ARCTIC ENCOUNTER AGENDA: DAY ONE, APRIL 19, 2018
8:00 - 9:00AM REGISTRATION & LIGHT BREAKFAST BELL, HARBOR FOYER
9:00 - 9:15AM WELCOME & INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, BAY AUDITORIUM Ms. Rachel Kallander, Founder & Executive Director, Arctic Encounter; Managing Partner, Kallander & Associates Commissioner Ryan Calkins, Port of Seattle
9:15 - 10:30AM PLENARY SESSION I, BAY AUDITORIUM CLIMATE UNDER THREAT: SECURING A SUSTAINABLE ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT Moderator: Dr. Brendan Kelly, Executive Director of the Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) Ms. Fran Ulmer, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission Mr. Stefan Lindström, Consul General, Consulate General of Finland in Los Angeles Mr. Delbert Rexford, President & CEO, Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation Ms. Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer, Senior Project Manager, Division of Environmental Health and Engineering, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
10:30 - 10:45AM BREAK: TRANSITION TO BREAKOUT SESSIONS
10:45 - 12:00PM BREAK OUT SESSION BLOCK A
SESSION I: SESSION II: SESSION III: SESSION IV: HOSTED BY GCI HOSTED BY ARCTIC HOSTED BY STOEL RIVES HOSTED BY THE POLAR RESEARCH & Located in the Cove Room ENCOUNTER Located in the Bay Auditorium POLICY INITIATIVE, IN PARTNERSHIP Located in the Marina Room WITH THE CANADIAN STUDIES CENTER ‘TECHNOLOGY ‘CLIMATE CHANGE AT THE HENRY M. JACKSON SCHOOL OF & BUILDING ‘ARCTIC OCEAN LITIGATION AND POL- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY SUSTAINABLE OBSERVATIONS: ICY DEVELOPMENT IN OF WASHINGTON ECONOMIC SECURITY PROMOTING A WASHINGTON AND Located in the Sound Room IN THE ARCTIC’ COLLABORATIVE ALASKA’ FUTURE FOR HEALTHY ‘ARCTIC TRANSPORTATION: NEEDS, Moderator: Mr. David Moderator: Ms. Rachel COMMUNITIES’ OPPORTUNITIES AND INVESTMENT’ Herman, President, Cox, Associate, Environ- Raffetto Herman Strategic, Moderator: Ms. Meghan ment, Land Use & Natural Moderator: Dr. Dwayne Ryan Menezes, Director, Polar Research and Policy Initiative Seattle Gavin, Member of the Resources Practice Group, Ambassador Aleksi Härkönen, Senior Mr. Ward Hinger, CEO, Board of Directors, Arctic Stoel Rives LLP Arctic Official Chair, The Arctic Council - Imaging Associates - Encounter; Attorney, Mr. Jason Morgan, Part- Finland Alaska; Telehealth Cascadia Law Group PLLC ner, Environment, Land The Honorable Aleqa Hammond, Ms. Kate McWilliams, Mr. Jay Manning, Partner, Use & Natural Resources Member of the Danish Parliament; former Arctic Youth Ambassador; Cascadia Law Group PLLC Practice Group, Stoel Rives Prime Minister of Greenland Urban Sustainability LLP Ms. Molly McCammon, Ms. Drue Pearce, Deputy Administrator, student & owner of a Mr. Joshua Kindred, Envi- Executive Director, Alaska Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety consignment shop in Ocean Observing System ronmental Counsel, Alaska Administration, U.S. Department of Bethel Dr. Olivia Lee, Oil and Gas Association Transportation Mr. Bob Walsh, Rural International Arctic Ms. Mary Catherine Mr. Tony Penikett, Visiting Professor, Broadband Manager, GCI Research Center, McAleer, Government Af- Simon Fraser University; former Premier Dr. Herb Schroeder, University of Alaska fairs Director, Association of Yukon Founder and Vice Provost, Fairbanks of Washington Business Dr. Heather Nicol, Professor, Trent Alaska Native Science Mayor Richard Beneville, University (Canada) & Engineering Program Nome, Alaska Mr. Randy “Church” Kee, Maj Gen, USAF (ANSEP) (Pending) (Ret.), Executive Director, Arctic Domain Awareness Center, University of Alaska Mr. Scott Habberstad, Director of Sales & Community Marketing, Alaska Airlines
ARCTIC ENCOUNTER SYMPOSIUM AGENDA: APRIL 19, 2018 ARCTIC ENCOUNTER AGENDA: DAY ONE, APRIL 19, 2018
12:00 - 12:15PM BREAK: TRANSITION TO LUNCHEON
12:15 - 1:15PM AES KEYNOTE LUNCHEON - HARBOR ROOM Welcome Remarks: Mr. Cale Clingenpeel, Managing Director, Arctic Encounter Symposium; Partner, Kallander & Associates Video Message: Governor Paul LePage, State of Maine Video Message: Ambassador Kåre R. Aas, Norway Remarks & Introduction: Mr. Tim McMahan, Partner, Climate Change Initiative Lead, Stoel Rives LLP, Arctic Encounter Platinum Sponsor & Co-Host Keynote Address: The Honorable Aleqa Hammond, Member of the Danish Parliament; former Prime Minister of Greenland
1:15 - 1:30PM BREAK: TRANSITION TO AUDITORIUM
1:30 - 1:35PM VIDEO MESSAGE - BAY AUDITORIUM U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, Alaska
1:35 - 1:50PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS - BAY AUDITORIUM Vice Admiral Fred Midgette, Commander, Pacific Area Defense Force West, U.S. Coast Guard
1:50 - 3:10PM PLENARY SESSION II, BAY AUDITORIUM HOT OR COLD: BALANCING SECURITY AND DIPLOMACY IN THE ARCTIC Moderator: Dr. Mike Sfraga, Director, Polar Initiative, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Commodore Angus Topshee, Deputy Director, Strategy, Policy and Plans NORAD-USNORTHCOM J5 Rear Admiral Michael McAllister, Commander, Seventeenth District, U.S. Coast Guard Mr. Nathaniel Jensen, Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Plans, Analysis & Risk, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Captain Paul A. Stader, Director, Strategy and Policy Division, N51, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, The Pentagon Q&A Contributor: Vice Admiral Fred Midgette, Commander, Pacific Area Defense Force West, U.S. Coast Guard Q&A Contributor: Mr. Randy “Church” Kee, Maj Gen, USAF (Ret.), Executive Director, Arctic Domain Awareness Center, University of Alaska
3:10 - 3:35PM REPORTS - BAY AUDITORIUM “Art & Visual Culture in a Climate of Change” Ms. Julie Decker, Director/CEO, The Anchorage Museum “Sailing Races in the Arctic” Mr. Christian Dumard, Arctic Sailboat Race Organizer & Explorer, Round the Pole 2020, Vaimiti Events “Winter 2018 Conditions in the Bering Sea” Dr. Matthew Druckenmiller, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH)
3:35 - 3:50PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS - BAY AUDITORIUM Mr. Kirk Siegler, National Desk Correspondent, Rural America, NPR
3:50 - 4:05PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS Mr. Nathaniel Jensen, Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Plans, Analysis & Risk, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
ARCTIC ENCOUNTER SYMPOSIUM AGENDA: APRIL 19, 2018 ARCTIC ENCOUNTER AGENDA: DAY ONE, APRIL 19, 2018
4:05 - 5:20PM PLENARY SESSION III, BAY AUDITORIUM SECURING THE FUTURE: INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE ARCTIC Moderator: Mr. Casey Pape, Member of the Board of Directors, Arctic Encounter; Operations Manager, Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation Mr. Ben Kellie, CEO, K2 Dronotics Mr. Brandon Lee, Consul General, Consulate General of Canada in Seattle Ms. Kristina Woolston, Vice President of External Affairs, Quintillion Ms. Josie Hickel, President, Chugach Commercial Holdings; Chugach Alaska Corporation Mr. Michael Brubaker, Director, Community Environmental Health, Division of Community Health Services, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Ms. Liz Cravalho, Vice President of External and Government Affairs, NANA Corporation Q&A Contributor: Mr. Kirk Siegler, National Desk Correspondent, Rural America, NPR
5:20 - 5:35PM PERFORMANCE, BAY AUDITORIUM Laura ‘Stálhalamcen - Grizzly Paws’ John, Member of Xwisten the Bear Clan, of Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
5:35 - 6:30PM NETWORKING RECEPTION & ART EXHIBITIONS, BELL HARBOR FOYER Light appetizers and wine will be served.
I AM INUIT Photography Installation; an Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC)-Alaska Project Natalie Treadwell, Alaskan artist and explorer, oil panting and prints Susie Silook, Siberian Yupik-Inupiaq Carver and Writer, Tribal Member of the Native Village of Gambell, Alaska AES Arctic Youth Initiative’s 2018 International Photo Exhibition; My Perspective, My Home SEAWOLF KAYAK - Traditional Kayaks In A Modern World; Mr. Kiliii Yuyan & Ms. Addie Asbridge, Designers and Builders Bobby Itta of Bobby Itta Designs, Seamstress and Artist from Utqiagvik, Alaska; Adjunct Sewing Instructor at Ilisagvik College MEKA Clothing, Aleut Inspired and Ready-To-Wear Fashion for Women AHVAKANA FINE ART, Lawrence “Ulaaq” Ahvakana, Scupltures in wood, alabaster, marble, glass, ivory, bronze and other metals Teresa Smith, Jewelry designer in ivory, antler, and shells; Model kayak designer and builder Rico Lanáat Worl, Lead designer and Founder of Trickster Company Laura ‘Stálhalamcen - Grizzly Paws’ John, Member of Xwisten the Bear Clan, of Lillooet, British Columbia
ARCTIC ENCOUNTER SYMPOSIUM AGENDA: APRIL 19, 2018
ARCTIC ENCOUNTER AGENDA: DAY TWO, APRIL 20, 2018
8:00 - 9:00AM REGISTRATION & LIGHT BREAKFAST, BELL HARBOR FOYER
9:00 - 9:05AM WELCOME REMARKS, BAY AUDITORIUM Ms. Jennifer Gore Dwyer, Member of the Board of Directors, Arctic Encounter; President, St. George Marine
9:05 - 9:15AM REPORT: ARCTIC YOUTH AMBASSADORS Ms. Laurel Katchatag, Arctic Youth Ambassador from Unalakleet, Alaska Ms. Tasha Elizarde, Arctic Youth Ambassador from Juneau, Alaska Mr. Eben Hopson, Arctic Youth Ambassador from Utqiagvik, Alaska Ms. Kate McWilliams, Arctic Youth Ambassador from Bethel, Alaska Ms. Shania Wells, Arctic Youth Ambassador from Noorvik, Alaska Ms. Kayla-Jean Booth, Arctic Youth Ambassador from Kotzebue, Alaska Mr. Ben Hunter-Francis, Arctic Youth Ambassador from Marshall, Alaska Mr. Gabe Stenek, Arctic Youth Ambassador from Shishmaref, Alaska Mr. Brian Conwell, Arctic Youth Ambassador from Unalaska, Alaska
9:15 - 10:30AM PLENARY SESSION IV, BAY AUDITORIUM OCEANS SUSTAINABILITY AND SECURITY Moderator: Mr. Ephraim Froehlich, Fisheries, Wildlife and Arctic Policy Advisor, The Office of U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski Mr. David Balton, Global Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center; Fmr. Ambassador for Oceans and Fisheries, U.S. State Dept. Ms. Melanie Bahnke, President & CEO, Kawerak, Inc.; Tribal Member of the Native Village of Savoonga, Alaska Mr. Tony Marzi, General Manager, Praxis, Inc. (A Technology Service Corporation Company) Ms. Susie Silook, Siberian-Yupik-Inupiaq Carver and Writer, Tribal Member of the Native Village of Gambell, Alaska Mr. Joseph Ahmaogak, Chair, Olgoonik Corporation
10:30 - 10:45AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS, BAY AUDITORIUM Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott, State of Alaska
10:45 - 11:00AM BREAK: TRANSITION TO BREAKOUT SESSIONS
11:00 - 12:15PM BREAK OUT SESSION BLOCK B SESSION V: SESSION VI: SESSION VII: SESSION IV: SEARCH STOEL RIVES U.S. COAST GUARD SENIOR ARC- ALASKA AIRLINES Located in the Marina Room Located in the Cove Room TIC POLICY OFFICE Located in the Bay Auditorium Located in the Sound Room ‘SCENARIOS ‘THE CONTINENTAL ‘VITAL CONNECTIONS: AS A TOOL FOR SHELF AND THE US ‘PERSPECTIVES ON ARCTIC SECURING LINKS BETWEEN COLLABORATION ARCTIC: A VIEW MARITIME AND COASTAL THE FAR NORTH & THE WORLD’ AMONG SCIENTISTS FROM BOTH SIDES OF GOVERNANCE’ Moderator: Ms. Marilyn Romano, AND POLICYMAKERS’ THE 200 NAUTICAL Moderator: Mrs. Cara Condit, Regional Vice President (Alaska), MILE LINE’ Moderator: Dr. Brendan Director for the Center for Arctic Alaska Airlines P. Kelly, Executive Moderator: Ms. Ramona Study and Policy (CASP), U.S. Mayor Richard Beneville, Nome, Director, Study of Arctic Monroe, Partner, Oil & Coast Guard Academy Alaska Environmental Change Gas, Stoel Rives LLP Mr. Zachary Schulman, Arctic Pol- The Honorable Inuuteq Holm (SEARCH) Mr. Joe Balash, Assistant icy Coordinator, U.S. Coast Guard Olsen, Minister Plenipotentiary Dr. Amy Lauren Secretary for Land and Ms. Amy Holman, Alaska Region- of Greenland, Danish Embassy in Lovecraft, Professor of Minerals Management, al Coordinator, National Oceanic Washington, DC Political Science, University U.S. Department of and Atmospheric Administration Mr. Stefan Lindström, Consul of Alaska Fairbanks Interior Dr. Cheryl Rosa, Deputy Director, General, Consulate General of Dr. Marc Müller-Stoffels, Dr. Betsy Baker, U.S. Arctic Research Commission Finland in Los Angeles Founder & CEO, denamics Executive Director, North Ms. Megan Suksraq Alvan- Mr. Jason Berry, Managing Director GmbH Pacific Research Board na-Stimpfle, Founder & Principal of Cargo Operations, Alaska Airlines Strategist, Arctic Geopolitical Mr. Hugh Patkotak Sr., President, Consulting Olgoonik Corporation
ARCTIC ENCOUNTER SYMPOSIUM AGENDA: APRIL 20, 2018 ARCTIC ENCOUNTER AGENDA: DAY TWO, APRIL 20, 2018
12:15 - 12:30PM BREAK: TRANSITION TO LUNCHEON
12:30 - 1:30PM AES KEYNOTE LUNCHEON, HARBOR ROOM Welcome Remarks: Mr. Casey Pape, Member of the Board of Directors, Arctic Encounter; Operations Manager, Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation Video Message: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, 1st Congressional District of Maine Video Message: Secretary Rick Perry, U.S. Department of Energy Remarks & Introduction: Ms. Diana Birkett Rakow, Vice President of External Relations, Alaska Airlines; Arctic Encounter Platinum Sponsor & Co-Host Ambassador Aleksi Härkönen, Senior Arctic Official Chair, The Arctic Council - Finland
1:30 - 1:45PM BREAK: TRANSITION TO SESSIONS
1:45 - 1:50PM VIDEO MESSAGE, BAY AUDITORIUM Mr. Tero Vauraste, President & CEO of Arctia Ltd. of Finland; Chair of the Arctic Economic Council (AEC)
1:50 - 3:15PM PLENARY SESSION V, BAY AUDITORIUM ENERGY SECURITY: FOR THE ARCTIC AND FROM THE ARCTIC Moderator: Mr. Steve Wackowski, Senior Advisor for Alaska Affairs, U.S. Department of Interior Mr. Hugh Patkotak Sr., President, Olgoonik Corporation Ms. Drue Pearce, Deputy Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation Ms. Kara Moriarty, President & CEO, Alaska Oil and Gas Association Ms. Renee Orr, Chief of the Office of Strategic Resources, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Dr. Mike Sfraga, Director, Polar Initiative, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars The Honorable Inuuteq Holm Olsen, Minister Plenipotentiary of Greenland, Danish Embassy in Washington, DC Q&A Contributor: Mr. David W. Johnston, Regional Supervisor, Office of Leasing and Plans, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Q&A Contributor: Mr. Joe Balash, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of Interior
3:15 - 3:30PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS, BAY AUDITORIUM Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, 7th Congressional District of Washington State
3:30 - 3:45PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS, BAY AUDITORIUM Congressman Rick Larsen, 2nd Congressional District of Washington State
3:45 - 4:00PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS, BAY AUDITORIUM Mr. Joe Balash, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of Interior
4:00 - 5:00PM PLENARY SESSION VI ARM CHAIR DEBATE AND DISCUSSION, BAY AUDITORIUM ARCTIC LEADERSHIP: CHARTING A SECURE PATH FORWARD Moderator: Ms. Rachel Kallander, Founder & Executive Director, Arctic Encounter; Managing Partner, Kallander & Associates U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott, State of Alaska The Honorable Aleqa Hammond, Member of the Danish Parliament; former Prime Minister of Greenland Congressman Rick Larsen, 2nd Congressional District of Washington State Ambassador Aleksi Härkönen, Senior Arctic Official Chair, The Arctic Council - Finland The Honorable Inuuteq Holm Olsen, Minister Plenipotentiary of Greenland, Danish Embassy in Washington, DC
5:00 - 6:30PM ARCTIC ENCOUNTER GLACIER ICE COCKTAIL RECEPTION, HARBOR ROOM FOYER Drinks & Arctic themed appetizers will be served
ARCTIC ENCOUNTER SYMPOSIUM AGENDA: APRIL 20, 2018 ARCTIC ENCOUNTER AGENDA: DAY TWO, APRIL 20, 2018
6:30 - 8:30PM KEYNOTE DINNER RECEPTION, HARBOR ROOM (Est.) REMARKS Cale Clingenpeel, Managing Director, Arctic Encounter; Partner, Kallander & Associates
PERFORMANCE Rachel Nesvig, Professional musician specializing in the Hardanger Fiddle, a traditional Norwegian instrument.
REMARKS Rachel Kallander, Founder & Executive Director, Arctic Encounter; Managing Partner, Kallander & Associates
KEYNOTE ADDRESS U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
FAR NORTH FASHION SHOW Remarks by Ms. Alyssa London, Miss Alaska USA 2017, Founder & Owner of Culture Story Emcee: Ms. Megan Baldino, Senior Director of External Affairs, GCI; Former Alaska television news anchor. Model & designer details to be provided in programs provided at each seat.
PERFORMANCE Elle Marja Eira, Musician and Visual Artist from Sapmi, Norway