9259 Tromsø - Norway Phone: +47 7760 0000 NOK 1, 445 (breakfast included) Contact: [email protected] Seminar venue Radisson BLU Evening Free WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE 2011 8:00 Registration desk opens 8:45 Seating of participants OPENING SESSION Moderator: Erna SOLBERG, Head of the Norwegian Delegation to the NATO PA 9:00-9:15 Welcome address by Erna SOLBERG, Head of the Norwegian delegation to the NATO PA 9:15-9:30 Introductory remarks by Dr Karl A. LAMERS, NATO PA President 9:30-10:15 Presentation by Jan-Gunnar WINTHER, Director, Norwegian Polar Institute on Characteristics of the High North 10:15-10:30 Presentation by Svein LUDVIGSEN, Tromsø County Governor, on Local Implications of a Changing Climate 10:30-10:45 Coffee Break SESSION I EVOLVING ECONOMIC AND STRATEGIC TRENDS IN THE HIGH NORTH Moderator Dr Karl A. LAMERS, President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 10:45-11:00 Presentation by Paul BERKMAN, Head of the Arctic Ocean Geopolitics Programme through the Scott Polar Research Institute and Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, on The receding ice cap and the impact of newly navigable waters 054 SEM 11 E rev. 6 2 11:00-11:15 Presentation by Øivind A. DAHL-STAMNES, Vice-President, North Area Initiative, Development and Production Norway, STATOIL on Oil and Gas Development Opportunities in the Arctic Ocean 11:15-11:30 Presentation by Paal HILDE, Associate Professor, Head of Department, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies on The increasing military capabilities and presence being deployed in the North 11:30-12:30 Discussion 12:30-14:15 Buffet lunch offered at the Aurora Restaurant, Radisson BLU SESSION II KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Moderator Erna SOLBERG, Head of the Norwegian delegation to the NATO PA 14:15-14:35 Jonas Gahr STØRE, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs on The Norwegian Perspective of Trans-Atlantic Security in a Warming World 14:35-15:15 Discussion 15:15-15:45 Coffee Break SESSION III CLIMATE SCIENCE AND NEGOTIATIONS: THE STATE OF PLAY Moderator Marit NYBAKK, Deputy Head of the Norwegian delegation to the NATO PA 15:45-16:00 Film Presentation on Scientific Field Work in the Arctic, Norwegian Polar Institute 16:00-16:15 Presentation by Volker RACHOLD, Executive Secretary, International Arctic Science Committee 16:15-16:30 Presentation by Henrik HARBOE, Norwegian Chief Negotiator to the Climate negotiations 16:30-16:45 Presentation by Bård LAHN, Climate Advisor, Friends of the Earth, Norway 16:45-17:30 Discussion 19:00 Welcome Reception hosted by Erna SOLBERG, Head of the Norwegian Delegation to the NATO PA, Polaria, Hjalmar Johansensgate 12, N-9296 Tromsø 054 SEM 11 E rev. 6 3 THURSDAY 23 JUNE SESSION IV THE LEGAL / INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF THE ARCTIC AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE NORWAY-RUSSIA AGREEMENT Moderator Morten HØGLUND, Chair of the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region 9:00-9:15 Presentation by Tatiana SAKSINA, Arctic Governance Officer, WWF Arctic Programme on Understanding the legal/institutional Framework 9:15-9:30 Presentation by Rolf Einar FIFE, Director General of the Legal Department of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 9:30-9:45 Presentation by Professor Alexander VYLEGZHANIN, Director, Legal Department of the Council for the Study of Productive Resources, Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of Department, International Law, Moscow State Institute of International Relations 9:45- 10:15 Discussion 10:15-10:30 Coffee Break SESSION V CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT IN THE ARCTIC Moderator Simon LUNN, Senior Fellow, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) 10:30-10:45 Film Presentation on Scientific Field Work in the Arctic, Institute of Marine Research 10:45-11:00 Presentation by Frode IVERSEN Rescue Controller, Joint Rescue Coordination Center North Norway on Search and Rescue Challenges 11:00-11:15 Presentation by Ole Kristian JERKEMO, Head office, Norwegian Coastal Administration on Pollution Response and Remediation Challenges 11:15-12:00 Discussion 12:00-14:00 Buffet lunch offered at the Aurora Restaurant, Radisson BLU EXCURSION TO THE ISLAND OF SOMMARØY 17:00 Departure by bus from the Radisson BLU to Sommarøy (Summer Island) 18:00 Arrival in Sommarøy 18:00-19:00 Tour of the Island 054 SEM 11 E rev. 6 4 19:00 Dinner hosted by Svein LUDVIGSEN, Tromsø County Governor 23:00 Departure by boat to Tromsø 00:00 Arrival in Tromsø FRIDAY 24 JUNE SESSION VI “EXTERNAL ACTORS”: WHAT ROLE FOR NATO AND THE EU? Moderator Victor A. OZEROV, Head of the Russian Federation Council Delegation to the NATO PA (to be confirmed) 10:00-10:15 Presentation by Ragnheidur E. ÁRNADÓTTIR, Deputy Head of the Icelandic Delegation to the NATO PA, and Rapporteur of the DSCTC in 2010 [Security At The Top Of The World: Is There A NATO Role In The High North? [213 DSCTC 10 F] adopted by the NATO PA at its Annual Session in Warsaw, Poland, November 2010)] 10:15-10:30 Presentation by Professor Clive ARCHER Emeritus professor, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and associated individual researcher of the Geopolitics in the High North programme on The Role of the EU in the Arctic 10:30-11:15 Discussion 11:15-11:30 Coffee break SESSION VII NORDIC DEFENCE CO-OPERATION Moderator Loïc BOUVARD, Former NATO PA President, Deputy Head of the French Delegation to the NATO PA 11:30-11:45 Presentation by Roger INGEBRIGTSEN, State Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Norway 11:45-12:20 Discussion 12:20-12:30 Concluding remarks • Erna SOLBERG, Head of the Norwegian delegation to the NATO PA • David HOBBS, NATO PA Secretary General END .