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**please note that not all presentations are available either because of proprietary information or because the speaker has chosen not share publicly.

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Opening Remarks

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Grand Chief Ken Kyikavichik, Gwich'in Tribal Council

Mayor Clarence Wood, Town of Inuvik

MP Michael McLeod, MP for the Northwest Territories, Parliament of Canada

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Opening Keynote Address: Human Stories Can Transform Cultural Values

Rodney Payne, CEO, Destination Think

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Plenary Presentation: Leading Innovation from Canada's North

Assistant Deputy Minister Frank Des Rosiers, Strategic Policy & Innovation, Natural Resources Canada

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Plenary Presentation: Development in Canada's Western Arctic: A Gwich'in Perspective

Roy Erasmus, CEO, Gwich'in Development Corporation

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Government of Canada Presentations

The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs & Minister Responsible for CanNor, Government of Canada

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The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment & Climate Change, Government of Canada

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Session 1: Leadership Roundtable: Indigenous Leadership & Circumpolar Governance

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Sharla Greenland, Co-Chair, Gwich'in Council International

Grand Chief, Ken Kyikavichik, Gwich'in Tribal Council

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Plenary Presentation: Development and Innovation in the Northwest Territories

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Minister Caroline Wawzonek, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Government of the Northwest Territories

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Session 2: Green Transitions in the North: An International View

 

Andrey Petrov, University of Northern Iowa

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Ben DiNapoli, University of Virginia

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Greg Poelzer, University of Saskatchewan

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Matthew Jull, University of Virginia

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Robert Orttung, George Washington University

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Zoe Garbis, George Washington University

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Plenary Presentation: Energy Security in Canada

 

Paul Barnes, Director Atlantic Canada & Arctic, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

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Session 3: NWT Mineral & Energy Resources. What's New? What's Next?

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Menzie McEachern, Assistant Deputy Minister, Mineral and Petroleum Resources, GNWT

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Session 4: Northern Foods, Furs, & Fashion: Arctic-Made Micro Economies

 

Bambi Tagyiluk Aullaran Amos, Indigenous Artist & Entrepreneur

Billie Lennie, Indigenous Artist & Entrepreneur

Janet Dean, Executive Director, Territorial Agrifood Association

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Session 5: Indigenous Urban Experiences and Governance in the Arctic

 

Marya Rozanova-Smith, George Washington University

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Polina Syadeyskaya, University of Northern Iowa

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Sean Asikluk Topkok, Ph.D., University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Stanislav Ksenofontov, University of Northern Iowa

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Tatiana Degai, University of Victoria

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Vera Kuklina, George Washington University

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Session 6: Satellite, Space & Communications Technology

 

Amund Nylund, Chief Operating Officer, KSAT - Kongsberg Satellite Services

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Erhard Diedrich, Head of Department, International Ground Segment, Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft - und Raumfahrt (DLR) - German Aerospace Centre

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Guy Wilkinson, Head of Service Delivery & Operations, Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)

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Corinna Vester, Deputy Director, Policy & Business Development, Natural Resources Canada

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Session 7: Our Energy and Climate Future in a Changing World - GNWT Engagement on Energy & Climate Issues

 

Benjamin Israel, Senior Coordinator, Energy, Department of Infrastructure, GNWT

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Session 8: Northern Led Energy Solutions (Solar, Wind, Nuclear, Biomass)

 

David Schwarz, Manager, Applied Energy Research Programs, Aurora College

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Mark Heyck, Executive Director, Arctic Energy Alliance

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Peter Lang, Dunedin Energy

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Session 9: Building a Canadian Vision for Arctic Leadership & Prosperity

 

Dr. Jessica Shadian, President & CEO, Arctic360

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Session 10: Canadian Coast Guard Arctic Region: Community Engagement Coordinator Program

 

Leah Ipana, Coordinator, Indigenous Relations & Partnerships, Arctic Region, Canadian Coast Guard

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Closing Keynote Presentation: The Stories We Tell: Legacies of Excellence

 

Alyssa Carpenter, Western Arctic Youth Collective (WAYC)

Jacey Firth-Hagen, Western Arctic Youth Collective (WAYC)

Jason Lau, Tusaayaksat Magazine

Margaret Noksana-Elias, Inuvialuit Communications Society

Tamara Voudrach, Inuvialuit Communications Society

Monica Loreen Dillon, Western Arctic Youth Collective (WAYC)

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