AGENDA
TRACK 1: DECARBONIZING EVERYTHING
TRACK 2: MADE IN ALASKA
TRACK 3: WORKING IN REMOTE ALASKA
TRACK 4: ALL OF THE ABOVE
Alaska is an all-of-the-above energy state, and this breakout track will examine a wide variety of topics around sustainable energy including public policy, federal incentives and opportunities, logistics, and powering rural communities.
Registration, Breakfast and Exhibitor Booths Open
Welcome Remarks
Governor Mike Dunleavy, State of Alaska
Welcome Remarks
Senator Dan Sullivan, United States Senate
Geoffrey R. Pyatt, U.S. Department of State
Dave Turk, U.S. Department of Energy
10:05 AM – 10:50 AM
10:50 AM – 11:15 AM
Press Event
Decarbonizing Aviation
John Farrell,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Ashwin Jadhav,
Twelve
Sean Dolan, Northlink Aviation
Georgy Egorov, ZeroAvia
Critical Mineral Demand in the Energy Transition
Council of Alaska Producers
Ramzi Fawaz,
Ambler Metals LLC
Lance Miller,
NANA Regional Corporation
Anthony Huston, Graphite One
Cold Climate Solutions
Launch Alaska
Michelle Wilber,
Alaska Center for Energy & Power, UAF
Raymond Byrne, Sandia National Labs
Opportunities and Incentives: Making the Most of U.S. Energy Policy
Kalb Stevenson, Axiom Environmental
Andrew McDonnell, Alaska Renewables
Andy Berke, USDA Rural Development
The Intersection of Research Within Energy and Food Security
President Pat Pitney, University of Alaska
Kip Tom, Tom Farms
Decarbonizing Marine Shipping
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Katherine Keith, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
Samantha Galltin, Fleet Zero
Chandler Kemp, UAF Bristol Bay Campus
Harnessing Alaska’s Geothermal Potential
Paul Craig,
GeoAlaska, LLC
John Eichelberger,
Alaska Center for Energy & Power, UAF
Nicholas Goodman,
Cyrq Energy
Amanda Toerdal, Kawerak, Inc.
Innovative Storage Solutions
Jeremy Kasper, Alaska Center for Energy and Power
Laurent Nassif,
Renewable Solutions
Robert P. Bernard, Westinghouse
Dan McIntosh, Cordova Electric Cooperative
Decarbonizing Ground Transportation
Chris Gearhart, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Audrey Alstrom, Alaska Energy Authority
John Lyons, ConocoPhillips
Katie Koester, City & Borough of Juneau
From Measurements to Markets: Monetizing Carbon
Justin Freeman, Coffman
John Boyle, Alaska Department of Natural Resource
Reg Manhas, Lapis Energy
George Potts, Hartree Partners
4:10 PM – 4:45 PM
The Evolution of the Energy Transition
Jesse Noffsinger, McKinsey & Company
Alaska Railroad Excursion
The Alaska Standard: Inaugural Sustainability Report
Jeff Gibbons, Bridge House Advisors
Francis O’Sullivan, S2G Ventures
Michael Sachs, Goldman Sachs
Marcus Frampton, Permanent Fund Corporation
David Boyce, Schroders
Cathy Woollums, Berkshire Hathaway
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Joshua L. Parker, BWXT Advanced Technologies
Cristian Rabiti, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation
Michael Valore, Westinghouse Electric Company
Mark Cheeseman, Rolls-Royce
Melissa Heuer, Spork Consulting
Jamie Boring,
Vertical Harvest Hydroponics
Amy Foote,
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, NANA Management Services
Lorrie Irwin,
Space Farming Institute
Developing Hydrokinetic Energy in Alaska
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Stuart Davies,
Ocean Renewable Power Company
Levi Kilcher,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Utility Planning: Growing Capacity and Improving Performance
Denali Commission
Chris McConnell,
Renewable Energy of Alaska Project
Dan Smith,
Office of Indian Energy Policy & Programs
Justin Tuomi,
Alaska Energy Authority
Arctic Energy Partnerships
Dayne Broderson, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Annalise Klein, Alaska Center for Energy and Power, UAF
Greg Poelzer, University of Saskatchewan
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Increasing Production & Minimizing Impact: Alaska’s Environmental Footprint
Abhijit Dandekar, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Mike Driscoll, ConocoPhillips
Frank Richards, Alaska Gasline Development Corporation
Bruce Dingeman, Santos
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sustainable Agriculture Practices
David Muth Jr.,
Peoples Company Capital Markets
Casey Matney, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Bryce Wrigley, Alaska Flour Company
Mariculture: Beyond Food
Julie Decker,
Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation
Simon Freeman,
ARPA-E
Matthew Perkins,
Macro Oceans
Justin Sternberg,
Alaska Blue Economy Center
Marc von Keitz, Grantham Foundation
Sophie Chu, Captura
Prioritization and Preparation: The Role of Data
Chris Rose, Renewable Energy Alaska Project
Rebecca Garrett,
Alaska Energy Authority
Dustin Madden,
ANTHC Rural Energy Program
Erin Trochim,
Alaska Center for Energy & Power, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Alaska’s Strategic Location
Ryan Anderson, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
Rebecca Clark, Remora App
David Karp, Saltchuk
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
A Governor’s Discussion on The Energy Transition
Kassia Yanosek, McKinsey & Company
Governor Mike Dunleavy, State of Alaska
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Global Investors: Investing Across Asset Classes
Steve Moseley, Wafra, Inc.
Colin le Duc, Generation Investment Management
Ali Al-Saffar, Rockefeller Foundation
Teresa Mattamouros, EQT Partners
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Networking Reception and Alaska Student Showcase
Gwen Holdmann, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jennifer Gordon, Atlantic Council
Richard Voorberg, Siemens Energy
Tom Hsieh, Northern Pacific Airways
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Tom Atkinson, Kotzebue Electric Association
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
The Bioeconomy: A Vital Market for the Conversion of Biomass into Biofuels, Biomaterials and Bioactives
Michael Lavin,
Germin8 Ventures
Patrick Boyle,
Ginkgo Bioworks
Jim Flatt,
Brightseed
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
Christine Resler,
ASRC Energy Services
Ran Narayanasamy,
Petroleum Technology Research Center
Gideon Powell, Cholla Ventures
Nick Cooper, Storegga
Lorali Simon, Usibelli Coal Mine
Glen Bailey, Carbon Clean
Cybersecurity on the Power Grid
Mucipality of Anchorage
Ron Duvall,
Alaska Electric Light & Power
Kevin Hinrichs,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jeff Myers,
Matanuska Electric Association, Inc
Rural Energy in Alaska
Garrett Boyle,
Denali Commission Federal
Dave Messier,
Tanana Chiefs Conference
Tim Sandstrom, Alaska Energy Authority
Jodi Mitchell, Inside Passage Electric Cooperative
Daniel Yergin, S&P Global
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Plenary Presentation:
The Consumer Revolution
Chris Rose, Renewable Energy Alaska Project
Bert Hunter, CT Green Bank
Alaska Solar
Andy Romanoff, Alaska Heat Smart
Growing Assets: Tools and Technologies for Forest Carbon Management
Susan Su,
Toba Capital
Carsten Brinkschulte, Dryad Networks GmbH
Indra den Bakke, Overstory
L. Monika Moskal, University of Washington
Overcoming Challenges of Scale and Cost Through Regionalization
Michael Rovito,
Alaska Power Association
Ingemar Mathiasson,
Northwest Arctic Borough
Robert Venables,
Southeast Conference
DeerStone Consulting
Brian Hirsch,
DeerStone Consulting
Heat Pumps in Cold Climates
Dominique Pride, Alaska Center for Energy & Power, UAF
Robbin Garber Slaght, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mark D. Houston, The Comforts Of Home, LLC
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Break – Visit Exhibitor Booths
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Venture Capital
Gabrielle Rubenstein, Manna Tree Partners
Brian Tochman, Trust Ventures
Peter Corsell, I Squared Capital
James McIntyre, Moore Strategic Ventures
Kellie Metcalf, EnCap Investments L.P.
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Alaska Railbelt Utilities
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
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