Arctic Encounter Anchorage — April 7-8, 2022

Anchorage, ak, USA | PROUDLY CO-HOSTED BY ALASKA AIRLINES, the university of alaska, ConocoPhillips Alaska, AND CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS

PRODUCED AND DIRECTED AT THE dena’ina convention center & THE ANCHORAGE MUSEUM

A Message from the Executive Director re: 2022

- 2022 CONFIRMED SPEAKERS -

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, United States Senate — Alaska (United States)
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, United States Senate — West Virginia (United States)
Ambassador Kirsten Hillman, Ambassador of Canada to the United States (Canada)
Ambassador Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, Ambassador of Iceland to the United States (Iceland)
Ambassador Lone Dencker Wisborg, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to the United States (Denmark)
Ambassador Anniken R. Krutnes, Ambassador of the Royal Norwegian Embassy to the United States (Norway)
Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States (Sweden)
Ambassador Keizo Takewaka, Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
Ambassador Tiina Jortikka-Laitinen, Ambassador for Arctic Issues (Economic), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Finland)
Ambassador David Balton, Executive Director, Arctic Executive Steering Committee, Executive Office of the President (United States)
Permanent Secretary Mininnguaq Kleist, Permanent Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs, Government of Greenland (Greenland)
Minister Pele Broberg, Minister for Business and Trade, Government of Greenland (Greenland)
Minister Kenneth Høegh, Head of Representation to the Representation of Greenland in the United States and Canada (Greenland)
Minister Jani Raappana, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Finland to the United States (Finland)
Governor Mike Dunleavy, Governor, State of Alaska (United States)
The Honorable Caroline Cochrane, Premier of the Northwest Territories (Canada)
The Honorable P.J. Akeeagok, Premier of Nunavut (Canada)
The Honorable Aaja Chemnitz Larsen, Chair, Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region; Member of the Danish Parliament (Denmark/Greenland)
Coordinator Jim DeHart, U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic Region, U.S. Department of State (United States)
Commissioner Douglas Vincent-Lang, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Game, State of Alaska (United States)
Representative Josiah Aullaqsruaq Patkotak, State Representative, Alaska State Legislature (United States)
Ms. Catherina Hvistendahl, First Secretary at the Representation of Greenland in the United States and Canada (Greenland)
Mayor Harry K. Brower, Jr, North Slope Borough, Alaska (United States)
Mayor Sandra Shroyer, Mayor, City of Kotzebue (United States)
Mayor Kenny Bell, Mayor, City of Iqaluit, Nunavut (Canada)
Mayor Dave Bronson, Mayor, Municipality of Anchorage (United States)
Vice Admiral Michael McAllister, Commander, Pacific Area; Commander, Defense Force West, U.S. Coast Guard (United States)
Rear Admiral Nathan Moore, Seventeenth District Commander, U.S. Coast Guard (United States)
Rear Admiral Jonas Wikstrom, Defense Attaché, Embassy of Sweden to the United States (Sweden)
Brigadier General William Radiff, Royal Canadian Air Force; Deputy Commander, Alaska NORAD Region (Canada)
Commissioner Neil O’Rourke, Assistant Commissioner, Arctic Region, Canadian Coast Guard (Canada)
The Honorable Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson, President/CEO, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (United States)
The Honorable John Aġnaaqłuk Lincoln, President & CEO, NANA Regional Corporation (United States)
Ms. Gail Schubert, President & CEO, Bering Straits Native Corporation (United States)
Ms. Melanie Bahnke, President, Kawerak, Inc. (United States)
Mr. Rex Rock, Sr., President & CEO, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (United States)
Mr. Aaron Schutt, President/CEO, Doyon, Limited (United States)
Mr. Hugh Patkotak, Sr., President & CEO, Olgoonik Corporation (United States)
The Honorable Sean Parnell, Chancellor, University of Alaska Anchorage; Former Governor, State of Alaska (United States)
Major General Randy “Church” Kee, USAF (Ret)., Senior Advisor, Arctic Security Affairs, Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. U.S. Department of Defense (United States)
Dr. Larry Hinzman, Executive Director, Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee; Assistant Director for Polar Sciences, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President (United States)
The Honorable Tara Sweeney, Former Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior and Principal & CEO, Tack-71 (United States)
Dr. Michael Sfraga, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission & Director, Polar Institute, Wilson Center (United States)
Dr. Tasha Reid Hippolyte, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (United States)
Dr. Kelly Kryc, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce (United States)
Dr. John P. Holdren, Co-Director, Arctic Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs & Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, Harvard University; Former Science Advisor to President Obama and Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (United States)
Mr. James Montagu, Deputy Head Defence Policy and Strategy, British Defence Staff United States (United Kingdom)
President Pat Pitney, President, University of Alaska System (United States)
Mr. George Roe, Director, Arctic Energy Office, U.S. Department of Energy (United States)
Mr. Mads Qvist Frederiksen, Director, Arctic Economic Council, (Norway & Denmark)
Ms. Libby Casey, On-Air Reporter, The Washington Post (United States)
Mr. Ole Øvretveit, Initiative West, former Director Arctic Frontiers (Norway)
Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska (United States)
Mr. Bruno Grunau, Regional Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Cold Climate Housing Research Center Campus (United States)
Ms. Kim Reitmeier, President, ANCSA Regional Association; Sugpiaq, Koniag, and Ouzinkie Native Corporation shareholder; Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak member (United States)
Dr. Rasmus Leander Nielsen, Head of Nasiffik — Center for Foreign and Security Policy, Department of Arctic Social Science and Economics, Illisimatusarfik, University of Greenland (Greenland)
Dr. Liza Mack, Executive Director, Aleut International Association (United States)
Dr. Dalee Sambo Dorough, International Chair, Inuit Circumpolar Council (United States)
The Honorable Mead Treadwell, Chairman/CEO, QilakLNG; Chair, Arctic Circle Mission Council on Shipping and Ports; Owner, Treadwell Development; Former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska; Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission 2006-2010; Co-Chair, Polar Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center Polar Initiative (United States)
Mr. Hugh Short, Co-Founder and Chairman/CEO, Pt Capital (United States)
Mr. Robert Gillam, Chief Executive and Chief Investment Officer, McKinley Management (United States)
Dr. Brendan Kelly, Executive Director & Chief Scientist, Study of Environmental Arctic Change (United States)
Dr. Roberta Marinelli, Director, Office of Polar Programs, Geosciences Directorate, National Science Foundation (United States)
Ms. Alice Glenn, Founder & Host, Coffee & Quaq; Alaska Native Iñupiaq, Utqiagvik (United States)
Mr. Sam Schimmel, Founder, Operation Fish Drop; Board Chair, Arctic Youth Network; Siberian Yupik and Kenaitze Indian (United States)
Mr. Aaron Leggett, President and Chair, Native Village of Eklutna (United States)
Mr. Michael Kingston, Managing Director, Michael Kingston Associates; Consultant to the United Nations International Maritime Organization (Ireland & United Kingdom)
Dr. Dwayne Ryan Menezes, Founder and Managing Director, Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI); Director, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Greenland, UK Parliament (United Kingdom)
Mr. Ben Kellie, Founder & CEO, The Launch Company (United States)
Ms. Lori Davey, Vice President of Enterprise Markets, GCI; U.S. Business Representative, Arctic Economic Council (United States)
Ms. Lori Townsend, News Director, Alaska Public Media (United States)
Ms. Kristina Woolston, External Affairs Manager, Donlin Gold (United States)
Ms. Marilyn Romano, Regional Vice President, Alaska Airlines (United States)
Mr. Eben Hopson, Content Creator and Arctic Youth Ambassador Alumni; Resident of Utqiagvik (United States)
Ms. Veronica Slajer, Communities and Social Performance Advisor, North Star Group (United States)
Ms. Rachel Kallander, Founder & Executive Director, Arctic Encounter; Managing Partner, Kallander & Associates (United States)
Mr. Jackson Blackwell, Managing Director, Arctic Encounter; Senior Associate, Kallander & Associates (United States)
Ms. Emily Pape, Program Director, Arctic Encounter; Graduate Student, University of Chicago; Associate, Kallander & Associates (United States)
Mr. Kyle Moselle, Executive Director, Office of Project Management & Permitting, Alaska Department of Natural Resources (United States)
Mr. Isaac Vanderburg, Chief Executive Officer, Launch Alaska (United States)
Dr. Hajo Eicken, Director, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks (United States)
Ms. Leslie Canavera, Chief Executive Officer, PolArctic (United States)
Ms. Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer, Community Development Manager, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; Co-Principal Investigator, Study of Environmental Arctic Change (United States)
Ms. Vera Kingeekuk Metcalf, Executive Director, Eskimo Walrus Commission; Co-Principal Investigator, Study of Environmental Arctic Change (United States)
Ms. Stephanie Holthaus, Climate Advisor, The Nature Conservancy in Alaska (United States)
Ms. Mindy O’Neall, Executive Director, Cold Climate Housing Research Center; Presiding Officer, Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly (United States)
Ms. Emily Edenshaw, President & CEO, Alaska Native Heritage Center (United States)
Ms. Megan Onders, Principal Strategist, Arctic Geopolitical LLC (United States)
Mr. Scott Habberstad, Board President, Alaska Tourism Industry Association & Director of Sales and Community Marketing, Alaska Airlines (United States)
Mr. Rob McKinney, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Pacific Airways (United States)
Mr. Garrett Boyle, Federal Co-Chair, Denali Commission (United States)
Mr. Steve MacLean, Managing Director, U.S. Arctic Program, World Wildlife Fund (United States)
Mr. Steve Wackowski, State Director, Office of U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (United States)
Ms. Heather Reams, President, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum (United States)
Ms. Elizabeth “Liz” Qaulluq Cravalho, Vice President of Lands, NANA Regional Corporation; Commissioner, U.S. Arctic Research Commission (United States)
Ms. Sarah Scherer, Vice President of Pacific Coast Operations, Transportation Institute (United States)
Mr. Buddy Custard, President & CEO, Alaska Chadux̂ Network
Mr. Frank Richards, President, Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (United States)
Mr. Alex Hofeling, President of TOTE Maritime Alaska (United States)
Dr. Micah Hahn, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, University of Alaska-Anchorage (United States)
Dr. Stacy Rasmus, PhD, Director, Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR), Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska-Fairbanks (United States)
Dr. Arleigh Reynolds, Director, Center for One Health Research, University of Alaska Fairbanks (United States)
Ms. Sheyna Wisdom, Director, Alaska Ocean Observing System (United States)
Dr. Franz Mueter, President's Professor of Quantitative Fisheries and Ecosystems, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks (United States)
Ms. Deborah Vo, Program Officer, Rasmuson Foundation; Commissioner, U.S. Arctic Research Commission (United States)
Dr. Diane Hirshberg, Director, Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska (United States)
Mr. Alan Weitzner, Executive Director, Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (United States)
Dr. Mark Myers, Commissioner, U.S. Arctic Research Commission; Former Director, U.S. Geological Survey (United States)
Ms. Alice Rogoff, Publisher and Editorial Director, Arctic Today and Arctic Business Journal (United States)
Ms. Piper Foster Wilder, Founder/CEO, 60Hertz Microgrids (United States)
Ms. Patuk Glenn, Executive Director, Arctic Slope Community Foundation (United States)
Ms. Jennifer Nelson, Director of Rural Affairs, GCI (United States)
Ms. Megan Webb, Senior Contributions and Events Manager, GCI (United States)
Ms. Mercedes Blancaflor, Board Treasurer, Arctic Youth Network; Program Coordinator, Arctic Encounter; Graduate Student, Stanford University (United States)
Mr. Nathan Baring, Program Coordinator, Arctic Encounter; Undergraduate Student, Gustavus-Adolphus University (United States)
Mr. Joe Sprague, President, Horizon Air; Board of Directors, Arctic Encounter (United States)
Mr. Steve MacLean, Managing Director, U.S. Arctic Program, World Wildlife Fund (United States)
Ms. Inga Banschikova, Policy Research Analyst, World Wildlife Fund U.S. Arctic Program; Program Coordinator, Sustainable Development, World Wildlife Fund Global Arctic Program (United States)
Ms. Rinnah Andrew, Intern, Alaska Native Heritage Center & CIRI Foundation; Secretary, Alaska Native Professional Association; Graduate Student, University of Alaska (United States)
Mr. Bob Loeffler, Visiting Professor of Public Policy, Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage; Partner, Jade North LLC (United States)
Ms. Diane Kaplan, President & CEO, The Rasmuson Foundation (United States)
Ms. Gabe Canfield, Alaska Fellow; Alumni, Arctic Youth Ambassador (United States)
Mr. Taylor Holshouser, Managing Director, Alaska Ocean Cluster (United States)
Mr. Tom Hsieh, President of FlyCoin (United States)