The 8th annual Arctic Shipping Forum will arm you with the information needed to meet the challenges of operating ships in the Arctic and ice-covered waters.

2011 saw an unprecedented number of vessels sail the North Sea Route, with a longer sailing season than ever before. To take advantage of the increasing activities in the Arctic, ASF 2012 will feature leading experts from a diverse background discussion and analysing the latest policy, operational and technical developments

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Key themes for 2012:

• Policy, planning and development for the Arctic
• Focus on environmental changes
• Ship operations: navigating the Arctic routs, voyage planning and execution
• The latest in communications and ice information
• Development of energy and mineral projects
• Design and technology for ice-going vessels, OSVs and icebreakers
• Update on the Polar Code ad navigation training

50+ speakers include:

Sergey Donskoy, General Director, Rosgeologiya
Mikhail Grigoriev, Co-owner and Director, GECON
Igor Pankov, Deputy General Director, Sovcomflot
Henrik Falck, Project Manager - Eastern Europe, Tschudi Shipping Company
Christopher Shapardanov, Ambassador, Embassy of Canada in Finland
Kaj Riska, Director, ILS Oy
Mikko Niini, President, Aker Arctic Technology Inc.
Dr Sergey Yatsenko, Deputy Director, GNINGI IC

Highlights for ASF 2012:

4 in-depth breakout sessions
4 champagne roundtable discussions
3 breakfast briefings
2 technical streams
6 problem solving panel discussions