Alexey Karchiomov to Speak at 7th Northern Dimension Forum

On 7 April 2016, the Northern Dimension Forum will be held in St. Petersburg. The Forum’s central theme will be ‘The Arctic as an area of joint development: new challenges and opportunities’. Alexey Karchiomov, Senior Associate in the Maritime Shipping / Transport Law Practice at EPAM, will speak at the event.

Every year the Forum, organized by the Association of European Businesses and the Northern Dimension Business Council, attracts representatives of governmental authorities, development agencies, regional public bodies, national and international companies, and academic researchers and citizen activists to discuss Arctic region development initiatives and to search for effective solutions to economic, political, and environmental problems. This year, the Forum is expected to bring together more than 250 participants from Russia, the United States, Canada, and the countries of Northern Europe.

The Forum agenda includes two plenary sessions and focused roundtables on:

• Energy
• Quality of life in the Arctic: ecology and conservation
• Transport and logistics
• Medicine and pharmaceuticals
• Creative industries including tourism (jointly with the Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture)

Alexey Karchiomov will speak at the Transport and Logistics roundtable, and will discuss the current status and planned development of the Northern Sea Route and the practical application of the Russian Federal Law on the Northern Sea Route.

More information about the event