Welcome to Nordic Forum on Raw Materials, the Stockholm Summit - and our Brand New Network!
Thursday October 3, 2024 13:15 - 13:35 CEST Conference hall
Speakers: Anita Helene Hall, Christian Keldsen, 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.
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
CEO
FinnMin
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.