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Monday, June 10th
Expo Registration & Set-Up
MONDAY, JUNE 10
1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Midnight Sun Complex
Foyer
All attendees are welcome to come to the Midnight Sun Complex to register and collect their conference badge.
This time is also available for those organizations with display materials and booths to set up their items in the Expo Arena .
SPONSOR: Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
Inuvik Energy & Innovation Tour
MONDAY, JUNE 10
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Around Inuvik
Info coming soon.
Tours are FREE.
Advance Registration is required.
Limited Capacity.
SPONSOR: Arctic Energy Alliance
Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway (ITH) Construction Tour
MONDAY, JUNE 10
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Segment of the ITH
Info coming soon.
Tours are FREE.
Advance Registration is required.
Limited Capacity.
Welcome BBQ Event
MONDAY, JUNE 10
5:00 pm to Midnight
Inuvik Golf Course
BBQ. Cash Bar. Golf Games & Competitions.
FREE (included with registration)
Tuesday, June 11th
Breakfast
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
7:30 am to 8:30 am
Curling Arena
Enjoy a hot breakfast to start the day.
Opening Remarks & Introduction of Moderator
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
8:30 am to 9:00 am
Conference Hall
Natasha Kulikowski, Mayor, Town of Inuvik
Jordan Peterson, Vice President, Gwich'in Tribal Council
Duane Ningaqsiq Smith, Chair & CEO, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
MODERATOR: Ollie Williams, Cabin Radio
Opening Key Note
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
9:00 am to 9:30 am
Conference Hall
Wally Schumann, Minister, Department of Industry, Tourism, & Investment, GNWT
Plenary Address
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
9:30 am to 10:00 am
Conference Hall
Dr. Ken Coates, Canada Research Chair of Regional Innovation
EXPO Floor Opens
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
10:00 am
Expo Arena
Expo Floor Opens.
Networking Break
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
10:00 am to 10:30 am
Expo Arena
Enjoy Coffee, Tea, & Refreshments.
SPONSOR: Internet Society of Canada
Youth Engagement Event
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
10:30 am to 1:00 pm
Expo Arena
This uniquely targeted engagement event will provide local youth an opportunity to ask questions and participate in important dialogue with government and leadership regarding climate mitigation, infrastructure challenges, and innovations in energy and technologies. Youth are also invited to join the event sponsors for Lunch.
SPONSOR: Department of Infrastructure - GNWT
THEME: INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP & CIRCUMPOLAR GOVERNANCE
Session 1: Arctic Policy & Priorities: Lessons from Leadership
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
10:30 am to 11:15 am
Conference Hall
The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations (by video)
Duane Ningaqsiq Smith, Chair & CEO, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
Madeleine Redfern, Mayor, City of Iqaluit (by video)
THEME: ENERGY INNOVATIONS & CLIMATE
Session 2: Innovation in Action: Energy & Infrastructure
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
11:15 am to 12:00 pm
Conference Hall
Peter Lang, President, Dunedin Energy
Jim Landon, President, ATCO Frontec
David Malcolm, Senior Partner, Malcolm & Associates
Lunch
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Curling Arena
Enjoy a delicious meal with fellow attendees.
SPONSOR: NorthwesTel
THEME: NATURAL RESOURCES
Session 3: The Emerging Economy of Remediation in Canada's Arctic
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Conference Hall
SESSION CHAIR: James Thorbourne, CEO, Gwich'in Development Corporation
Michael Muller, Business Leader Northern Projects, Hemmera
Mark Hasegawa, Environmental Engineer, Sanayut Design & Engineering
Paul Gruner, President & CEO, Det'on Cho Corporation
Networking Break
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Expo Arena
Enjoy Coffee, Tea, & Refreshments.
SPONSOR: Internet Society of Canada
THEME: KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
Session 4: Diversification in the Arctic
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Conference Hall
SESSION CHAIR: Dave Nightingale, Director Business Support & Trade, GNWT
Dr. Tom Weegar, ADM Post-Secondary Education Renewal, GNWT
Mark Buell, Regional Bureau Director North America, Internet Society
Travis Schindel, Associate General Manager, Northern Lights General Partnership
Plenary Address
Energy Resiliency in the Changing Arctic
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
4:30 pm to 4:45 pm
Conference Hall
Mark Heyck, Executive Director, Arctic Energy Alliance
Evening Meal & Cultural Showcase
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
6:00 pm to Midnight
Curling Arena
Enjoy a delicious northern themed meal, live art auction & fashion show and cultural performances.
SPONSOR: Ferus Natural Gas Fuels
Moderator Wrap-Up
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
4:45 pm
Conference Hall
MODERATOR: Ollie Williams, Cabin Radio
EXPO Floor Closes
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
5:30 pm
Expo Arena
Expo Floor Closes.
Wednesday, June 12th
Breakfast
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
7:30 am to 8:30 am
Curling Arena
Enjoy a hot breakfast to start the day.
Day One Recap - Moderator Address
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
8:30 am to 8:45 am
Conference Hall
MODERATOR: Ollie Williams, Cabin Radio
Plenary Address
An International Look at Arctic Energy
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
8:45 am to 9:00 am
Conference Hall
David Clarke, Global Energy Director, Lloyds Energy
THEME: INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP & CIRCUMPOLAR GOVERNANCE
Session 5: Leveraging Partnerships & Driving Business Development in Canada's Arctic
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
9:00 am to 10:00 am
Conference Hall
Matthew Spence, Regional Director General, Indigenous & Northern Affairs Canada
Patrick Gruben, Chair, Inuvialuit Development Corporation
Rebecca Alty, Mayor, City of Yellowknife
Lena Black, Economic Development Officer, Yellowknives Dene First Nation
EXPO Floor Opens
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
10:00 am
Expo Arena
Expo Floor Opens.
Networking Break
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
10:00 am to 10:30 am
Expo Arena
Enjoy Coffee, Tea, & Refreshments.
THEME: ENERGY INNOVATIONS & CLIMATE
Session 6: Arctic Resiliency: Community Accounts of Innovation
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Conference Hall
SESSION CHAIR: Grant Sullivan, Executive Director, Gwich'in Council International
Andrew Stewart, Director of Energy, Department of Infrastructure, GNWT
Michael Lee, Senior Lead, Quest Canada
Kecil Joseph, Planning Officer, Town of Inuvik
Ben Power, Vice President, Solvest
Klaus Dohring, President, Green Sun Rising
SPONSOR: NWT Housing Corporation
Lunch
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Curling Arena
Enjoy a delicious meal with fellow attendees.
SPONSOR: ATCO
THEME: NATURAL RESOURCES
Session 7: What Lies Beneath? Moving Resource Development Forward in Canada's Arctic
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
1:30 pm to 2:15 pm
Conference Hall
Glenn Nolan, Vice President, Noront Resources
Menzie McEachern, Director Mineral & Petroleum Division,
Department of Industry, Tourism, & Investment, GNWT
Diane de Kerchkhove, Deputy Director, Nuclear Energy Division,
Natural Resources Canada
THEME: ENERGY INNOVATIONS & CLIMATE
Session 8: Uniquely Northern Energy Options
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
2:15 pm to 3:00 pm
Conference Hall
Travis Balaski, VP Canadian LNG, Ferus
Blaire Lancaster, VP Business Development & External Affairs, Ferus
Ria Fitzgerald, Senior Advisor, Market & Investment Dev., CWL Energy Management
Claude Mindorff, VP Business & Project Development, Switch Power
Networking Break
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Expo Arena
Enjoy Coffee, Tea, & Refreshments.
THEME: KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
Session 9: Traditional to Technical: A New Pathway Forward
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Conference Hall
SESSION CHAIR: Peter Clarkson, Regional Director, Beaufort Delta / Sahtu, GNWT
Jiri Raska, Manager Inuvik Satellite Station Facility, Natural Resources Canada
Matthew Dares, Manager Technology Development, Aurora Research Institute
Tom Zubko, Owner, New North Networks
Closing Plenary Address
A Circumpolar Playbook for Arctic Development
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
4:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Conference Hall
Alana Prashad, Senior Advisor, Energy & Environment, Innovation Norway
Conference Wrap-Up
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
5:00 pm
Conference Hall
MODERATOR: Ollie Williams, Cabin Radio
EXPO Floor Closes
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
5:30 pm
Expo Arena
Expo Floor Closes.
Cash Bar, Live Music, & Light Reception
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Curling Arena
Enjoy a beverage, a few appetizers, and live music as we prepare for our evening finale event & supper.
SPONSOR: Canadian North Airlines
Finale Evening Meal & Entertainment
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
6:00 pm to Midnight
Curling Arena
Enjoy a delicious meal, live music, and a headline stand-up comedian.
SPONSOR: Canadian North Airlines
Thursday, June 13th
#ShopInuvik Tour & Airport Shuttle
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
9:00 Am to 12:00 pm
Around Inuvik
Info coming soon.
Tours are FREE.
Advance Registration is required.
Limited Capacity.