3rd UiT Societal Security workshop

ITS and the Societal Security research team welcome students and interested scholars to the III Societal Security workshop with experts on the field of societal security and safety. Registration: bjarte.rod@uit.no (OBS! Few places left)

PROGRAM

12:30-12:40 Opening
10-15 minutes allocated for questions and discussions for each keynote lecture

12:40-13:40 “Preparing for a New Threat Environment”
Arjen BOIN
Professor of Public Institutions and Governance, Leiden University

13:40-14:00 Coffee break

14:00-15:00 “Leadership for enhanced Societal Security;
A research based approach”
Bengt SUNDELIUS
Professor of Government at Swedish Defence University,

Strategic Advisor to the Director General of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)

15:00-15:15 Coffee break

15:15-16:00 “Critical Infrastructures – Challenges, Insights and Opportunities”
Jonas JOHANSSON
Associate Professor, Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety, and Head of Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection Research (CenCIP), Lund University.

16:00-16.15 Final comments/Closure