Arctic Frontiers & Digital Event Platform Needs
Arctic Frontiers is one of the most important international meeting places supported by a digital event platform for dialogue and knowledge sharing related to the Arctic and the High North. Through its annual conferences, the organisation brings together decision-makers, researchers, industry representatives, and societal stakeholders from around the world. To support this scale and complexity, Arctic Frontiers relies on a digital event platform that enables structured programmes, hybrid participation, and a consistent experience focused on sustainable development and future-oriented solutions in the North.
With a steadily growing international reach, Arctic Frontiers places high demands on structure, reliability, and user experience across its events.
The Conference
Turn of the Tide is a four-day international conference with more than 1,400 participants, 598 speakers, and 27 sponsors and partners. The programme includes a large number of parallel sessions, live streaming, and hybrid participation. The scale and complexity of the conference require a digital platform that can support both operational efficiency and a high-quality experience for all stakeholders.
The Need for a Digital Event Platform
To deliver a conference of this size and complexity, Arctic Frontiers required a stable and intuitive digital event platform. The platform needed to function as a single point of access for participants, provide flexibility for programme changes, support live streaming and interaction, and ensure clear visibility for sponsors and partners. In addition, access to reliable post-event data was essential for continuous improvement of future conferences.
The Solution
Since 2023, Arctic Frontiers has used Tappin as its digital event platform, establishing a long-term collaboration based on trust, quality, and shared development. For Turn of the Tide 2026, Tappin served as the digital backbone of the conference, bringing together registration, programme content, parallel sessions, streaming, documents, and updated information in one unified platform.
The platform also enabled participants to interact directly with speakers through integrated Q&A functionality, regardless of whether they attended physically or digitally.
The Digital Event Platform Experience
For participants, Tappin provided a clear and consistent user experience with easy access to sessions, streaming, and relevant information throughout the event. For organisers, the platform offered full control over content, rapid publication of changes, efficient handling of a complex programme structure, and responsive support. Sponsors and partners benefited from strong and integrated visibility within the event environment.
Following the conference, Arctic Frontiers gained access to detailed analytics, providing valuable insights that can be carried forward to the planning and execution of future events.
The Result
With Tappin as its event platform, Arctic Frontiers successfully delivered a large-scale international conference with high operational complexity and strong digital requirements. The platform contributed to a smooth and professional execution, a structured event flow, and a positive overall experience for organisers, participants, speakers, and sponsors.
The Partnership
The collaboration between Arctic Frontiers and Tappin demonstrates how the right technology can support and enhance the content of a complex event. For Tappin, working closely with Arctic Frontiers provides an important opportunity to continuously develop the platform in line with real client needs—an approach that is central to Tappin’s way of working.
This case builds on how Tappin has evolved as a digital event platform for Arctic Frontiers, supporting increasingly complex international conferences.
Conclusion
By using Tappin as its digital event platform, Arctic Frontiers ensures a reliable, high-quality, and well-structured event experience from start to finish. This case illustrates how Tappin brings all aspects of a modern international conference together in one place, supporting long-term value for clients and participants alike.
