Welcome to Nordic Forum on Raw Materials, the Stockholm Summit - and our Brand New Network! Passed
Thursday October 3, 2024 13:15 - 13:35 CEST Conference hall
Speakers: Anita Helene Hall, Christian Keldsen, Mads Frederiksen, Maria Sunér, Pekka Suomela
Lecturers
Anita Helene Hall Speaker
Generalsekretær
Norsk Bergindustri
She has served as Secretary General of Norsk Bergindustri (Norwegian Mineral Industry) since May 2018. She has built up a new organization. Hall has built up a new organization, focused on the future for the mineral industry in Norway. Not least, this involves a broad effort to help the industry improve framework conditions as well as to become more sustainable and environmentally focused
Christian Keldsen Speaker
Director
Greenland Business Association
Christian Keldsen is the director at Greenland´s largest NGO, the Greenland Business Association. He has a strong background in the Greenland business community as well as an international outlook. He has had management positions with Air Greenland and was one of the founders of the success Visiobox Consulting which is one of the leading Greenlandic consulting firms. He is the honorary consul for Great Britain and Northern Ireland and generally involved in the local community in Greenland. He holds several board positions in Greenland.
Through his career he has worked closely with a number of industries including the hospitality sector and mining/extractive industries.
Mads Frederiksen Speaker
Executive director
Arctic Economic Council
Mads Qvist Frederiksen is the Executive director of the Arctic Economic Council (AEC) that is located in Tromsø, Norway. The AEC is a pan-arctic independent business membership organization established in 2014. It delivers policy advocacy, networking and outreach related to the Arctic. The organization facilitates Arctic sustainable economic development throughout the Arctic region.
Mr. Frederiksen sits on various boards representing the companies in the Arctic. He is a member of the West Nordic Fund that provide loans to SMEs in Greenland and the Faroe Islands. He is also a Obama Europe Leader 2024-2025.
Prior to joining the AEC in March 2021, Mr. Frederiksen worked as a Senior Advisor in the Global Trade and Investment unit at the Confederation of Danish Industry. Here he was responsible for Arctic business development and policy. Before he has worked in manufacturing, communication and as a journalist.
In addition to Arctic policy and trade promotion, his previous work has been within sanctions and export control, development work, foreign investments, communication, journalism, training and capacity building.
Mr. Frederiksen is originally from Denmark. He has an Executive MBA from Harvard Business School, a MA in Middle East Studies from the University of Southern Denmark and a BA in Journalism and Contemporary history from City University and QMUL
Mr. Frederiksen has lived and worked in Denmark, Norway, Algeria, United Kingdom, Iran and Afghanistan.
Maria Sunér Speaker
CEO
Svemin
Ms. Maria Sunér is since 2019 the CEO of Svemin, the Swedish Association for Mines, Mineral and Metal Producers. Ms Sunér has a profound background from the business and energy sectors, and has held several positions at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, as well as for the Swedish Association of Energy producers. She has also worked for the Worldbank and the energy company Eon. Ms Sunér holds a M.Sc. in Chemical engineering, is a honorary member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Engineering, vice chair of EIT Raw Materials as well as member of the Executive Committee of Euromines.
Pekka Suomela Speaker
Executive Officer
FINNMIN Finnish Mining Association
Pekka Suomela was appointed Executive Director of the Finnish Mining Association FinnMin in April 2012. Based in Helsinki, FinnMin is the national organisation for the Finnish mining cluster. Its members are engaged in mining, mineral exploration, mining equipment, and technology. Previously, since 2007, he worked for the Ministry of Employment and Economy as the Chief Inspector of Mines. Mr. Suomela has gathered broad experience in mineral policy issues. He holds over 20 years of professional experience. He is a Master of Law from the University of Helsinki, Finland, 1989.