People from Scotland, Scottish Isles, Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, and Norway have been especially invited to take active part in the conference.

Scotland

• John Goodlad, Shetland
• Tom Wills, Shetland

Greenland

• Miki Jensen, Director for Innovation South Greenland (tbc)
• Aviaja Lennert Olsen, Chair of Greenland Student Association in Danmark (tbc)
• Natuk Lund Meire, Head of Department for Agriculture, Self Sustainance, Energy, and Environment (tbc)
• Rasmus Leander, Lecturer at Arctic Social Sciences and Economics (tbc)
• Naasunnguaq Beck, Director for Arctic Circle Business (tbc)

Iceland

• Þóroddur Bjarnason, Professor of Sociologi, University of Iceland, research professor in regional studies at University of Akureyri. Studied relationship between the individual and society from a number of perspectives, with focus on resilience, sustainability and social capital.
• Vífill Karlsson, MA in economy, consultant at West Iceland Regional Development, professor at Bifrost University. Studies living conditions in Iceland.
• Anna Karlsdóttir, History in the Nordic Council, now Professor in Geography and Tourism Studies – Life & Environmental Dep., School of Engineering & Natural Sciences, University of Iceland. Specialised in coastal regions, rural districts and cities. Arctic, international relations, societal and industrial shifts across various sectors, including tourism, primary sectors.
• Romi Schmitz, young entrepreneur and project leader. Lives in north-east Iceland, but is originally German, and graduated from University of Bonn.
• Þorsteinn Másson, Managing Director, Blámi, Pioneering the future of sustainable energy solutions (tbc)

Faroe Islands

• Ben Arabo, CEO, Framtak - The Faroe Islands Business Development Fund
• Firouz Gaini299438, Ph.d., Professari in Antropology, University of the Faroe Islands
• Karin Marie Funding Lyster, Entrepreneur
• Gestur Hovgaard, Head of Institute, Professor, University of Greenland, and lecturer at University of the Faroe Islands
• Paul Condy, Bakkafrost
• Johnny í Grótinum, Chair, Faroes Economic Council, Lecturer in Economics and Management      

Norway

• Rita Adolfsen, Social Health Coordinator, Nordland, Værøy. Inclusion and local attractiveness.
• Ragnhild Ørnes, Project leader of Future Oriented Coastal Communities. The Salt project is a commercial centre for competence developing (tbc)
• Marthe Hov Jacobsen, manager, Egga Utvikling (Development) is a non-profit development company that contributes to making Lofoten and Vesterålen a sustainable and attractive place to live, work, visit, and to invest in. (tbc)
• Laura Johanne Olsen, Program Manager, Nordland, Lofoten. Public/private partnership for green growth and change into low emission community. (tbc)
• Daniel Jarnæs Båtstrand, young entrepreneur, and leader of a local political party in Mosjøen