Arctic Encounter Agenda: Day One, April 19, 2018
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
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- Moderator: Dr. Dwayne Ryan Menezes, Raffetto Herman Strategic, Moderator: Ms. Meghan ment, Land Use & Natural 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 Ms. Molly McCammon, LLP 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