# Arctic Security Conference

- Dates: 16 September 2026
- Location: The Hub, Oslo (Jernbarnetoget 1/2), Oslo, Norway
- Address: Jernbarnetoget 1/2
- Organiser: Fridtjof Nansen Institute
- Industry: Aerospace & Defense

## About

The Arctic Security Conference is a one-day conference held in Oslo for discussions on security in the Arctic, with a focus on maritime security and hybrid threats at sea. It is held on Wednesday, September 16, with open and closed events also scheduled for September 15 and 17.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.arcticsecuritynet.com/asc26)
- [Registration](https://event.checkin.no/223952/arctic-security-conference-2026)

## Topics

- Security & Defense

## Speakers

- Iselin Nemeth Winther, Researcher, Fridtjof Nansen Institute
- Andreas Østhagen, Fridtjof Nansen Institute
- Heather A. Conley, Nonresident Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
- Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway
- John Hannaford
- Peter Beyer
- Claude Véron-Réville, Special Envoy for the Arctic, European Union
- Mike Sfraga, Former US Ambassador to the Arctic
- Anthony Russell, Director, Center for Arctic Policy Studies, US Coast Guard
- Rear Admiral Bob Little, Arctic District Commander, US Coast Guard
- Romain Chuffart, Nansen Professor, University of Akureyri and Managing Director, The Arctic Institute
- Benjamin Strong, Chair of EPPR Working Group, Arctic Council
- Suzanne Lalonde, Professor in International Law, University of Montreal
- Bodil Bluhm, UiT: Arctic University of Norway
- Brett Simpson
- Sigri Stokke Nilsen, UiT
- Commodore Kyrre Haugen, Chief of the Norwegian Fleet
- Ørjan Kvelvane, Senior Vice President Safety and Security, Equinor
- Michael Byers, Co-Director, Outer Space Institute
- Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, Professor, UiT: Arctic University of Norway

## Sponsors and partners

- Norwegian Centre for Geopolitics
- Norwegian Research Council
- Norwegian Ministry of Defence

## Ticket pricing

NOK 250

## Where to stay

- **Comfort Hotel Karl Johan**: 120 m from the venue
- **Bob W. ZSentralen**: 150 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://bobw.co)
- **Hobo Hotel**: 170 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://hobohotel.no/)
  - Phone: +47 21 95 33 00
- **Thon Hotel Astoria**: 180 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.thonhotels.no/hoteller/land/norge/oslo/thon-hotel-astoria/)
- **Scandic Oslo City**: 200 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.scandichotels.no/hotell/norge/oslo/scandic-oslo-city)
- **Clarion Hotel The Hub**: 220 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.nordicchoicehotels.no/hotell/norge/oslo/clarion-hotel-the-hub/)
- **Comfort Hotel Xpress Central Station**: 270 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.nordicchoicehotels.no/hotell/norge/oslo/comfort-hotel-xpress-central-station/)
- **Citybox Oslo**: 270 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://cityboxhotels.com/hotels/oslo/citybox-oslo)
  - Phone: +4721420480

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Official hashtag: #arcticsecurityconference

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