Lunchtime Brown Bag Seminar: Arctic Transportation Corridors: Governance, Regulation and Strategic Perspectives in the High North

Lunchtime Brown Bag Seminar: Arctic Transportation Corridors: Governance, Regulation and Strategic Perspectives in the High North
Drawing on comparative perspectives from Northern Europe, Canada, and the Arctic Ocean, this seminar examines how transportation corridors are shaped by governance frameworks, regulatory regimes, and long-term strategic planning

The discussion explores corridors not only as physical infrastructure but also as regulatory and institutional spaces. Presentations will address conceptual approaches to Arctic corridors, emerging regulatory regimes affecting maritime mobility, and strategic visions for the development of Arctic shipping routes.

The seminar brings together perspectives from geography, law, and Arctic governance, highlighting coordination challenges and evolving policy frameworks in the High North.

Coordinator

Professor Roberto Rivas Hermann
Nord University Business School

Speakers

Frédéric Lasserre
Professor of Geography
Université Laval (Canada)
Arctic Corridors as Geopolitical and Governance Constructs

Medy Dervovic
PhD Candidate, Reykjavik University
Visiting Researcher, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
Regulatory Corridors in Arctic Ocean Governance

Pavel Tkach
Junior Researcher
Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
Northern Sea Route: Vision 2050

Hosting Framework

Nord Arctic Series and NORDLAB
Center for Crisis Management and Collaboration

Hosted by Nord University and the Arctic Six Chair on Transportation Corridors in collaboration with the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland.

The seminar is free and open to everyone. You are welcome to bring your own lunch.
Coffee and light snacks will be served.

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NIKT 2026
Conference/seminar
25 – 27 Nov. 2026

NIKT 2026

Nord universitet, Campus Levanger
09:00
16:00
Norwegian ICT Conference for Research and Education November 25–27, 2026 in Levanger