Alaska 2015 Forum Program
A Summit on Shipping and Ports.
18:00 - 19:00 Welcome Reception
Location: Hotel Captain Cook (Quarter Deck)
19:00 - 21:00 Opening Dinner
Location: Hotel Captain Cook (Fore Deck)
Introduction:
- Bill Walker, Governor, State of Alaska
Keynote:
- Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland
Speakers:
- Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senator, State of Alaska
- Fran Ulmer, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission
Monday, August 24
Development of Maritime Shipping in the Bering Sea; Luncheon Presentation: The State of Alaska's Vision for a Port Complex; The Bering Sea Today – Ports and Safety; Coastal Communities and the Bering Sea; Reception at the Home of Mead Treadwell
09:00 - 12:00 Development of Maritime Shipping in the Bering Sea
Location: Hotel Captain Cook (Mid Deck)
Speakers:
- Charles L. Cashin, Chief of Staff, 17th District, U.S. Coast Guard
- John Higginbotham, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
- Robert Loken, Director, Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Guam and Hawaii Gateway Office, U.S. Maritime Administration
- Thomas P. Ostebo, President and CEO, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Scott Smith, Chief, Office of Navigation Systems, Marine Transportation System Management, U.S. Coast Guard Mead Treadwell, President, Pt Capital
- Felix H. Tschudi, Chairman and Owner, Tschudi Group
12:00 - 13:30 Luncheon Presentation: The State of Alaska's Vision for a Port Complex
Location: Hotel Captain Cook (Fore Deck)
Keynotes:
- Bill Walker, Governor, State of Alaska
- Craig Fleener, Arctic Policy Advisor, State of Alaska
13:30 - 15:00 The Bering Sea Today – Ports and Safety
Location: Hotel Captain Cook (Mid Deck)
Speakers:
- Jim Butler, Managing Director, Alaska Maritime Prevention & Response Network Willie Goodwin, Chairman, Arctic Waterways Safety Committee
- Tim Robertson, General Manager, Nuka Research & Planning Group
Wrap-up:
- Mead Treadwell, President, Pt Capital.
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
Location: Hotel Captain Cook (Mid Deck)
15:30 - 17:00 Coastal Communities and the Bering Sea
Location: Hotel Captain Cook (Mid Deck)
Speakers:
- Bob Herron, Representative, Alaska House of Representatives
- Shirley Marquardt, Mayor, Unalaska, Alaska
- Denise L. Michels, Mayor, Nome, Alaska
- Gail Schubert, President and CEO, Bering Straits Native Corp
- Jimmy James Stotts, President, Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska
Wrap-up:
- Alice Rogoff, Publisher, Alaska Dispatch News
19:00 - 21:00 Reception at the Home of Mead Treadwell
Location: Treadwell Residence
Hosted by Guggenheim Partners.
Tuesday, August 25
Arctic Infrastructure Finance; Luncheon Presentation and Closing Remarks; Alaska State Legislature Joint House and Senate Arctic Committees Hearing
09:00 - 12:00 Arctic Infrastructure Finance
Location: Hotel Captain Cook (Mid Deck)
Speakers:
- Scott Minerd, Managing Partner and Global Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners
- Sean O'Keefe, University Professor and Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership, Syracuse University; Distinguished Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
- Hugh Short, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Pt Capital
- David Van Slyke, Associate Dean and Chair, Department of Public Administration and International Affairs, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
12:00 - 13:30 Luncheon Presentation and Closing Remarks
Location: Hotel Captain Cook (Fore Deck)
Keynote:
- Robert J. Papp Jr., Special Representative for the Arctic, U.S. Department of State
Closing Remarks:
- Alice Rogoff, Publisher, Alaska Dispatch News
14:00 - 16:00 Alaska State Legislature Joint House and Senate Arctic Committees Hearing
Location: Legislative Information Office (716 W, 4th Ave., LIO Auditorium, 1st Floor)