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November 12-14, 2024 - Dena'ina Center- Anchorage, Alaska
DRAFT CONFERENCE AGENDA
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Location: The Speakeasy @ Williwaw Social, 609 F Street, Anchorage, AK
4:30 - 6:30 pm Emerging Leaders & Established Professionals Opening Reception: We’re bringing the fun and the fashion – come mix, mingle, and kick off RDC’s conference with Alaska’s top industry movers and shakers.
Theme: Expanding Borders – Connecting Opportunity
Attire: Canadian Tuxedo & Logger Chic
Partnerships: Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) Leadership Summit
Alaska Forest Association members
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - Day 1
Location: Third Floor, Dena'ina Center, Anchorage, Alaska
8:00 am Registration & Check-in; Exhibit Hall Opens
Eye-Opener Breakfast in Exhibit Hall – Sponsored by Wells Fargo
8:30 am Opening Remarks: Scott Habberstad, RDC Board President
8:45 am Livestream Remarks: The Honorable U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski
9:00 am Welcoming Remarks: Mayor Suzanne LaFrance, Municipality of Anchorage
9:15 am Economy in Focus:
Alaska’s Economy Heading into 2025
Presenter: Dan Robinson, Chief Economist, Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development
The Workforce “Equation” Securing affordable communities as key to the solution
Moderator: Cmmr. Julie Sande, Alaska Dept. of Commerce, Community & Economic Development
Panelists: Bryan Butcher, CEO/Executive Director, Alaska Housing & Finance Corporation
Kati Capozzi, President & CEO, Alaska Chamber
Dan Robinson, Chief Economist, Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development
10:15 am Morning Break – Sponsorship still available!
10:45 am Fishing in Focus: Uniting For Our Fish
Moderator: Julie Decker, President, Pacific Seafood Processors Association
Panelists: Cmmr. Douglas Vincent-Lang, Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game
Joe Bundrant, President & CEO, Trident Seafoods
Jim Jansen, President & CEO, Lynden
Luke Fanning, Chief Executive Officer, APICDA
11:30 am Networking Break
12:00 pm Keynote Luncheon: Sponsored by Northrim Bank
The War Below: A conversation with the author about
the race for global critical mineral dominance
Ernest Scheyder, Author of "The War Below"
Moderator: David Parish, RDC Past President, 1994-1995
Book signing in the lobby afterwards. 250 free copies courtesy of NANA.
1:00 pm Networking Break
1:30 pm Mining in Focus: The Path to Production
Moderator: Karen Matthias, Executive Director, Alaska Metal Mines
Panelists: Kaleb Froehlich, Managing Director, Ambler Metals
Marleanna Hall, Director, External Affairs & Public Relations, Bering Straits Native Corporation
Mandy Hawes, COO, Aleut Corporation
2:15 pm Technology in Focus: CCUS and Why it Matters
Moderator: Haley Paine, Deputy Director, Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas
Panelists: Frank Paskvan, Affiliate Professor for CCUS, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Justin Seavey, Senior Projects Engineer, Usibelli Coal Mine
Esther Tempel, Director of Carbon Programs and New Energy, ASRC Energy Services
2:45 pm Afternoon Break – an Ice Cream Social sponsored by Alaska Oil and Gas Association!
3:15 pm Oil and Gas in Focus: North Slope Bright Spots - Big & Small
Moderator: Kara Moriarty, President & CEO, Alaska Oil & Gas Association
Panelists: Tom Walsh, Managing Partner, Petrotechnical Resources of Alaska
Jessica Rostad, Owner & CEO, Big Ray’s Alaska
Don Allan, GKA Asset Development Manager, ConocoPhillips
Lea Souliotis, SVP Commercial, Strategy, & Planning, Santos
4:00 pm Transportation and Access in Focus: The Haul Road, Access and More
Moderator: Joe Balash, Senior VP External Affairs, Santos
Panelists: Cmmr. Ryan Anderson, Alaska Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities
Cmmr. John Boyle, Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Rebecca Logan, CEO, The Alaska Support Industry Alliance
4:30 pm Southcentral Alaska Energy Supply in Focus: In this Together
Moderator: Lorali Simon, VP External Affairs, Usibelli Coal Mine
Panelists: John Sims, President, ENSTAR
Arthur Miller, CEO, Chugach Electric
Benjy Johnson, President & CEO, and Director, BlueCrest Energy
John Hendrix, President/CEO, Hex and Furie Operating Alaska, LLC
5:00 pm Closing Remarks & Welcome to VIP Reception hosted by Santos
5:00-6:30 pm VIP Reception: Sponsored by Santos and Repsol
Thursday, November 14, 2024 - Day 2
Location: Third Floor, Dena'ina Center, Anchorage, Alaska
8:00 am Exhibits Open
Eye-Opener Breakfast in Exhibit Hall – Sponsored by ExxonMobil
8:30 am Day 2 Welcome Remarks: RDC Board Officer
Welcome Remarks
Tyson Gallagher, Chief of Staff, Office of Governor Mike Dunleavey
8:45 am Cross Border Opportunities: A Conversation with Our PNWER Partners
Moderator: MaryAnn Pease, Honorary Canadian Consulate for Alaska
Panelists: Rep. Delena Johnson, Alaska State House & Vice President, PNWER
Rep., Cindy Ryu, Washington State House & PNWER President
MLA Shane Getson, Alberta, PNWER Vice President
9:30 am Tourism in Focus: Our People, Our Future
Moderator: Jillian Simpson, Executive Director, Alaska Travel Industry Association
Panelists: Renee Reeve, Cruise Line International Association – Alaska
Emily Edenshaw, President & CEO, Alaska Native Heritage Center
Scott Habberstad, Director, Alaska Market, Alaska Airlines
Julie Saupe, President & CEO, Visit Anchorage
10:15 am Livestream Remarks: The Honorable U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan
10:30 am Morning Break – Sponsorship still available!
11:00 am Timber in Focus: Strengthening Alaska's Forest Products
Moderator: Tessa Axelson, Executive Director, Alaska Forest Association
Panelists: Jeremy Douse, Division Operations Manager, Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
Scott Dane, Executive Director, American Logger’s Council
Joe Young, President, Young's Timber
Andrew Traxler, Owner, Papoose Milling
Eric Nichols, Alcan Timber
11:45 am Elections in Focus: Will 2025 be "Loose"?
Moderator: Jeff Landfield, Publisher, Alaska Political Report
Panelists: Matthew Shuckerow, Founder and Principal, Fathom Strategies
Rick Whitbeck, Owner, Power Performance Strategies
John-Henry Heckendorn, Managing Partner, Ship Creek Group
12:15 pm Networking Break
12:45 pm Keynote Luncheon: Sponsored by Holland America Line - Princess Cruises
To the Supreme Court and Back Again for More: Fighting the Good Fight to Protect Resource
Development & Post-Election Perspectives
Frank Garrison, Pacific Legal Foundation
Followed by a moderated Conversation with State Attorney General Treg Taylor
Moderator: Leila Kimbrell, Executive Director, Resource Development Council
1:45 pm Grand Prize Raffle Drawing
Closing Remarks: Scott Habberstad, RDC Board President
Send-Off Toast: Sponsored by Saltchuk
2:00 pm End of Program
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