All Summit activities take place at Centennial Hall unless otherwise noted.

Pre-Event Trainings (Optional)

8:00AM — “Foundations of Case Management: Community Resource Navigation”
Hickel Room
Facilitated by Tonya Muldoon of the Southeast Alaska Eldercare Coalition

9:00AM — “The Aging Brain Unpacked: What’s Normal, What’s Not”
Hickel Room
Facilitated by Lisa Sauder of Alzheimer’s Resource Alaska

10:00AM — “Tools for Aging in Place: Exploring Assistive Tech in Action”
Egan Room
Facilitated by Tonya Muldoon of the Southeast Alaska Eldercare Coalition

Learn more about each of these sessions here.

Innovation Tour (Optional) TOUR FULL*

“From Raw to Remarkable: Place-Based Innovations in Entrepreneurship” will feature behind-the-scenes access to exciting innovations from entrepreneurs in and around Juneau.

Departs from Centennial Hall

*Please let us know if you want to join our waitlist!

Experiential Activities Open*

Dementia Simulation** with Alzheimer’s Resource Alaska
Miller Room
Get a glimpse of what it feels like when the world no longer makes sense by participating in a dementia simulation.

AI Testing Stations with Hansen Gress
Innovation Lounge
Test current developments in generative AI with a rare opportunity for in-depth comparison. ​

*Available throughout the event.
**Prerequisite for Solutions Lab II “Dementia Simulation” on Day 2.

Opening Plenary Ballroom 2 & 3

National Anthem & Alaska Flag Song (Sung by Sara Chambers)

Ernestine Saankaláxt Hayes, Tlingit author and UAS Emerita Professor

Maureen Hall, CBJ Assembly

Context Panel Ballroom 2 & 3

(Facilitated by Brian Holst, JEDC Executive Director)

David Howell, Alaska State Demographer

Marty Lange, Alaska Commission on Aging

Alexei Painter, Alaska Legislative Finance Division

Keynote Presentation Ballroom 2 & 3

(Introduction by Aaron Morrison, JEDC Board Chair)

“Migration, Retention, and What the Evidence Actually Says about Growing a Rooted Community” with Thomas Cooke, Ph.D.

Learn more about Dr. Cooke here.

Coffee & Networking Break Sponsored by KPMG

Innovation Shorts Concurrent Sessions

Aging Awareness 
Ballroom 1

Place Attachment
Egan Room

Economic Vitality
Hickel Room

Welcome Reception Ballroom 2 & 3

Sponsored by University of Alaska Southeast

Dinner Ballroom 2 & 3

Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Hosted by Brian Smentkowski, Co-Chair, Alaska State Committee Research (SCoR) and Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of Academics, Students, and Research, University of Alaska

Learn more about the SCoR and the Innovators Hall of Fame here.

Alaska Airlines Pitch Contest Ballroom 2 & 3

(Co-Hosted with JEDC and the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce)

Ben Matthys, Southeast Sparks LLC

Lorenzo Chu & Sicheng Lu, OlenArc

Rico Worl, Codex.NDN_Futures

Kris Swanson, Xpedious

Richard Rogers, Tundra Electronics Inc.

Learn more about this year’s contestants and their startups here.

Announcement of Pitch Contest Winners Ballroom 2 & 3

All Summit activities take place at Centennial Hall unless otherwise noted.

Networking Breakfast Ballroom 1

Connect with like-minded individuals by table topic to jump start conversations and takeaways.

AI Testing Stations Open* with Hansen Gress in the Innovation Lounge

Test current developments in generative AI with a rare opportunity for in-depth comparison. ​

*Available throughout the event.

Keynote Presentation Ballroom 2 & 3

(Introduction by Dr. Aparna Palmer, UAS Chancellor)

“Relocation to Rooted: How Communities Can Intentionally Build Belonging” with Melody Warnick

Learn more about Melody here.

Coffee Break Sponsored by KPMG

Solutions Labs I Concurrent Sessions

Aging Awareness: “Accessibility for All with Universal Design”
Ballroom 1
Facilitated by Tonya Muldoon, Program Director, Southeast Regional Eldercare Coalition

Place Attachment: “Choose Alaska!”
Egan Room
Facilitated by Kathleen McArdle, President & CEO, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce

Economic Vitality: “Buying/Selling a Business”
Hickel Room
Facilitated Sandy Hussain, Juneau Director, Alaska Small Business Development Center

Lunch Ballroom 2 & 3

Keynote Presentation Ballroom 2 & 3

(Introduction by Sara Chambers, Boards and Regulations Advisor, Alaska DCCED)

“Building Thriving Tech Ecosystems in Rural Communities” with Molly Pyle

Learn more about Molly here.

Solutions Labs II Concurrent Sessions

Aging Awareness: “Dementia Simulation”
Ballroom 1
Facilitated by Lisa Sauder, CEO, Alzheimer’s Resource Alaska

Place Attachment: “Housing Conundrum”
Egan Room
Facilitated by Shane Phillips, Housing Initiative Manager, UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies

Economic Vitality: “The State of Trades”
Hickel Room
Facilitated by Zach Stenson, Career and Technical Education Program Development Specialist, Pathfinder Solutions AK

Creative Debrief & Closing Remarks Ballroom 2 & 3

After Party TK Maguire’s Directions