2009
- Tora Aasland Minister of Research and Higher Education, Norway
- Øistein Andresen CEO SN Power, Norway
- Marit Arnstad Deputy Chair StatoilHydro Board, Norway
- Karen N. Bie Deputy Director General, Ministry of Education and Research, Norway
- Osvald Bjelland Chairman Xynteo Ltd. Member of the Advisory Committee for The Ny-Ålesund Symposium, Norway
- Alf Bjørseth Chairman of the Board. Scatec AS, Norway
- Ed Canuel Energy Officer American Embassy Oslo
- Åsa Elvik State Secretary, Ministry of Research and Higher Education, Norway
- Anne Kjersti Fahlvik Executive Director, The Research Council, Norway
- Alfred Grannas Ministerial Counsellor German Embassy Oslo
- Bjørn-Erik Haugan Managing Director Gassnova, Norway
- Tore Holm Director Exploration and Production AS Norske Shell, Norway
- Jamshed Irani Director Tata & Sons, India
- Cai Jianing Director, Ministry of Science and Technology, China
- Yasuko Kameyama Senior Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
- Ole A. Lindeman Deputy Director General, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Norway
- Andreas Merkl Director Global Initiatives, ClimatWorks Foundation, Germany
- Oddvar Midtkandal Director, Kings Bay AS, Norway
- Ragnvald Nærø Executive Vice president, Statkraft, Norway
- Knut M. Ore Chairman of Kings Bay AS and Ny-Ålesund Symposium Board, Norway.
- Kjell Pedersen President and CEO Petoro, Norway
- Pål Prestrud Senior Adviser, CICERO Center for International Climate and Environmental Research - Oslo, Norway
- Lois Quam Founder and CEO Tysvar; USA
- Jørgen Randers Professor at The Norwegian School of Management BI and Chairman of the Norwegian Commission on Low Greenhouse Gase Emissions, Norway. Member of the Advisory Committee for the Ny-Ålesund Symposium
- Anne Grete Riise Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office, Norway
- Michael Sahlin H.E.Ambassador of Sweden to Norway
- Turid Sand Deputy Director General, Ministry of Environment, Norway
- Stephen Schneider Professor Stanford University, USA
- Per Sefland The Governor of Svalbard, Norway
- Arild Skjervøy Director Exploration ConocoPhillips, Norway
- Bjørn Stigson President WBCSD(World Business Council for Substainable Development), Sweden
- Carola Teir-Lehtinen Corporate Vice President, Sustainability, Fortum Corporation, Finland
- Jens Ulltveit-Moe President and CEO Umoe, Norway
- Thorild Widvey Former Minister of Oil and Energy, 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
- Liu Yanhua Vice Minister of Science and Technology, China
- Albert S. van Jaarsveld President, The National Research Council, South Africa