About Arja Haikara

I work in the Regional Council of Lapland and my role is to support the County Governor in the preparation and implementation of the Northern Forum Chairmanship programme.I have long experience in international cooperation in institutes of higher education, business and organizations of state administration. My networks are extensive.Education and learnig, science and arts, sustainable development and dialogue between cultures are close to my heart. I am a future-oriented person.For future disussion, you can contact me by email:

About Sergey Kungurtsev

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About Hulda Sif Hermannsdóttir

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About Eduard Isakov

Born on October 4, 1973.

Higher education: Russian state vocational pedagogical university, The Russian Presidential academy of national economy and public administration.

Prior to the division of responsibilities in 2015, he was a member of the Duma of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District – Ugra and director of the Adaptive Sports Centre, a budgetary institution of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District – Ugra.

Since September 2015, he has represented the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra's executive body in the Federation Council.

Member of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy.

About Gavril Kirillin

Born on May 1, 1981.

Higher education: the Khabarovsk State Pedagogical University with the Teacher of Chinese and English Languages qualification with a degree in Philology, the Far Eastern Academy of Public Service with an Economist qualification with a degree in Finance and Credit.

In 2010-2011 completed advanced training courses at the Institute of Management under the President of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) under the program of State and Municipal Management.

2004-2006 Leading Expert, Chief Expert, Division of Foreign Economic Relations, Sakhapoligraphizdat Printing and Publishing Company

2006-2007 Chief Expert, Directorate of the International Sports Games Children of Asia

2007-2008 International Relations Manager, JSC SakhaEXPOmammoth

2008-2011 Leading Expert, Chief Expert, Foreign Economic Activity Coordination Department, Ministry of Foreign Relations of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)

2011-2012 Chief Expert, Department of Investment and Foreign Economic Activity, Ministry of Federative Affairs and External Relations of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)

2012-2017 Head, External Relations Office, Yakutsk City Administration

2017-2018 Head, Department of External Relations and Investment Projects Promotion, Yakutsk City Administration

June 18, 2018 was appointed acting Minister for External Relations and Ethnic Affairs of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).

By Decree of the Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) No. 111 in October 18, 2018 was appointed Minister for External Relations and Ethnic Affairs of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).

About Dmitry Korostelev

Born on March 5, 1976.

Higher education: the Economics Faculty of Kamchatka State Technical University,  the Law Faculty of the Far Eastern State University.

Author of more than 50 scientific publications on state audit, economics, the history of the formation and development of financial and legal relations in the Russian Far East.

Since April 2020, Acting Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Kamchatka Territory (economic and property units). 

Since October 2020, Adviser to the Governor of the Kamchatka Territory on economic strategy.
In June 2021, he was elected President of the Kamchatka Krai Chamber of Commerce and Industry Union.
Full state Councilor of the Kamchatka Territory of the first class.

For high professionalism and great personal contribution to the socio-economic development of the region, he was awarded honorary diplomas of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2018), the Legislative Assembly of the Kamchatka Territory (2016), the Government of the Kamchatka Territory (2016), the Chamber of Commissioners in the Kamchatka Territory (2017), as well as local self-government Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka city district.

About Alexander Mazharov

Born on February 5, 1960.

Higher education: The Automotive Engineering College in Kokchetav (Kazakhstan).

Since 1996, he began his career in the executive bodies of state power of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

In 2005, he received additional professional education at the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation.

Since 2006, he has held the position of Deputy Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Director of the Department of External Relations of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

For twenty–five years of impeccable service in the industry, he has been awarded many state and regional awards. For his significant contribution to the development of international cooperation, active citizenship, effective execution of state tasks to ensure the realization of the rights and protection of the interests of citizens, he was awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland of the II degree and the badge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation "For Contribution to International Cooperation".

Alexander Mazharov puts a lot of effort into solving issues of Arctic development, strengthening humanitarian cooperation and trade and economic ties with foreign countries.

Sergey Vereschagin

Born on January 23, 1975.

Higher education: Krasnoyarsk State Technical University with a degree in Economics and Management at Enterprises (in Energy).

In 2006, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Department - Head of the Department for support of major investment projects in the Department of Planning and Economic Development of the Administration of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

2006-2007 - Head of the Agency for Priority Investment Projects of the Administration of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

In 2007, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Department of External Relations and Investment Policy of the Administration of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

Since July 2008 - Minister of Foreign Relations and Investment Policy of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

Since March 2009 - Minister of Economy and Regional Development of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

2010-2013 - Deputy Minister of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.

Since January 15, 2018 - Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Krasnoyarsk Territory – Minister of Economic Development and Investment Policy of the Krasnoyarsk Krai.

Since November 6, 2018 - Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Krasnoyarsk Krai.

About Natalia Slugina

Born on March 2, 1974.

Higher education: higher professional.

About Viktor Kalashnikov

Born on May 26, 1963.

Higher education: the Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute, the Institute of Economic Research of the Far Eastern Scientific Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

From 1985 to 1994, he worked his way up from an intern researcher to the head of the sector in the Institute of Economic Research of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

From 1989 to 1993, he studied at the correspondence postgraduate course of the Institute of Economic Research of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

In 1995-1996 – Regional manager of the Open Company "IC Dolphin".

From February 1996 to September 2009 – Head of the sector, Head of the Department of the Institute of Economic in the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Since September 2009, he has been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Khabarovsk Territory - Minister of Economic Development and External Relations of the Khabarovsk Territory.

Doctor of Economics.