In hard times past Hudson’s Bay furs and Greenland whaling helped Orkney’s economy and people to survive. Today’s changing climate and an unsettled global situation is bringing northern regions together. Could this open a new frontier for Orkney? Could there be new opportunities for trade and cultural links, and sharing ideas on tackling common challenges?

Inga Burton of Orkney Islands Council is joined by Janette Park of Stromness Museum, Martin Fleet of Destination Orkney, and Alöna Roitershtein of Robert Gordon University. There’s an opportunity to find out more from the speakers afterwards over tea, coffee and Orkney biscuits.

This event is also included in the LecturePass system.

As a preview of this event, we will be featuring here short videos from Halla Nolsøe Poulsen, Chair of Nordic Atlantic Cooperation; Alexandra Leeper, CEO International Relations of Iceland Ocean Cluster; and Mads Qvist Frederikson, Director of the Arctic Economic Council.