07.04.2016

The VII Northern Dimension Forum was held on 7 April 2016 in Saint Petersburg. More than 200 delegates attended the event.

The aim of the forum was to boost cooperation between the authorities, business and civil society in the participating countries of the Northern Dimension.

This year the Northern Dimension Business Council (NDBC) and the Association of European Businesses (AEB), who organised the forum, chose the theme of the Arctic as an area of ​​joint development. During the forum, participants discussed new challenges and opportunities for the development of the Arctic region.

At the forum presentations were made by senior representatives of European and Russian ministries and departments, and company executives. They included Sergey Zimin, Assistant of the Plenipotentiary Presidential Representative in the North-Western Federal District; Andrey Kelin, Director, Department of European Cooperation, RF Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Sven-Olov Carlsson, Deputy Head, EU Delegation to the RF; Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995–2003); Esko Aho, Chairman, Business Team for Russia; Prime Minister of Finland (1991–1995); Kirill Komarov, First Deputy CEO for Corporate Development and International Business of ROSATOM; Frank Schauff, AEB CEO; Philippe Pegorier, Chairman of the AEB Board, and others.

The vice-chairmen of the Arctic Economic Council – Tero Vauraste and Evgeny Ambrosov – were special guests at the event.

At the forum roundtable meetings were held regarding: energy, the quality of life in the Arctic: ecology and nature conservation, transport and logistics, medicine and pharmaceuticals, creative industries (including tourism).

For more information please read press-release in ENG and RUS 

The photoreport can be found on our facebook page.

SAVE THE DATE: The 8th Northern Dimension Forum will be held on 6 April, 2017.

L–R: Andrey Kelin, Director, Department of European Cooperation, RF Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Sergey Zimin, Assistant of the Plenipotentiary Presidential Representative in the North-Western Federal District; Frank Schauff, AEB CEO; Tapio Kuula, Member of the Board, Fortum Corporation; Co-Chairman of the Northern Dimension Business Council (NDBC); Philippe Pegorier, Chairman of the AEB Board; Sven-Olov Carlsson, Deputy Head, EU Delegation to the RF.

Keynote speakers of the Inauguration Ceremony:

Alexey Mordashov	Tapio Kuula	Sergey Zimin
Andrey Kelin    Tero Vauraste	Sven-Olov Carlsson Evgeny Ambrosov	Philippe Pegorier