AGENDA at-a-glance
Subject to Change Based on Availability
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 |
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