Innovation Summit Announces Major Sponsors

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines is the 2022 Innovation Summit Pitch Contest Presenting Sponsor.

Since 1932, Alaska Airlines has been connecting Alaska’s communities with safe and reliable transportation. Over 1800 Alaska Airline employees, in 19 different communities, call Alaska home. Providing support to over 300 agencies and organizations in Alaska, we are committed to supporting the communities where we operate and where our employees live and work. We are proud to be serving Juneau and Southeast Alaska with daily, year-round service, keeping Alaska business, communities, and families, connected.

Hansen Gress

Hansen Gress provides sponsorship for the Innovation Summit Conference App, hosted by Crowd Compas.

We all know that technology can be a powerful fuel for business growth.  Hansen Gress helps innovators dream bigger.  Hansen Gress specializes in managed IT, technical help desk, cybersecurity, and networking. Trust your Tech.

“Hansen Gress staff enjoy the innovation summit because it brings people with courage and creativity together who want to build something new. That is the premise of innovation.”

GCI

GCI provides sponsorship for the Innovation Summit Conference App, hosted by Crowd Compas.

The communications company supports over 150 nonprofit organizations yearly with a focus on cultural arts and innovation, education, healthy communities, youth, diversity and inclusion and public safety. Giving back to every community they serve.

GCI is committed to leading philanthropy efforts across Alaska, donating $2 million in cash, products, scholarships, and grants to Alaska organizations each year. Follow #UnlimiedAlaskaLove to see updates on how GCI gives back to the community.

Sealaska

Sealaska provides major sponsorship for the Summit evening reception.

Sealaska’s purpose is to strengthen our people, culture and homelands. We invest in and operate businesses that improve the health of our oceans, maintain healthy homelands in Southeast Alaska, and benefit shareholder communities. Sealaska is an Alaska Native corporation formed in 1971 under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) – the largest land settlement in U.S. history. Through ANCSA, approximately 44 million acres of traditional homelands were returned to Alaska Natives in the form of 13 regional, for-profit corporations. Sealaska owns and manages 362,000 acres of land and has more than 22,000 shareholders.