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Programme

The conference will feature inspiring keynotes, followed by parallel sessions focusing on good practices and experience-sharing from tourism providers across NORA and the wider Nordic region. It will also include ocean-related excursions and experiences, along with social events designed to encourage networking with experts and colleagues. 

Venue: The conference will take place at Hotel Føroyar, Oyggjarvegur 45, Tórshavn

Tuesday 21 OCTOBER

08:30

Registration & Badge Pickup

09:00

Conference Opening

 

Welcome by the Mayor
Elsa Berg, Mayor of Tórshavn

 

 

Opening address by the host
Súsanna Sørensen, Chair of the NORA Committee 2025

 

 

KEYNOTE 1: Laura Storm
Regenerative Leadership & Suistainable Transformation

 

 

Carla Dâmaso
ecoRoute Azores: Building Sustainable Tourism Through Science and Community

 

10:30 

Coffee & Fruit

 

 

KEYNOTE 2: Cillian Murphy
Responsible Tourism Development, Sustainable Tourism Destinations

 

 

Rasmus Johnsen
Cold Hawaii: The miracle on the edge of the kingdom

 

 

Walk & Refresh

 

12:20

Lunch

 

13:20

Conference Continues

 

 

Jaclyn Robidoux
The Maine Oyster Trail: Where Sustainable Aquaculture Meets Tourism

 

14:00

Parallel sessions I

 

Conference room: Inclusive Coastal Experiences

 

Flatnastova: Nature and cultural heritage in suistainable tourism 

 

15:10

 

Coffee & Cake

 

15:30

Parallel sessions II

 

Conference room: Sailing and living the sea

 

Flatnastova: Regenerative tourism rooted in the local 

 

16:30

Buses will depart from the hotel to the Closure of Day event at Skeiva Pakkhús in the city centre

 

17:00

Closure of day event hosted by Tórshavn Municipality, with food by NORA’s AYC initiative

Venue: Skeiva Pakkhús, Sigmundargøta 10, Tórshavn

 

 20:00

Buses will return to the hotel

 

Wednesday 22 October

09:00

The second day of the conference begins

 

 

Presentation of AYC - Arctic Young Chef
Jákup Sørenen, Senior Advisor at NORA

 

 

Anna Karlsdóttir
The impact of cruise tourism on remote Arctic communities

 

 

Panel discussion: Cruise tourism in small destinations
Moderated by Jóhan Pauli Helgason, Destination Development Manager at Visit Faroe Islands

 

10:20

Coffee & fruit

 

 

Presentations from parallel sessions

 

 

Closing Panel Discussion: From Insights to Action - Key Takeaways and the Way Forward
Moderated by Håvard Utheim, endrepreneur in travel and technology from Norway 

 

 

Closing remarks by the host
Halla Nolsøe Poulsen, Director of NORA

 

12:00

Lunch

 

13:00

Excursions
- see the various excursions here