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Archive 2023 ADE
**please note that not all presentations are available either because of proprietary information or because the speaker has chosen not share publicly.
Opening Remarks
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
Opening Keynote Address: Human Stories Can Transform Cultural Values
Rodney Payne, CEO, Destination Think
Plenary Presentation: Leading Innovation from Canada's North
Assistant Deputy Minister Frank Des Rosiers, Strategic Policy & Innovation, Natural Resources Canada
Plenary Presentation: Development in Canada's Western Arctic: A Gwich'in Perspective
Roy Erasmus, CEO, Gwich'in Development Corporation
Government of Canada Presentations
The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs & Minister Responsible for CanNor, Government of Canada
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment & Climate Change, Government of Canada
Session 1: Leadership Roundtable: Indigenous Leadership & Circumpolar Governance
Sharla Greenland, Co-Chair, Gwich'in Council International
Grand Chief, Ken Kyikavichik, Gwich'in Tribal Council
Plenary Presentation: Development and Innovation in the Northwest Territories
Minister Caroline Wawzonek, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Government of the Northwest Territories
Session 2: Green Transitions in the North: An International View
Andrey Petrov, University of Northern Iowa
Ben DiNapoli, University of Virginia
Greg Poelzer, University of Saskatchewan
Matthew Jull, University of Virginia
Robert Orttung, George Washington University
Zoe Garbis, George Washington University
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?
Menzie McEachern, Assistant Deputy Minister, Mineral and Petroleum Resources, GNWT
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
Session 5: Indigenous Urban Experiences and Governance in the Arctic
Marya Rozanova-Smith, George Washington University
Polina Syadeyskaya, University of Northern Iowa
Sean Asikluk Topkok, Ph.D., University of Alaska Fairbanks
Stanislav Ksenofontov, University of Northern Iowa
Tatiana Degai, University of Victoria
Vera Kuklina, George Washington University
Session 6: Satellite, Space & Communications Technology
Amund Nylund, Chief Operating Officer, KSAT - Kongsberg Satellite Services
Erhard Diedrich, Head of Department, International Ground Segment, Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft - und Raumfahrt (DLR) - German Aerospace Centre
Guy Wilkinson, Head of Service Delivery & Operations, Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
Corinna Vester, Deputy Director, Policy & Business Development, Natural Resources Canada
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
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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