Pavel Tkach is an experienced lawyer working in the Arctic Governance research group of the Arctic Centre University of Lapland. With a background in Arctic Law and Policy, as well as Russian law and EU law, his research interests cover various fields of law. His research mainly focuses on Climate law and governance, Commercial law, Intellectual Property law, Russian Arctic affairs, and how the features of the Arctic regions affect the development of mentioned fields of law. Russian Arctic affairs. Except for academic work, Pavel Tkach is coordinating the University of Lapland’s participation in the EU Horizon 2020 project – Arctic PASSION, in which he is personally responsible for communication with local and regional policymakers in the Arctic states as potential end-users of developing scientific services. Pavel studied Russian and Belarusian law at the Law College Belarusian State University (Minsk, Belarus), EU law at Comenius University in Bratislava (Bratislava, Slovakia) and Polar law at the University of Akureyri (Akureyri, Iceland).

Nivi Rosing is a 20 year old Inuk from Nuuk, Greenland. She is currently studying Inuit Studies in Ottawa Canada which she will finish in May of 2023. She is passionate about cross-border knowledge sharing in the Pan-Arctic and she has now spent 3 years in Canada exploring the similarities between colonialism in Canada and Greenland. Nivi advocates for implementing Indigenous knowledge within climate action and wildlife management. Alongside these roles, Nivi is a fellow of the Arctic Resilient Communities Fellowship.

Harmony Jade Sugaq Wayner is a tribal member of Naknek Native Village, a commercial fisher in the Bristol Bay salmon fleet, and a marine scientist focused on social-ecological systems to promote Indigenous values and well-being in fisheries. She is an Arctic Frontiers Emerging Leader and Alaska Sea Grant Fellow. Harmony has a Master of Resource Management from the University Centre of the Westfjords in Iceland and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Alaska Southeast. She is most passionate about elevating the voices of Indigenous communities by integrating Western science and Indigenous knowledge in resource management.
She currently resides in Anchorage and travels home to Bristol Bay to put up fish with her family in the summers.

Nolan Qamanirq is a dynamic and ambitious recent graduate from Nunavut Sivuniksavut, with a certificate in Inuit Studies. With skills gained from past work experiences as a consultant, Nolan is poised to take on new challenges and make an impact in their new role. Recently, Nolan accepted a position at Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation (NNC), Nunavut’s first 100% Inuit-owned renewable energy developer. With a professional passion for sustainability and community development, Nolan is also a member of the Nunavut Climate Change Secretariat Youth Advisory Council. Nolan’s expertise in risk assessment, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement are skills that will undoubtedly benefit their work across the Arctic. Some hobbies include yoga, beading, learning Inuktut, and playing the didgeridoo.

Pernille is the founder of Kisserup International Trade Roots Canada Inc., Kisserup Europe and Kisserup Arctic. She provides advisory services, project management, trade training and consulting services to International Financial Institutions, public and private sector organizations worldwide. She has worked on projects in over 90 countries, on 6 continents and in 25 sectors. She is frequently retained as a keynote speaker on international trade, investment and entrepreneurship by both private and public sector and she is an internationally recognised Subject Matter Expert on SME development and UN SDGs. Pernille is a Certified International Trade Professional, by the Forum for International Trade Training in Ottawa, Canada, holds a Certificate in Leadership and Innovation from INSEAD, France, she is a Certified facilitator in the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method, holds a Certificate in Project Management from Saint Mary’s University, Nova Scotia, Canada and Master of Business from the Copenhagen School of Business.