The Alaska Business Summit attracts business leaders and elected officials from all across the state to connect, collaborate, and strengthen Alaska’s business community. The Summit will highlight business issues of statewide importance, host the Premier Business Awards, and set our 2027 advocacy agenda.
Alaska Business Summit Agenda
Full Agenda to be announced 9/10
Wednesday, October 14
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Local Chamber Executives Roundtable
Sponsored by Alaska Oil and Gas Association
For local chamber executives only.
Portage Boardroom
2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Alaska Chamber Board Meeting
Open to current and onboarding board members.
Kahiltna Room
5:30 p.m. Opening Reception
Attendees, please join us for our opening reception.
aBar, Alyeska Resort
7:00 p.m. Dinner on Your Own
Thursday, October 15
Alyeska Resort, Columbia Ballroom
7:30 a.m. Welcome Desk and Breakfast Buffet Open
Sponsored by Hilcorp
8:00 a.m. Opening Remarks
Kati Capozzi, President & CEO, Alaska Chamber
Laura McDonnell, Board Chair, Alaska Chamber
5:30 p.m. Summit at the Summit Reception
Sponsored by Alaska Pollock Fishery Alliance
The tram opens at 5:00 p.m. and will run for 45 minutes exclusively for Alaska Business Summit attendees. A name badge is required for entry.
Bore Tide Bar
7:30 p.m. Dinner on Your Own
Friday, October 16
Alyeska Resort, Columbia Ballroom
8:30 a.m. Breakfast
Sponsored by Santos
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Policy Forum
Open to Alaska Chamber members only.
Our annual advocacy agenda setting event! Learn about, discuss, and vote on policy positions submitted by members for inclusion in the Alaska Chamber’s advocacy agenda.
This will be a hybrid event to include as many members as possible. Members who do not plan to attend in person may contact kari@alaskachamber.com to register and receive a secure link to attend virtually.
Registration Rates
Member Registration: $575
Non-Member Registration: $675
Late Registration: $750
Previous Alaska Business Summits
2025 - Alaska Business Summit - Alyeska Resort
2024 - Alaska Business Summit - Fairbanks, Alaska
2023 - Celebrating 70 Years - Anchorage, Alaska
2022 - Partners in Progress - Fairbanks, Alaska
2021 - Rejuvenating Alaska's Economy - Girdwood, Alaska
2020 - Virtual Fall Forum - Presentations Here
2019 - Charting Our Future - Girdwood, Alaska
2018 - 65 Years of Pro-Business Advocacy - Fairbanks, Alaska
2017 - A Tale of Two Economies - Sitka, Alaska
2016 - Illuminating the Path Forward - Kenai/Soldotna, Alaska
2015 - Renovate. Innovate. Repeat. - Fairbanks, Alaska
2014 - Our Business, Our Story - Girdwood, Alaska
2013 - It's Your Business - Fairbanks, Alaska
2012 - We Mean Business - Anchorage, Alaska
2011 - Champions for Alaska's Future - Talkeetna, Alaska
2010 - Alaska + Business = Economy “Back to the Basics” - Juneau, Alaska
2009 - Riding the Wave: Setting a Course for the Next 50 Years - Homer, Alaska
2008 - 49th State, 49th Year: Planning for Alaska's Prosperity - Fairbanks, Alaska
2007 - Alaska's Business Environment: Anticipating Changing Times - Anchorage, Alaska
2006 - Charting Alaska's Future - Anchorage, Alaska
2005 - Providing the Tools for Alaska's Future - Valdez, Alaska
2004 - Meet the Faces Behind Alaska Business - Juneau, Alaska
2003 - Reclaiming Alaska's Spirit: A New Attitude for Making it Happen - Kodiak, Alaska
2002 - Celebrating Our Past: Prospecting Alaska's Future - Fairbanks, Alaska
2001 - Planning for Progress in Challenging Times - Juneau, Alaska
2000 - Accepting the Challenge - Leading the Way - Girdwood, Alaska
1999 - New Millennium: New Economic Opportunities - Wasilla, Alaska
1998 - Learning From Our Golden Past to Energize Our Future - Valdez, Alaska
1997 - Business in Alaska: Gateway to Opportunity - Ketchikan, Alaska
1996 - Providing for Today - Preparing for Tomorrow - Sitka, Alaska
1995 - Golden Past, Brilliant Future - Whitehorse, Alaska
1994 - Business Partnerships for Alaska's Future: Let's Make a Difference - Fairbanks, Alaska
1993 - The Future Isn't What It Used to Be - Anchorage, Alaska
1992 - Mining: Alaska's Sleeping Giant - Juneau, Alaska
1991 - Its Good Business - Kenai/Soldotna, Alaska
1990 - Connections East and West: Onward to 2000 - Fairbanks, Alaska
1989 - Alaska Business: Alive and Well - Anchorage, Alaska
1988 - Alaska Summit: A view from the Top - Sitka, Alaska
1987 - Building World Market for Alaska - Juneau, Alaska
1986 - Alaska's Economy: Challenging and Exciting - Fairbanks, Alaska
1985 - Alaska Business: Serving Alaska - Anchorage, Alaska
1984 - Silver to Gold - Valdez, Alaska
1983 - Alaska's “Unity in Diversity” - Sitka, Alaska
1982 - Sitka, Alaska
1981- Anchorage, Alaska
1980 - Juneau, Alaska
1979 - Fairbanks, Alaska