2006
- Jarle Aarbakke Rector, University of Tromsø, Norway
- Geir Arnulf Director General, Ministry of Education and Research, Norway
- Johan Petter Barlindhaug Chairman of the Board, North Energy, Norway
- Alexandra Bech Gjørv Executive Vice President, Norsk Hydro, Norway
- Kjell Arne Bratli Advisor, The Norwegian Parliament, Norway
- Henrik Carlsen Director General, Barents Region, Statoil, Norway
- Øystein Djupedal Minister of Education and Research, Norway
- Thomas Geisel Vice President for Gas Supply Division North, E.ON Ruhrgas AG, Germany
- Arvid Hallén Director General, The Research Cuoncil of Norway - Chair at the Ny-Ålesund Symposium 2008
- Sun Hong Deputy Director of Department of Rural District and Society development, Ministry of Science and Technology, China
- Thorbjørn Jagland President of The Norwegian Parliament
- Gerard Jugie Director General, L'Institut Polaire Francais Paul Emile Victor, France
- Karsten Klepsvik Special Advisor for Polar Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
- Mariot Leslie Britain's Ambassador to Norway
- Marianne Lie Director General, Norwegian Shipowners' Association, Norway
- Lasse Lønnum Director, The University Centre of Svalbard, Norway
- Magnus Mathisen Senior Advisor, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Norway
- Roland Mauch German Ambassador to Norway
- Fridtjof Mehlum Special Advisor, The Norwegian Research Council, Norway
- Alexander Nikolaevich Panov Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Norway
- Roger Pedersen Political Advisor, Ministry of Education and Research, Norway
- Chantal Poiret Ambassador of France to Norway
- Chris Rapley Professor, CBE, Director British Antarctic Survey and President, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), United Kingdom
- Kjetil Skogrand State Secretary for the Northern Areas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
- Hill Marta Solberg Member of the Norwegian Parliament, Norway
- Jillian Stirk Canada's Ambassador to Norway
- Jörn Thiede Director General, Alfred-Wegener-Institut for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
- Diana Wallis Chair of the SINEEA Delegation and the European Parliament's permanent member of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region
- Percy Westerlund H.E., Ambassador, European Commission to Norway
- Henriette Westhrin State Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Norway
- Benson K. Whitney Ambassador, US Embassy, Norway
- Inger Johanne Wiese Senior Advisor, Ministry of the Environment, Norway
- Anders Wijkman Senior Advisor Stockholm Environmental Institute and former member of the European Parliament for Sweden. Member of the Advisory Committee for The Ny-Ålesund Symposium
- Jan-Gunnar Winther Director, Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway.
Jan-Gunnar also attended the 2014 and 2016 symposium
- Oran Young Professor, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, USA
- Karin Yrvin State Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Norway
- Zhang Zahnhai Director General, Polar Rearch Institute, China