Ice-Diminishing Arctic Panel Videos: Infrastructure and Investment

Can the United States Facilitate an International Arctic Seaway?

• Michael Kingston, Paul Massaro, Mead Treadwell, and Tero Vauraste discussed the feasibility of an international Arctic seaway based on the design of the St. Lawrence Seaway model.
• Michael Kingston, Managing Director, Michael Kingston Associates, and; Special Advisor, Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) Working Group, Arctic Council
• Paul Massaro, Policy Advisor, US Helsinki Commission
• Mead Treadwell, former Lieutenant Governor, State of Alaska, and; former Chair, US Arctic Research Commission
• Tero Vauraste, President, Mariadi Ltd, and; former Chair, Arctic Economic Council

High Arctic Research Infrastructure

• Mark Ivey, Nettie La Belle-Hamer, and Lori Parrott discussed a concept of a High Arctic Research Center in the Alaskan Arctic.
• Mark D. Ivey, Atmospheric Sciences, Sandia National Laboratories
• Dr. Nettie La Belle-Hamer, Director, Alaska Satellite Facility, and; Deputy Director, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Moderated by Lori Parrott, Manager, Atmospheric Sciences, Sandia National Laboratories

Perspectives from Arctic Alaska Native Regional Corporation CEOs

• A panel of CEOs of Alaska Native Corporations, including Rex A. Rock, Sr., Gail R. Schubert, Aaron M. Schutt, Wayne Westlake, and Greg Razo, discussed the role of ANCs in the Arctic.
• Rex A. Rock, Sr., President & CEO, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
• Gail R. Schubert, President &CEO, Bering Straits Native Corporation
• Aaron M. Schutt, President & CEO, Doyon, Limited
• Wayne Westlake, President & CEO, NANA Regional Corporation
• Moderated by Greg Razo, Vice President of Government Relations, CIRI