Arctic Ambitions V Conference Agenda (times are approximate)
Day 1 – October 4 (Tuesday)
8:30 am Doors Open, Registration Starts, Breakfast
9:00 am Welcome Remarks
9:30 am Panel: Commercial Development of the Arctic – International Perspectives
Hilde Janne Skorpen, Consul General of Norway in San Francisco
Andrey Bondarev, Head of Economic Office, Embassy of Russia
Tom Hanson, Principal Commercial Officer, United States Consulate General, Calgary
Crystal Roberts, Senior Commercial Specialist, United States Consulate General, Calgary
Lori Davey, U.S. Representative, Arctic Economic Council
10:30 am Panel: Arctic Construction and Design
Craig Fredeen, Senior Engineer, PDC Inc. Engineers
Rada Khadjinova, Alaska Division Manager, Fugro
Jack Hebert, Founder & CEO, Cold Climate Research Center
Ronny McPherson, Coastal and Maritime Lead, HDR Inc.
11:30 am Featured Speaker: Dr. Syun-Ichi Akasofu, International Arctic Research Center
12:00 pm Networking Luncheon
1:00 pm Panel: Arctic Transportation
Bruce Harland, Vice President, Crowley Maritime
Mark Smith, CEO, Vitus Marine/Vitus Energy
Brien Dunn, Marketing Specialist Advisor, FedEx
Isaak Hurst, Attorney & Principal, International Maritime Group
Paul Fuhs, Executive Director, North Slope Port Authority
2:00 pm Featured Speaker: Gail Schubert, CEO, Bering Straits Native Corporation
2:20 pm Featured Speaker: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski
2:30 pm Panel: Arctic Telecommunications
Tina Pidgeon, General Council, Chief Compliance Officer, Senior VP for Governmental Affairs, GCI
Elizabeth Pierce, CEO, Quintillion
Leonard Steinberg, Senior Vice President, Legal, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Alaska Communications
3:30 pm Panel: Arctic Ports
Steve Ribuffo, Director, Port of Anchorage
Shirley Marquardt, Mayor, City of Unalaska
Joy Baker, Director, Port of Nome
4:30 pm Featured Speaker: Chris Rose, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Alaska Project
5:00 pm Panel: Arctic Investment
Mead Treadwell, President, Pt Capital
John Springsteen, Executive Director, AIDEA
5:30 pm Networking Reception (Sponsored by GCI)
Featuring
– dance performance by Sudarushka
– door prize drawing – must be present to win
– door prize: two round trip tickets from Anchorage to Kamchatka by Yakutia Air
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