Fairbanks, AK | august 26 - 28, 2024

Fairbanks, AK | august 26 - 28, 2024

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Subject to Change Based on Availability

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Wednesday august 28, 2024

Westmark hotel

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration Open

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Breakfast & Networking

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | Keynote

____OLDCC Townhall

____Pat O’Brien

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel

____Partnerships for Mission Assurance

____Fred Meurer with Steve Bonner, Helena Buurman, Kellen Spillman, and David Leinberger

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM |Networking Break

10:10 AM - 10:55 AM | Panel

____Innovative Arctic Training: Lessons Learned

____Azara Mohammadi with Capt. Andrew Trossen, MSgt. Leroy Richie, and Scott Ballie

10:55 AM - 11:30 AM | Panel

____Sustaining Commerce & Defense Through Innovative Transportation Solutions

____Katherine Wood with Brian Lindamood, Steve Ribuffo, Allison Long, and Angie Spear

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Lunch Hosted by Golden Valley Electric Association

11:50 AM - 12:30 PM | Panel

____Building the Innovation Ecosystem

____Peter Webley with Tanya Parypa, Dustin Baker, Dr. Carolyn Stwertka, and Sam Enoka

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Keynote

____Senator Lisa Murkowski

1:10 PM - 1:50 PM | Panel

____The Geo-Data Cooperative: NGA's Novel Approach to Foundation GEOINT

____Data Creation

__-_ Evan Newman with Karen Diener, Timothy Long, Nettie La Belle-Hamer, and Paul Rowlett

1:55 PM - 2:35 PM | Panel

____The Challenges of Military Spouse Unemployment in Alaska

____Lisa Slaba with Dr. Frances Burke, Ms. Jackie Morton, and Ms. Heather Alvarado

2:35 PM - 2:45 PM | Networking Break

2:45 PM - 3:25 PM | Panel

____Alaska is an Aerospace State

____Nettie La Belle-Hamer with John Oberst, Cathy Cahill, and Wade Albright

3:30 PM - 4:10 PM | Panel

____Bridging the Gap

____Greg Hayward with Kevin Kelleher, Miles Stutes, Alisa Alexander, and Jim Rice

4:15 PM - 4:55 PM | Panel

____Arctic Energy Resilience: What Now?

____Erin Whitney with Col. Paul Townsend, Kirk Phillips, Jeremy Kasper, Tim Sandstrom, ​____and Lou Florence

4:55 PM - 5:00 PM

____Closing Remarks

Our Community.

Our Economy.

Our Responsibility.

Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation

330 Wendell Ave., Suite E

Fairbanks, AK 99701

907-452-2185

FEDC@investfairbanks.com

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