Organization

The Arctic Biodiversity Congress is being hosted and arranged by the the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) working group of the Arctic Council, and the Ministry of the Environment, Finland. The Ministry of the Environment, Finland is the Finnish focal point for CAFF (hosting the CAFF national representative) and is the Finnish contact point for the Congress.

The Organization Committee consists of:

• Cynthia Jacobson, CAFF Chair (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska)
• Aulikki Alanen, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
• Henna Haapala, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
• Sari Sironen, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
• Tom Barry, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna International Secretariat
• Courtney Price, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna International Secretariat
• Kári Fannar Lárusson, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna International Secretariat
• Olga Pálsdóttir, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna International Secretariat
• Hólmgrímur Helgason, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna International Secretariat

The CAFF Management Board will be consulted in decisions involving the overall direction of the Congress, and will be instrumental in follow-up on possible findings and recommendations from the Congress. They will report to the Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council on the outcomes of the Congress. 

Program Advisory Committee

The Program Advisory Committee comprises a mix of qualified individuals who provide advice on key dimensions of Congress program development including the inclusion and selection of diverse and relevant program content, and linkages to other CAFF, Arctic Council, and other local, regional and global efforts. 

The Program Advisory Committee currently consists of:

• Cynthia Jacobson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska
• Aulikki Alanen, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
• Henna Haapala, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
• Tom Christensen, co-chair Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program, Aarhus University
• Sarah Longan, co-chair Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program, North Slope Science Initiative
• Evgeny Syroechkovskiy, All-Russian Institute for Nature Conservation
• Mark Marissink, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
• Carolina Behe, Inuit Circumpolar Council, Alaska
• Camilia Zoe-Chocolate, Arctic Athabaskan Council
• Ole-Anders Turi, Sámiráððái / Saami Council
• Mike Gill, GEOBON
• Alexander Shestakov, WWF Global Arctic Programme
• Melanie Lancaster, WWF Global Arctic Programme
• Trish Hayes, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Reidar Hindrum, Norwegian Environmental Agency
• Allen Pope, International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
• Gerlis Fugmann, Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)
• John Bengtson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• Joseph Culp, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
• Willem Goedkoop, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
• Starri Heiðmarsson, Icelandic Institute of Natural History
• Mora Aronsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
• Timo Koivurova, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Finland
• Donald McLennan, Canadian High Arctic Research Station, Polar Knowledge, Canada
• Tahzay Jones, U.S. National Parks Service
• Jason Taylor, U.S. National Parks Service
• Geneviève Desportes, North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO)
• Neville Ash, UN Environment
• Robert Höft, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 
• Liza Jenkins, Michigan Technological University
• Marianne Kroglund, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
• Jon L. Fuglestad, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
• Patti Bruns, Arctic Contaminants Action Plan (ACAP) and Emergency Prevention Preparedness and Response (EPPR)
• Soffia Guðmundsdóttir, Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME)
• Bernard Funston, Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG)
• Maka Monture, Arctic Youth Ambassadors Program
• Tom Barry, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna International Secretariat
• Courtney Price, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna International Secretariat
• Kári Fannar Lárusson, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna International Secretariat

 Industry Advisory Committee

Representatives from industry provided guidance and organization on issues affecting industry in the Congress program.

• Equinor
• Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP)
• Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO)
• International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA)
• Lapland Chamber of Commerce
• North Star Group
• Institute of the North
• Exxonmobil
• ConocoPhillips
• Shell
• AECOM engineering
• ENI Energy company
• Arctic Economic Council
• Anglo American
• Finnish Forest Industries
• Saami Council