
Library and Georgian Room
Marybeth Sandell, Editor in Chief, Arctic Today
Benedikt Gíslason, CEO, Arion Bank
Gunnar Thor Thorarinsson, Partner and Head of London Office, BBA//Fjeldco
Faroe Islands
Ben Arabo, CEO, Framtak, the Faroe Islands Business Development Fund
Greenland
Aviaaja Karlshøj Knudsen, CEO, NunaGreen
Data infrastructure
Dominic Ward, CEO, Verne Data Centers (Nordic)
Icelandic infrastructure
Guðmundur Daði Rúnarsson, CEO, Tunnel & Bridge
Panel: Capital for the High North
André Küüsvek, President & CEO, Nordic Investment Bank
Karl Nehammer, Vice-President, European Investment Bank Group
Maxime Dea, Vice-President, Global Relations and Regulatory Affairs, La Caisse
Moderated by Paul Horner, Chairman, Arion Bank
Panel: Where security meets industry
Melanie Nadeau, CEO, COVE
Ryan Benitez, Chief Commercial Officer, NATO DIANA
Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir, Icelandic Ambassador to the UK
Moderated by Marybeth Sandell, Editor in Chief, Arctic Today
Land-based aquaculture
Steinthór Pálsson, CEO, Thor Salmon
Tourism
Ásgeir Baldurs, CEO, Arctic Adventures
Building Northern European market leaders
Björn Larsson, Partner, Axcel
Kristrún Frostadóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland
Paul Horner, Chairman, Arion Bank
Thursday, 5 November 2026
14:00 - 19:00
The Royal Institution
21 Albemarle Street
London W1S 4BS
Moderated by Marybeth Sandell
Editor in Chief, Arctic Today
The programme is indicative and may be subject to change.