▁Att ending ▁the ▁forum ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁David ▁Camer on ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁Premier ▁to ▁officially ▁visit ▁I cel and ▁since ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁republic ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁last ▁being ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁over ▁ 7 0 ▁years ▁previously . ▁ ▁Os lo ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁Northern ▁Future ▁Forum ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 9 – 3 0 ▁October ▁at ▁the ▁Os lo ▁Can cer ▁Cl uster , ▁replacing ▁the ▁post pon ed ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁meeting . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Northern ▁Future ▁Forum ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁St av anger ▁on ▁ 2 6 – 2 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁though ▁was ▁initially ▁stated ▁to ▁be ▁post pon ed ▁to ▁an ▁unknown ▁future ▁date , ▁following ▁David ▁Camer on ' s ▁res ignation ▁as ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁European ▁Union ▁membership ▁refer endum ▁and ▁Ther esa ▁May ' s ▁appointment ▁as ▁UK ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁Th emes ▁for ▁the ▁forum ▁were ▁to ▁include : ▁How ▁innov ation ▁and ▁new ▁technology ▁can ▁contribute ▁to ▁economic ▁development . ▁ ▁How ▁a ▁sharing ▁economy ▁can ▁affect ▁the ▁labour ▁market . ▁ ▁Comment ary ▁Media ▁comment ary ▁as ▁to ▁wider ▁imp lications ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Future ▁Forum ▁have ▁been ▁varied , ▁with ▁the ▁Swedish ▁press ▁being ▁quite ▁ske pt ical