2019 North Pacific Arctic Conference Global-Arctic Interactions

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1 2019 North Pacific Arctic Conference Global-Arctic Interactions Organized by the East-West Center and the Korea Maritime Institute Honolulu, Hawaii, August 2019 PROGRAM 1 WEDNESDAY 14 August 2019 Morning and Afternoon 4:00pm 5:00pm Arrival in Honolulu Check-in at the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel 2863 Kalakaua Avenue Honolulu, Hawai i Tel.: (+1) NPAC Steering Committee Meeting, Kaimana Beach Hotel Welcome Reception (cocktail and dinner), the Miyako Restaurant, New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel Sponsored by the Korea Maritime Institute Opening Remarks by Richard R. Vuylsteke, President, East-West Center Welcoming Remarks by Chang-ho Yang, President, Korea Maritime Institute Introductory Remarks by Yoon Hyung Kim, Chair, NPAC Organizing Committee, and Senior Fellow, East-West Center Special Speech on Climate Change and Global-Arctic Interactions by Robert W. Corell, Principal, Global Environment and Technology Foundation, USA, and Professor, Uit Arctic University of Norway 1. NPAC discussions are held under the Chatham House Rule which states that participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of participants may be revealed.

2 2 THURSDAY 15 August :45 am Bus departs from New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel for EWC 8:15 am Continental breakfast in lobby outside the Asia Room SESSION I: Policy Dialogue on Global-Arctic Interactions Chair: Richard R. Vulysteke, President, East-West Center Rapporteur: Bernie W. Funston, President, Northern Canada Consulting (i) How is the merging of global and Arctic concerns affecting the way governments frame Arctic issues and the organizational arrangements they establish to address these issues? (ii) Specifically, how are governments responding to dramatic temperature anomalies in the Arctic and their associated environmental impacts in the Arctic and globally? (iii) What are the implications of these developments for the future of the Arctic Council? (iv) Can the Arctic continue to be a unique region of cooperation amidst the changing geopolitical circumstances? 8:45 am Chair's introduction: Setting the stage for the session 8:50 am Panelist Remarks and Discussion: 10:30 am Coffee break, Rahman Room 11:00 am Open discussion among all participants 12:00 noon Lunch ( Ohana Room, Garden Level, Hawai i Imin International Conference Center) & Group Photo (Japanese Garden) SESSION II: The Future of Greenland: Political and Economic Implications for the Arctic Chair: Charles E. Morrison, Adjunct Senior Fellow, East-West Center Rapporteur: Robert W. Corell, Principal, Global Environment and Technology Foundation, USA, and Professor, Uit Arctic University of Norway (i) What forces are driving political and economic developments in Greenland? What are the principal biophysical and socioeconomic challenges and how are they being addressed? (ii) What are the options for Greenland s political and legal status ten to twenty-five years into the future? How might increased independence from Denmark change Greenland s position on environmental protection and the exploitation of natural resources including marine fisheries?

3 3 (iii) What outside actors are interested in Greenland s resources and have the capacity to make major investments in their development? What debates are occurring within Greenland regarding the prospect of foreign direct investment? (iv) Were Greenland to become independent, how would this affect the governance of the Arctic and specifically the operation of the Arctic Council? (v) What human and material resources will Greenland need to achieve its economic and political goals, while securing the social welfare of its people? 1:00 pm Chair's introduction: Setting the stage for the session 1:05 pm Panelist Remarks and Discussion: 2:00 pm Open discussion among all conference participants 3:00 pm Coffee break, Rahman Room SESSION III: Maritime Governance in the Arctic: Continental Shelves and Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Chair: Arild Moe, Senior Research Fellow, Fridtjof Nansen Institute Rapporteur: Nancy D. Lewis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, East-West Center (i) What are the expectations for the ongoing process of determination of extended continental shelf boundaries in the Arctic Ocean? (ii)what are the prospects for strengthening the Polar Code, and what will be required to implement the CAO fisheries agreement? (iii) What is the outlook for a new international instrument on marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) and how will this affect the Arctic? (iv) How do these issues relate to one another, and how can these governance arrangements be nested into the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea s framework? 3:30 pm Chair's introduction: Setting the stage for the session 3:35 pm Panelist Remarks and Discussion: 1 Perspective from China: Xue, Guifang (Julia), KoGuan Law School, JiaoTong University (to be filled later)

4 4 2 Perspective from Republic of Korea: Sung Jin Kim, Adjunct Professor of Seoul National University, and Former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (to be filled later) 3 Perspective from the Russian Federation: Viatcheslav Gavrilov, Far Eastern Federal University School of Law (to be filled later) 4 A non-state Actor Perspective: Kristina Gjerde, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (to be filled later) 5 A Perspective from Early Career Researcher: NPAC Fellow (to be selected) (to be filled later) 4:30 pm Open discussion among all conference participants 5:30 pm Bus departs from EWC for the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel FRIDAY 16 August :45 am Bus departs from New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel for EWC 8:15 am Continental breakfast in lobby outside the Asia Room SESSION IV: The Political Economy of Arctic Resource Development and Maritime Logistics Chair: Yoon H. Kim, Senior Fellow, East-West Center, and Professor Emeritus of Economics, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Rapporteur: Lawson W. Brigham, Distinguished Fellow & Faculty, University of Alaska Fairbanks; and Captain, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)

5 5 (i) What is the balance between economic drivers and national security, environmental and indigenous concerns in the political economy of large-scale resource development projects in the Arctic? The case of Yamal LNG (ii) What are the major risks to the investors and insurance industry of Arctic resource development projects? (iii) What is the Asian perspective on the potential for and risks of investment in Arctic resource projects? Are there major differences in approaches among China, Japan and Korea? (iv) How do military/security considerations affect investment in resource development and transport systems. Do they mesh in the Russian Arctic? (v) How does the potential lengthening of the navigation seasons impact marine access in all regions of the Arctic where natural resource development is economically viable? 8:45 am Chair's introduction: Setting the stage for the session 8:50 am Panelists Remarks and Discussion: 1 Current and future of maritime operations and logistics in the Arctic Ocean: Admiral Paul Zukunft, Former Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (to be filled later) 2 Interactions between political/economic calculations and environmental/indigenous concerns focused on Yamal LNG: Nina N. Poussenkova, Senior Researcher, Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Sciences, and Researcher, ENERPO Research Center, European University in St. Petersburg (to be filled later) 3 Reasoning of financial actors that are actually investing in the Arctic and providing money for development focusing on the Arctic Investment Protocal: Michael Perkinson, Chief of Staff to Chief Investment Officer for Guggenheim Partners LLC (to be filled later) Or

6 6 Perspectives from marine insurance and classification societies: What role can the marine insurance and classification societies play in enhancing safe ship operations in the Arctic?: Frank J. Gonynor, Senior Claims Adviser, Gard (North America) or someone from the headquater of Gard (to be filled later) 4 How security and military consideration may impact resource projects and logistics development in the Arctic: Andrei Zagorski, Professor, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences and leading scientist on research on conflict resolution (to be filled later) 5 How China COSCO Shipping plans to use the NSR/'Polar Silk Road' for destinational and trans-arctic navigation in response to China's 'Arctic White Paper/Strategy'?: Chen Fung, CEO< COSCO Shipping Finland Oy (to be filled later) 6 All the infrastructure needs & required investments for commercial Arctic shipping: Vitaliy Kluyev, former Head of Division for State Policies in the Russian Ministry of Transport and Deputy Head of the Administration of Ports in the Maritime District and the eastern Arctic in Vladivostok. (to be filled later) Or Arctic navigation challenges from an engineering perspective and risks/possibilities for extending the navigation season: Rob Hindley, Manager of the Machinery & Structures team at Aker Arctic. (to be filled later) 7 A Perspective from Early Career Researcher: NPAC Fellow (to be selected) (to be filled later)

7 7 10:30 am Coffee break, Rahman Room 11:00 am Open discussion among all conference participants 12:00 noon Lunch ( Ohana Room, Garden Level, Hawai i Imin International Conference Center) SESSION V: Preventing and Controlling Pollution in the Arctic Chair: David L. VanderZwaag Professor of Law and the Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Ocean Law and Governance, Dalhousie University Rapporteur: Nina N. Poussenkova, Senior Researcher, Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Sciences, and Researcher, ENERPO Research Center, European University in St. Petersburg (i) What is the status of scientific understanding of pollutants in the Arctic and what are the major gaps and concerns? (ii) Are existing global and regional agreements addressing long-range pollutant transports into the Arctic adequate? (iii) What are the main advances and challenges in addressing vessel-source pollution in the Arctic? (iv) How has the Arctic Council addressed pollution in the Arctic and what future steps might be considered? 1:00 pm Chair's introduction: Setting the stage for this session 1:05 pm Panelists Remarks and Discussion: 2:00 pm Open discussion among all conference participants 3:00 pm Coffee break, Rahman Room SESSION VI: The Roles of Non-Arctic States in the Arctic Chair: Chang-ho Yang, President, Korea Maritime Institute Rapporteur: Oran R. Young, Professor Emeritus, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California at Santa Barbara Framing Questions (i) What have been the positive and negative aspects of the experience of Arctic Council observer states over time?

8 8 (ii) How have the Arctic states responded to the growing interest of non-arctic states in Arctic issues? (iii) What has been the experience of non-arctic states in broader venues dealing with Arctic issues (e.g. the IMO, the Science Ministers meetings)? (iv) Can we identify new mechanisms for enhancing the role of non-arctic states in Arctic affairs that would be acceptable to the Arctic states? 3:30 pm Chair's introduction: Setting the stage for the session 3:35 pm Panelist Remarks and Discussion: 4:30 pm Open discussion among all conference participants 5:30 pm Closing Remarks for NPAC :30 pm Farewell dinner at the Legend Seafood Restaurant Hosted by the East-West Center SATURDAY 17 August 2019 BREAKFAST MEETING: Arctic Futures/NPAC Opportunities A g en da t o b e d e t ermined in a d va n ce of N PAC after r evi ew by a nd s ugges tions from t he NPAC St eer ing Commi ttee