Alaska Business Summit Agenda

Wednesday, October 14

12:00 p.m. Local Chamber Executives Roundtable
Sponsored by Alaska Oil and Gas Association
For local chamber executives only.
Portage Boardroom

2:00 p.m. Alaska Chamber Board Meeting
Open to current and onboarding board members and invited guests.
Kahiltna Room

5:30 p.m. Summit at the Summit Opening Reception
Sponsored by UMV Express DMV Solutions
All Summit attendees are invited to attend.
Bore Tide Bar, Alyeska Resort

7:00 p.m. Dinner on Your Own

Thursday, October 15

Alyeska Resort, Columbia Ballroom

7:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet Open
Sponsored by Hilcorp

8:00 a.m. Opening Remarks
Kati Capozzi, President & CEO, Alaska Chamber
Laura McDonnell, Board Chair, Alaska Chamber

Bill Bivin Small Business of the Year Award Presentation

8:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Mastering Simplicity
Matt Havens, International Keynote Speaker and Former Fortune 50 Team Leader
This conversation will challenge leaders and teams to rethink how they set priorities and why work often becomes more complicated than it needs to be. Drawing on 14 years inside a Fortune 50 company, he will share a practical framework for cutting through competing demands, aligning teams around what matters most, and focusing time and energy on the work that drives results.

Local Chamber of the Year Award Presentation

9:40 a.m. U.S. Chamber Update
Katelyn Harrison, Manager, Northwest Regional Office

Refreshment Break
Sponsored by At-Sea Processors Association

10:20 a.m. Best & Worst for Alaska’s Local Chamber Leaders
Local chamber leaders to be announced.
In this rapid-fire conversation, hear from Alaska’s local chamber leaders on the highs and lows their communities are facing in today’s economic and political climate.

North Star Award Presentation

11:15 a.m. Alaska Business Initiative
Lizzie Sheffield, Vice President, POOLHOUSE

Break

12:00 p.m. Alaska Gubernatorial Forum Luncheon
Sponsored by Donlin Gold
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, confirmed
Treg Taylor, confirmed
Dave Bronson, invited
Bernadette Wilson, invited

Chris Birch Award Presentation

1:45 p.m. North by Northwest Presentation
Katie Berry, President and Lead Economist, McKinley Research Group 
Hot off the presses! The first look at the update to the 2015 report (formerly known as Ties that Bind) highlighting the flow of trade, talent and investment between Alaska and Washington State. 
 

Rita Sholton Large Business of the Year Award Presentation

2:25 p.m. Alaska LNG Project Update
Glenfarne Alaska LNG, LLC
Speaker to be announced.

Refreshment Break
Sponsored by At-Sea Processors Association

3:00 p.m. U.S. House Candidate Forum
Congressman Nick Begich, confirmed
Bill Hill, invited

William A. Egan Alaskan of the Year Award Presentation

3:55 p.m. Champagne Toast
Sponsored by CLIA

5:30 p.m. Summit at the Sitz Reception
Sponsored by Alaska Pollock Fishery Alliance
Bar sponsored by Alaska Miners Association
Sitzmark Bar & Grill

7:30 p.m. Dinner on Your Own

Friday, October 16

Alyeska Resort, Columbia Ballroom

8:00 a.m. Breakfast
Sponsored by Santos

8:30 a.m. U.S. Senate Candidate Forum
Senator Dan Sullivan, confirmed
Mary Peltola, invited

10:00 a.m. Policy Forum
Open to Alaska Chamber members only.
Hybrid attendance will be available. Members who do not plan to attend in person may contact kari@alaskachamber.com to register and receive a secure link to attend virtually.