BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:334@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20220929T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20220929T130000 DTSTAMP:20231231T065953Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/as-told-from-the-north- a-journalists-perspective-on-russia-ukraine-the-arctic-arne-o-holm/ SUMMARY:As Told From the North: A Journalist's Perspective on Russia\, Ukra ine\, & the Arctic | Arne O. Holm DESCRIPTION:With the pandemic withdrawn and borders reopened\, journalist A rne Holm was scheduled to hit the road to Northwestern Russia in a mobile newsroom earlier this year. However\, his plans were abruptly changed due to Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Instead\, he spent the next few months tra veling the border of Russia\, interviewing people who want to live in peac e with their neighbors.\n\nNow it's your turn to ask him anything - what h e's learned\, who he's met\, and what he thinks the future of Russia and A rctic relations will look like.\n"In a number of different ways\, everyone who live in the North have woken up to a new everyday life\, one that has taken a different direction. Perhaps towards a lasting change of Europe." - Arne O. Holm\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\nArne Holm works as executive e ditor of the High North News (Highnorthnews.com)\, an independent newspape r published by the High North Center at the Nord University in Bodø\, Nor way. High North News have journalists all over the Arctic\, covering news and analyses about politics and business in the high north.\n\nHolm has ha d a long and prominent journalistic career and has worked for some of Norw ay’s leading media companies. In addition\, he has published several boo ks. He has won several national awards for outstanding journalism.  Holm comes from Bodø\, and is thus a northerner by birth. He has spent several years on Svalbard\, which has added to his extensive knowledge of the Arc tic.  Holm has been employed at the High North Center since 2007.\nModera ted by\n\n\nDr. Andreas Raspotnik is a Senior Researcher at the High North Center for Business and Governance\, Nord University (Bodø\, Norway) and a Senior Fellow at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (Oslo\, Norway). He is a lso a Senior Fellow at The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar Secur ity Studies and a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center\, both in Washington\ , DC. For over a decade\, Andreas extensively researched and published on the European Union’s Arctic policy and related matters of international security\, environmental governance and energy policy. He further researc hes on intra-Arctic regional development in the fields of fisheries and aq uaculture\, as well as on urban development and smart city strategies for Arctic settlements. Andreas is also the author of the very first book publ ished on the European Union’s Arctic interests: The European Union and t he Geopolitics of the Arctic. Andreas received his jointly awarded PhD in Political Science from the University of Cologne (Germany) and the Univer sity of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) in October 2016.\n\n\nLise Kristiansenw as born and raised in Alaska and holds a degree in Economics and Accountin g from Claremont McKenna College. She worked as a CPA in Seattle\, Washing ton and Zurich\, Switzerland. She then helped establish a Financial Analys t Group for the Energy Division of a major oil company in Oslo\, Norway. A s a dual Norwegian and US Citizen\, her interest in world cultures has tak en her to many exciting places\, including Anchorage\, Alaska where she is the Norwegian Honorary Consul for Alaska. Lise is a national and internat ional public speaker on various Arctic issues related to Alaska\, Norway\, and other regions.  This summer\, Lise led a tour group from Glasgow\, S cotland around the Scottish Isles to Bergen\, Norway for the Philadelphia World Affairs Council.  Lise is a member of the Anchorage Chamber of Comm erce Athena Society and was named one of Anchorage’s Top 40 Under 40.  She was recently recognized by the National World Affairs Councils of Amer ica system\, which includes 94 councils around the U.S.\, as Leader of the Year.  With close ties to the local community\, she has been appointed a s the Honorary Commander of the F-22 fighter unit\, known as the Dicemen.   Lise has a passion for sports\, music (including playing the piano)\, a nd has participated in 6 Ironman Triathlons.\n\n\n\n\nProgram Details\n\n Check-in will begin at 11:30am with seating available on a first-come fir st-serve basis. The program will begin at 12:00pm.\n Those with online re servations do not need to present ticket confirmation at the door\, we wil l have all confirmed attendees on a list at check-in.\n Lunch at this pro gram will be available for individual order and purchase from 49th State B rewing Company. If you wish to do so\, plan on arriving early to ensure yo u receive your meal by the end of the program.\n Online registration clos es at 6:00 pm on September 28. Tickets will be available for purchase at t he door the next day\, unless the program is sold out. Contact rsvp@alaska worldaffairs.org with any questions.\n\n\n\nThank you to our Supporting Sp onsor:\n\n\n\n\nThis program is a part of the Evangeline Atwood Distinguis hed Speakers Series. Named after the the founder of the Alaska World Affai rs Council\, Evangeline Atwood\, and with the generous support from The At wood Foundation\, these public programs feature world-class experts on a d iverse range of topics. 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