ARENDALSUKA
Ambassadors’ Roundtable Arendalsuka
August 18, 2021
‘Arendalsuka’, Norway’s much acclaimed annual political festival, usually draws about 75,000 people to beautiful Arendal on the southern coast of Norway.
For the first time, International Forum will organise an Ambassadors’
Roundtable at Arendalsuka on August 18 from 09:00 to 11:00. In cooperation with the Mayor of Arendal, Robert Cornels Nordli, this event will take place at Gamle Rådhus, the charming, historic building on Arendal’s waterfront.
THE AMBASSADORS’ ROUNDTABLE
‘Are we Heading Towards a World Defined by Strategic Capitalism?’ Keynote Speakers:
H. E. Richard Wood, Ambassador of the UK
H. E. Yi Xianling, Ambassador of China
The Ambassadors’ Roundtable will be a conversational, interactive event with a panel discussion, including H.E.Le Hong Lam, Ambassador of Vietnam, and a QA session with the audience. It will be followed by a prominent Norwegian commentator discussing the key political trends in the upcoming September national elections.
The Ambassadors’ Roundtable will be held the day after Arendalsuka’s flagship event, Global Outlook, to be held on August 17 at 13:00.
The theme this year is ‘Recovery’. Keynote speakers include Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide and the CEO of the Government Pension Fund Global (the ‘Oil Fund’), Nicolai Tangen.
Both Global Outlook and the Ambassadors’ Roundtable will be moderated by the undersigned.
Organised every year during calendar week 33, Arendalsuka is Norway’s most important meeting place for policy debates, attended by the Prime Minister, cabinet ministers, party leaders, CEOs, bureaucrats, professionals, academics, foundations, federations, NGOs and the general public.
In keeping with Arendalsuka’s purpose of encouraging informed public opinion, all events are free, but some require registration.
Ambassadors Roundtable August 18 at 9.00 am
https://arendalsuka.no/event/user-view/15537
Ambassadors Briefing August 18 at 10.20 am
https://arendalsuka.no/event/user-view/15539
Both events are monitored by Anita Pratap, President of International Forum.
Global Outlook Norway August 17 at 13.00