GEOPOLITICAL CONFERENCES

The Luxembourg Maritime Cluster started this initiative in February 2020, with the support of Deloitte Luxembourg which hosted the first conference around this theme.

Owing to the success of this first conference, the Cluster made a point of honor to continue to work on far-reaching with Professor Mikaa Mered. He returned in February 2021 to talk about Antarctica and the link with the Lunar South Pole.

With more than 10 years of experience in Polar affairs, Mikaa Mered is a lecturer on Arctic and Antarctic geopolitics at HEC Paris, Sciences Po Paris and the French War College, where he is also head of the Environment and Security Committee. In addition, he serves as external expert to the European Commission, sits on the board of directors of the French-Finnish Chamber of Commerce and the Paul-Emile Victor Endowment Fund, and also teaches Hydrogen markets and geopolitics at HEC Paris and ILERI.

Following his award-winning first monograph “Les Mondes Polaires” (The Polar Worlds – PUF, 2019), Mikaa’s new book “Hydrogène : enjeux économiques et géopolitiques” (Hydrogen, economic and geopolitical stakes – PUF) will hit the shelves on September, 2021.

Click here to find more in the 2020 Activty Report.

⬇️ WEBINAR ABOUT THE GEOPOLITICS OF ANTARTICA WITH DEME GROUP – FEBRUARY 2021 ⬇️

“The Unique Role of Luxembourg in Rethinking Polar Geopolitics: from Antarctica to the Lunar South Pole.” During this webinar, Professor Mered discussed the topic of Antarctica. This area of the world celebrates three anniversaries in 2021: the 200th anniversary of the first landing in Antarctica (1821); the 60th anniversary of the entry into force of the Antarctic Treaty (1961); the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Madrid Protocol (which bans the exploitation of Antarctic mineral resources – 1991)

With thank our sponsor DEME Group for having supported this event!

⬇️ GEOPOLITICAL CONFERENCE ABOUT THE ARCTICS AT DELOITE LUXEMBOURG – FEBRUARY 2020 ⬇️

“The new maritime roads: Which geopolitical issues?” During this conference, Professor Mikaa Mered presented the different challenges taking place in the Arctics and the developments for the future. Contact info@cluster-maritime.lu if you need more details.

We thank our sponsor Deloitte Luxembourg for having welcomed us!

⬇️ THEY SUPPORTED THESE EVENTS ⬇️