PROGRAMME 2026

ENRICHING DAYS 2026

Climate change is impacting skiing and ski resorts worldwide. Now comes a chance to be part of reversing this trend. Take it. During Nordic Sustainability Arena, which is taking place alongside the World Cup Weekend in Åre, you will not only get to listen to and talk with some of Europe’s leading experts. You will also get to ski, attend a climate talkshow with researchers, and watch the women’s FIS Alpine Ski World Cup races. See the full program below. 

Held at the Swedish Alpine National Arena, Årevägen 180

08.00

REGISTRATION & COFFEE/TEA

08.30

OPENING SESSION

• Maria Krafft Helgesson, Chair, Swedish Ski Association (SSF)
• Olle Danielsson Klippinge, CEO, Swedish Ski Association Events
• Titti Rodling, Manager, Nordic Sustainability Arena
  

Moderator: Carolina Klüft

THE CURRENT STATE

Purpose: setting the scene, current status from different perspectives.

• Per Olsson, Stockholm Resilience Centre (Research)
• Anna Ryott, Nordic Chief Impact, EY

10.00

COFFEE BREAK + CONVERSATIONS

10.30

SPORT AS A CATALYST

A RACE FOR THE OCEAN

• Richard Brisius, Chair, The Ocean Race

THE RED WAY

• Rishi Jain, Director of Impact, Liverpool FC

“WILDER GOLF & SKIING”

• Jessica Ångström (WWF)
• Lina Normark, Sustainability Manager Swedish Ski Resort Association 

11.45

FOOD FOR WHITE WINTERS – INTRODUCTION

• Line Gordon, Director Stockholm Resilience Centre Professor in Sustainability Science
• Susanna Sieff, Sustainability Director FIS

12.00

LUNCH

13.00

BUSINESS FOR NATURE 

Leadership for value creation within planetary limits

• Johan Kuylenstierna, DG Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
• Stefan Krook, entrepreneur
• Lisen Schultz, Stockholm Resilience Centre
• Annika Ramsköld, Vice President Corporate Sustainability Vattenfall
• Johanna Fager Wettergren, Head of Sustainability, Swedbank
• Pär Larshans, Chief Sustainable Officer, Ragn-Sells Group

CLIMATE RESPONSIBILITY – WHATS LAW GOT TO DO WITH IT?

• Jonas Ebbesson, Professor of Environmental Law
• Anna Berntorp, Partner DLA Piper
• Conversation moderated by Carolina Klüft

14.45 

COFFEE BREAK 

15.15

FOLLOW-UP: TRANSPORTATION (FROM 2025)

Moderated by Mattias Goldmann, 2030-sectretariat, environmental expert

• Claes Lindholz, Sustainability Director SJ 
• Fanny Sjödin, Sustainability Manager Skistar
• Magnus Aspergren, Region Jämtland
• Jörgen Wederfeldt, Audi

Case

15.35

IMPACT THROUGH BOLD COLLABORATION

Purpose: highlight challenging collaborations that lead to positive change , inspire next steps and new partnerships

15.45

“SITTING IN THE FIRE” & HOLDING THE PARADOX

• Per Olsson, Deputy Science Director, Associate professor Stockholm Resilience Centre and Koen Thewissen
• Cases

16.30

CLOSING

19.00

NoSA Dinner 

At Holiday Club.

07.00–08.30

EXCLUSIVE MORNING SKIING WITH SKISTAR AND SKI STARS

08.30–10.00

BREAKFAST SEMINAR

At the Arena Lounge, the Swedish National Alpine Arena. 

08.45

• Carolina Klüft 
• Anna Iwarsson, Chair, Swedish Sports Confederation 
• Keynote: Fear vs Hope : Koen Thewissen

09.30

WRAP UP & NEXT STEPS

• Per Olsson 
• André Myhrer 
• Sara Öhrvall 
• Maria Krafft Helgesson 
• Olle / Titti 

10.00

FIS ALPINE SKI WORLD CUP 

Giant Slalom, first run.

13.00

FIS ALPINE SKI WORLD CUP 

Giant Slalom, second run.

15.00 – 17.30

SNOWTOPIA AFTER SKI & TALKSHOW

At Holiday Club

SUNDAY, MARCH 15

09.30

FIS ALPINE SKI WORLD CUP 

Slalom, first run.

12.30

FIS ALPINE SKI WORLD CUP 

Slalom, second run.