17th MICRONESIAN CHIEF EXECUTIVES’ SUMMIT OPENING DAY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012

7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m Registration

8:30 a.m. Convene

Call to Order

Introduction of Chief Executives and First Ladies

Presentation of Colors by Guam National Guard

USA National Anthem

Guam Hymn

Posting of Colors by Guam National Guard

Opening Prayer

Change of Chairmanship The Honorable Lyndon Jackson, Governor of Chairman, 16th Micronesian Chief Executives’ Summit turns over Chairmanship of the 17th Micronesian Chief Executives’ Summit to the Honorable Eddie Baza Calvo, Governor of Guam

Traditional Chant

9:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks The Honorable Eddie Baza Calvo, Governor of Guam Chairman, 17th Micronesian Chief Executives’ Summit

Adoption of Agenda

Opening Remarks by Chief Executives: • His Excellency Emanuel Mori, President of the Federated States of Micronesia • His Excellency Johnson Toribiong, President, Republic of Palau • His Excellency Christopher Loeak, President, Republic of the Marshall Islands • The Honorable Benigno R. Fitial, Governor, CNMI • The Honorable Sebastian L. Anefal, Goveror of Yap State • The Honorable John Ehsa, State • The Honorable Johnson S. Elimo, State • The Honorable Lyndon H. Jackson, Governor of Kosrae State

10:30 -10:45 a.m. Break – Photo Session, Chief Executives

10:45-11:00 a.m. Region IX, Federal Regional Council (FRC) Presenter: Mr. Herb Schultz, Chairman (15 minute-video conference)

11:00-11:30 a.m. Towards a Strategic Framework: The MCSF as a Regional Planning Council

11:30-11:45 p.m. Chinese Visa Waiver for the Region

11:45-12:00 p.m. U. S. Military Realignment in the Pacific

12:00 – 12:15 p.m. Lowering Island Power Costs

12:15 – 12:30 p.m. Pacific Workforce Investment Work Group (PWIW) Regional Workforce Development Council

12:30-12:45 p.m. Center for Micronesian Empowerment (CME)

12:45 p.m. Recess/Lunch

1:30 – 3:30 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Assistant Secretary Anthony Babauta Office of Insular Affairs

4:00 – 4:30 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Micronesian Center for Sustainable Future (MCSF) Status Report by Designated Representatives, MCSF

1:30 - 4:30 p.m. MCSF Technical Staff Prepares Communique

5:30 p.m. Cocktail/Dinner Reception, Fiestan Tasi Ballroom Fiesta Resort Guam, Tumon Hosted by Governor & Mrs. Eddie Baza Calvo and Lt. Governor and Mrs. Ray S. Tenorio

7:00 p.m. Micronesia Area Research Center (MARC) Dinner Fundraiser 60th Anniversary Charter Day, University of Guam Mariott Hotel, Tumon, Guam

17th MICRONESIAN CHIEF EXECUTIVES’ SUMMIT FINAL DAY THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012

8:30 a.m. Summit Reconvenes

8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Regional Economic Development

8:45 – 9:00 a.m. Tourism and Innovation

9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Regional Healthcare Integration

9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Invasive Species and Pacific Islands

9:45 – 10:00 a.m. Inquiries into the Island’s Water Resources “Underground Dam”

10:00 - 10:15a.m. BREAK

10:15 - 10:30a.m. Micronesian UNESCO World Heritage Project State Historic Preservation Officers

10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Micronesian Challenge

Micronesian Conservation Trust

Micronesian Shark Sanctuary

11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Regional Agricultural Development and Trade

USDA Requirements to Export Agricultural Products

11:15 - 11:30 a.m. Technical Assistance for Community Base Empowerment

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. A Clean Energy Future

Global Island Partnership (GLISPA)

Global Environmental Facility

12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Recess/Lunch

1:30 p.m. Closing Ceremony

Adjournment

6:30 p.m. Dinner Reception & Signing of Communique Government House, Agana Heights Hosted by Governor & Mrs. Eddie Baza Calvo and Lt. Governor and Mrs. Ray S. Tenorio