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Trump, Greenland & An Arctic Adventure - Keynote Speaker

Utterly Unique

Mark Agnew, keynote speaker, political journalist and adventurer, has the most unique and insightful perspective into rising tensions in the Arctic. Your audience will be gripped by this headline speaker, on the edge of their seats and leave with a new understanding of geopolitics in the Arctic.

Mark Agnew and his teammates kayaked through the Arctic's Northwest Passage for 103 days. They witnessed close up disappearing ice, surveillance planes, NATO fuel tanks, Early Warning towers and Canadian soft power.

No one on earth is able to explain the nuances of the Arctic geopolitics by weaving it into such an exciting first hand story like Mark Agnew.

Key Takeaways

Your audience will be amazed by incredible tales from the Arctic, weaved into explanations of Arctic tensions from this keynote speaker
An exciting story of Arctic adventure packed with polar bears and ice bergs
Trump and Greenland: A clear understanding into why President Trump wants to expand the US's Arctic Coastline by acquiring Greenland and Canada
Increased military tensions: Insightful explanation about commercial shipping routes in the Arctic and why they increase military tensions, due to Naval ice breakers, assessing Trump, Greenland and politics
Ripe for military miscalculations: A first hand account of the remote nature of the Arctic, and how lack of satellite coverage may result in military miscalculations
First hand Arctic experiences: Visceral descriptions of life in the Arctic, what it really feels like to be in an "ice free" Arctic ocean and first hand experiences of Arctic conditions. Mark is an experienced headline speaker

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Mark Agnew - Journalist and Adventurer

The Northwest Passage

Adventurer

Mark Agnew and his teammates kayaked through the Northwest Passage. The adventure was hailed as the Top 10 Greatest Kayaking Expeditions of the Century and earned Mark the title European Adventurer of the Year.

The expedition was only possible because the ice is disappearing, and opening the Arctic to new routes, which are being used for commercial shipping.

Journalist

Mark Agnew is a renowned journalist and author. He was an editor at the South China Morning Post.

He continues to write as a freelance. For example, his articleThe Battle For The Arctic in Alastair Campbell's New European explains in depth the rising tensions in the Artic, and potential outcomes in the region, ranging from awkward incidents like Military Chinese Ice Breakers near Alaska, to catastrophic miscalculations leading to a war between NATO and Russia.