FEBRUARY 15—16, 2017 CENTENNIAL HALL JUNEAU, ALASKA

THE CAPACITY TO INNOVATE

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WELCOME TO THE 2017 INNOVATION SUMMITEach year, the structure of Alaska’s premier innovation conference changes. You can say that we innovate the Innovation Summit to bring you a fresh experience that educates, inspires and motivates. This year we focused content on entrepreneurs and those involved in building the innovation ecosystem in Alaska. The Innovation Summit is a venue for you to learn from experts, as well as each other. We encourage you to share your views, advice, and experiences on starting, succeeding and supporting growth.

JEDC MISSIONThe Juneau Economic Development Council fosters a healthy and sustainable economic climate in Juneau and throughout Southeast Alaska. In collaboration with other organizations, the council implements initiatives to maintain, expand, and create jobs and economic opportunities.

JEDC AREAS OF FOCUS 1. Help Make Juneau a Great (Capital) City 2. Strengthen Key Regional Industries 3. Promote Entrepreneurship and Small Business 4. Develop Talent 5. Deliver Core Economic Development Services

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSLauren MacVay, ChairRick Caulfield, Vice ChairMitch Jackson, TreasurerSusan Murray, SecretaryMayor Ken KoelschSteve RicciBrandon CullumAlec MesdagMarc WheelerNadine LefebvreKeith ComstockBeth Weldon, CBJ Assembly Liaison

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INNOVATION SUMMIT SPEAKERS

ROBERT B. TUCKER is president of The Innovation Resource, and an internationally recognized leader in the field of innovation. He will present on how to organize for maximum growth in your organization. Formerly an adjunct professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, Tucker has been a consultant and keynote speaker since 1986.

The Innovation Resource, based in Santa Barbara, California, is a consulting firm devoted exclusively to assisting organizations seeking to improve top and bottom line performance via systematic innovation.

Tucker is a much sought after keynote speaker at conventions, company management meetings, and industry conferences. Clients include over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies as well as clients in Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Australia.

ANGELA M. RODELL serves as the Chief Executive Office/Executive Director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, having been selected in October of 2015 by the Corporation’s Board of Trustees. As the CEO, Ms. Rodell is leading the APFC at a pivotal time in history as it continues to emerge as a revenue generating center for the State of Alaska.

Ms. Rodell also served on the APFC’s Board of Trustees as a cabinet member, having been appointed Commissioner of the Department of Revenue in August, 2013 by Governor Sean Parnell. In addition to serving as a Trustee, Commissioner Rodell enjoyed the oversight role in working with the divisions and 900 employees within Revenue, and participated as a member of several boards, including the Alaska Retirement Management Board, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Board, the Alaska State Bond Committee and the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, among others.

GEOFF LARSON is president and co-founder of the Alaskan Brewing & Bottling Company. In 1985, he founded Alaskan Brewing Company with his wife and partner, Marcy. Geoff and Marcy were 28 years old at the time they started the brewery, and Alaskan Brewing has grown to become the 20th larg-est craft brewery in America, with distribution in 17 states. Geoff is known industry-wide as a leader in craft brewing, in both brewery innovation and brewing techniques.

Geoff is known industry-wide as a leader in craft brewing, in both brewery innovation and brewing techniques. He co-authored a Beer Style series book on the Smoked Beer category. His role at the brewery currently is focused on developing the future vision, strengthening industry relationships and working on technology and plant operation issues. One result of that focus has been the development of Beer Powered Beer, which he will be discussing today. Geoff is also a board member of the Juneau Community Foundation, the vice chair of the Juneau Utilities Advisory Board, and a board member and active partici-pant of the Seadogs K-9 Search & Rescue.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15

8:30AM Innovation Tour Check-in

9:00–12:00PM Innovation Tours

12:00 PM Registration Opens, Innovation Lounge

1:00 PM Innovation Start-Up, Ballroom 2 & 3 • National Anthem and Alaska Flag Song by Sherry Patterson • Welcome Comments by Mayor Ken Koelsch • Welcome Comments by President Richard Peterson, Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska

• JEDC Welcome: Innovation Summit 2017: What & Why by Brian Holst and Dana Herndon • Innovation Ecosystem in Alaska by Ky Holland and Juliet Shepherd

2:00PM Innovation is Everyone’s Business by Summit Speaker: Robert B. Tucker Ballroom 2&3

3:00PM Coffee Break, Innovation Lounge

3:20PM Innovation Shorts—Round One Egan • Hickel • Ballroom 1

Three simultaneous sessions of five 10–minute Innovation Short presentations. Presenters discuss a big idea, exciting research or a new perspective on a variety of topics.

4:30PM Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame Ceremony, Ballroom 2 & 3

The Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame celebrates and honors outstanding individuals who put Alaska on the map as leaders in innovation and contributed to Alaska’s growing culture of innovation.

5:15PM Networking Reception, Innovation Lounge

Meet & Greet with Alaska Innovators in the Davis room portion of the lobby

6:00–8:00PM Investing in Entrepreneurs Evening Session, Ballroom 2 & 3

• Creative Performance: Juneau Dance Theater. Juneau Dance Theatre (JDT) presents Feeling Good, a jazzy ballet set to music by Nina Simone. The choreog-raphy by JDT Artistic Director Zachary Hench has been created and adapted for unconventional dance spaces, showing how art has the ability to live and breathe in unexpected new ways.

• Opening Remarks

• Innovate Alaska (Government) by Commissioner Chris Hladick, Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development

• Evaluating Innovation Potential by Summit Speaker: Angela Rodell, CEO of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation

• Pitch Contest featuring five Alaska entrepreneurs. The Pitch Contest will be moderated by Juneau Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Craig Dahl.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16

7:30 AM Doors Opens, Innovation Lounge

8:00AM Welcome Session, Ballroom 2 & 3 • Lauren MacVay, JEDC Board Chair • Path to Prosperity winners announced • Big announcements • Senator Dennis Egan

8:45AM Innovation is Alaskan’s Business by Summit Speaker: Geoff Larson, Co-Founder of Alaskan Brewing Co., Ballroom 2 & 3

9:30AM Innovation Shorts—Round Two Egan • Hickel • Ballroom 1

Three simultaneous sessions of five 10–minute Innovation Short presentations. Presenters discuss a big idea, exciting research or a new perspective on a variety of topics.

10:30AM Coffee Break, Innovation Lounge

11:00AM Mini-Sessions Hickel • Egan • Ballroom 1

• Innovation Masterclass: Tools and Techniques for Transforming Your Business: Robert B. Tucker, Ballroom 1

• Innovation to Launch (I2L): Ky Holland and Rachael Miller, Hickel

The workshop will offer activities to learn more about tools and programs that support reduce the risk of new venture creation.

• Innovation at Alaskan Brewery: Geoff Larson, Egan

12:30PM Networking LunchGet your food in the Innovation Lounge and feel free to eat and mingle around Centennial Hall

1:30PM Building Alaska’s Capacity to Innovate, Ballroom 2 & 3

• Introduction by Representative Sam Kito • Chancellor Rick Caulfield, University of Alaska Southeast

• President Johnsen, University of Alaska

• Commissioner Johnson, Department of Education & Early Development

• Global Innovation Award winners—presentation by Alaska finalists.

2:30PM Innovation Lab: A Hands-On Opportunity to Innovate, Ballroom 2 & 3

Conference participants will form into groups of ten and spend 2 hours follow-ing the Rapid Prototyping for Entrepreneurs protocol to ideate, iterate, and build on concepts presented during the Innovation Summit. This fast-paced, genera-tive, inclusive formula to create ideas were used to build Google Glass, Self-driv-ing cars, Microsoft outlook, and many more. After orientation and introduction, participants will quickly pick one of the products or concepts presented at this summit and begin. Hosted by the Renewable Energy Alaska Project.

4:45PM Make the Connection, Ballroom 2 & 3

5:30PM Cheers to 30 Years Party, Innovation Lounge

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INNOVATION SHORTS

WEDNESDAY 3:20PM

Ballroom 1 George RoeArctic Remote Energy Networks Academy (ARENA) –Knowledge Export as an Economic Diversification Opportunity

Will Judy IT as a Tool: Improving communication between IT Providers and Clients

Ky HollandInvesting in Alaska—Angels and Venture Funds emerging to create Alaska’s future

Alec Mesdag Renewable Energy Cluster Working Group: Building on Momentum

Ethan TylerState Economic Development Plan

Egan Tamsen Peeples Blue Evolution; Pioneering Seaweed Mariculture in Alaska

John NemethNew Marijuana Cultivation Facility and what it means for Alaska

Patrick CourtnageSightseeIt: Alaska's App for Amazing Self-Guided Tours

Jeff FlanneryEngineering tomorrow’s heating today.

Rachel Friendlander and Quinn Tracy Municipal Mapping in the 21st Century

Hickel Bill LeightyProfitably Exporting Alaska’s abundant energy as Co2-Emission-free, Hydrogen-rich liquids

Scott JonsenA brief introduction to Thermal Energy Networks.

Kevin RitchieFamily Friendly Economic Development Innovations for your community

Peter WebleyRemote Sensing data for your Energy Needs

George RoeHeat Meters

Tammy Tragis-McCook UAF Arctic Innovation Competition

INNOVATION SHORTS

THURSDAY 9:30AM

Egan Senator Mia Costello and Kevin AnselmAlaska Crowdinvesting—The Innovating Alaska Act

Allan JohnstonThe Alaska Investor Network

Chris RoseA Green Bank for Alaska?

Robert LerchCar-Sharing

Midgi MooreFeeding the Masses

Ballroom 1 Michele ElfersCity and Borough of Juneau Innovation Academy

Jim PowellInnovations in Local Alaskan Government

LJ MedenicaInnovation in a Nonprofit Sector: Reality and Necessity

Julie Decker Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation: State Mariculture Task Force

Dan Kirkwood and Kirby DayAdvocating for Tongass National Forest Recreation Programming

Hickel Lance AhernThe Launch: Alaska Startup Accelerator

Rachel MillerStarting Up Alaska—Startup Weekends build communities and speed the launch of new ideas

Jessie WuerstStart-Up—A Successful Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Mark BillingsleyUAF Inventions and Economic Opportunities

Janelle BillingsleaAmerican Innovation and the Velociter Program

The Juneau Economic Development Council presents the Pitch Contest at the Innovation Summit. We open the stage to five Alaskan entrepreneurs to pitch their business in front of Innovation Summit attendees. Attendees can buy a $10 vote to select an entrepreneur to take home a cash prize.

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Attently, Inc.Eric Solie, Fairbanks, Alaska

Attently is a software startup based in Fairbanks, Alaska. The team is developing a computer vision product, using machine learning algorithms, to monitor attention and sentiment levels among members of live audiences. They integrate the data with a virtual speaking coach to provide actionable feedback for public speakers and other crowd-facing presenters. Attently also provides the first accurate tool for passively gathering quantitative data on large-au-dience engagement with a presentation.

Eric Solie was born in Fairbanks before moving to Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. He returned and attended studies at Arizona State University and the American University in Bulgaria. He attended graduate studies at the University of Haifa, Israel. After working in diverse industries from maritime construction to banking, he founded ApproachVR, LLC and Attently, Inc.

February 15Ballroom 2 & 3; Dinner begins at 6:00PM

CoppaMarc Wheeler, Juneau, Alaska

Marc Wheeler presents “Alaska Soda Works.” His plan is to create a line of Alaskan sodas using local ingredients such as rhubarb, spruce tip, devil’s club, and birch syrup.

Marc Wheeler has lived in Juneau since 1995, where he has been an Americorps volunteer, grassroots organizer, Assembly member, Deputy Mayor, non-profit director, and father to Celia and Ferguson. Since 2013, Marc has owned Coppa, an award-winning ice cream and coffee shop with his wife, Jessica Paris.

Devil’s Club Brewing Co.Evan Wood, Juneau, Alaska

Devil’s Club is the embodiment of adventure. You won’t find the plant along the streets of town. Devil’s Club is unapologetic, blunt—it takes no prisoners and adds a little kick to your outdoor exploits. The Devil’s Club brand represents the adventurous among us, the off-the-beaten-path lifestyles and the unique people that inhabit our little part of the world.

Evan has a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience with a strong chem-istry background that he readily applies to the microbiology of brewing. He worked in marketing for Red Bull North America in Washington, where he was introduced to (and fell in love with) the brewpub atmosphere. Inspired to bring that environment back home, he became a well-awarded homebrewer.

Renewable Energy Alaska ProjectPiper Foster Wilder, Anchorage, Alaska

Piper serves as Deputy Director of the Renewable Energy Alaska Project in Anchorage. She advises on policy to expand the role of clean energy for Alaska’s economic development. She also provides member support and directs fundraising. During 2016, Piper led the Colorado Solar Ener-gy Industries Association’s contract with the Colorado Energy Office to develop a solar-thermal-as-a-service program in partnership with six Rural Electric Cooperatives in Colorado’s Western Slope. Piper came to renew-able technologies through her work as Vice President of Amatis Controls, and developed their thermal metering product line. During this time she was named in Aspen Magazine’s Ten Women of Aspen. Prior to this she helped launch Colorado’s Energy Smart initiative. Piper is a Humboldt Fellow and worked at Ecologic Institute in Berlin for two years studying land use planning to accommodate large renewable installations. She lives in Anchorage with her husband, photographer Nathaniel Wilder.

Alyeska Venture ManagementKy Holland, Anchorage, Alaska

“Ky” Holland is a founding partner of Alyeska Venture Management that created and manages Alaska’s first seed fund for startup ventures, the Alaska Accelerator Fund. Ky is the current Hickel Professor of Strategic Leadership and Entrepreneurship at Alaska Pacific University and has two startup businesses he is operating including Mackinnon Marine Technologies, manufacturer of the AlumaSki and AlumaPro rescue watercraft; and, iA3, manufacturer of the new iA3 EdgeServer for monitoring and control of buildings and remote water and wastewater plants. Ky grew up in Alaska, has two family startups (kids) that have launched, and is active in community programs that “Build the Alaska We Want” for the next generation of Alaskans.

Wild Alaska Kelp Co. (Juneau) Matthew KernWild Alaska Kelp Co. sources the seasonal surplus of Southeast Alaskan edibles and crafts delicious shelf stable products. Our first line of products feature bull kelp as the principle ingredient to make salsas, pickles, relish, and dried seasoning blends. Wild Alaska Kelp Co. is working to strengthen food security, and add value to the region’s abundant resources.

Skya’ana Coffee Co. (Klawock) Tina Steffen & Malik AlmenzorSkya’ana Coffee Co. is a coffee roasting company in Klawock, Alaska. The Haida translation of skya’ana is “to be awake,” and we chose this name to honor our Haida heritage. We supply local coffee shops with fresh, locally roasted coffee, and have plans to expand into regional and online markets.

Island Care Services (Naukati) Heidi YoungIsland Care Services, is a care coordination agency serving all of Prince of Wales Island, Metlakatla, Juneau, Hoonah, Ketchikan and Sitka. Island Care Services is dedicated to helping individuals reach healthy independence by providing individualized services for clients that require a professional to help them navigate their health care needs. ICS can help to make it possible for Alaskans that have physical or cognitive disabilities remain in their communities.

Sitka Seedling Farms (Sitka) Matthew JacksonSitka Seedling Farms' mission is to grow food for Southeast Alaskan consumers and grow businesses for Southeast Alaskan communities. We will accomplish this by developing farmland and facilities, growing food, and leasing excess capacity to fellow food entrepreneurs. Though demand for healthy local food is high, the supply of growing space and facilities is limited. Sitka Seedling Farms solves this problem by concentrating land and facilities, then sharing them with the entrepreneurial community for the profit of all. Sitka Seedling Farms is more than a farm; it’s a focal point for a new food economy.

Seabright Seafood (Ketchikan) Dianna RobinsonSeabright Seafood is a small, family owned salmon fishing and distribution company based in Ketchikan, Alaska. Husband and wife team Brent and Dianna Robinson catch and sell fully traceable, storied salmon to chefs and caterers in the sea-to-table space. The company aims to provide exceptional quality, troll-caught wild salmon while also driving the dialogue around local food systems and the importance of seafood supply chain transparency.

Chilkat Valley Sawmill (Haines) Sylvia HeinzChilkat Valley Sawmill is a Haines-based mill that aims to increase Haines' self-reliance and sustainability by producing quality lumber and value-added wood products from the Chilkat Valley's rich timber resources. This community-oriented business is owned and operated by husband-wife-baby team Chad, Sylvia, and Sage Bieberich.

PATH TO PROSPERITY presented by Spruce Root, Inc.

PATH TO PROSPERITY presented by Spruce Root, Inc.Mighty Bear Roots (Wrangell) Dixie BookerMighty Bear Roots is a greenhouse in Wrangell that will offer locally grown produce for Southeast Alaska. Vertical aeroponics systems will be utilized to grow a variety of vegetables and fruits. Mighty Bear Roots will provide fresh local produce to consumers in Wrangell and Southeast Alaska. This will be the first business of its kind in the community.

Sugar Point Lodge (Craig) Roberto MedinaSugar Point Lodge offers a unique Alaskan ocean fishing experience in the heart of coastal southeast Alaska. SPL is dedicated to providing access to Alaskan salmon and halibut while maintaining local, cultural and economical values and integrity. Experienced in targeting Alaska’s many wild, sustainable and renewable fish species, we are locally owned and locally operated.

Petersburg Indian Association: SeaLife Compost (Petersburg) Brandon TynesSeaLife Compost is a 100% Southeast Alaska, tribal member-employed organic compost made from local fish bi-product and local wood waste. The Compost will create a nutrient rich compost while at the same time diverting potentially hazardous fish waste from our waters and wood waste from being burned at our landfill. We are creating a unique product in that this is the only fish based compost to be handcrafted right here in Southeast Alaska.

AlaskaSmart Biodiesel (Hoonah) Jeff HastingsAlaskaSmart Biodiesel provides sustainable domestic fuel, and delivers green power in remote locations of Alaska. AlaskaSmart will use a diverse mix of agricultural oils, recycled cooking oil and algae feedstock to produce a renewable, clean-burning “Advanced Biofuel” to be used in existing diesel engines and generators. AlaskaSmart's objective is to be the first commercial-scale fuel produced in Southeast Alaska that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by more than 50 percent when compared with petroleum diesel.

The Artist Workshop (Ketchikan) Laura KinunenThe Artist Workshop is an innovative, community-focused business that spans the arts by way of education, production, promotion, and retail. Creative energy thrives in a setting lead by established local artists teaching a variety of techniques in workshops that emphasize the inventive use of repurposed materials, making art affordable, accessible, and environmentally responsible. The Artist Workshop is a center where aspiring and accomplished artists alike express their talents, while positively impacting the environment and strengthening an already prosperous and inspired industry.

CentricEV (Juneau) Max StanleyCentricEV is a pioneering venture that aims to become the source for electric vehicles (EVs) in Alaska. We will be a hybrid business designed to bring electric vehicles into the region for sales, rentals, and sharing. CentricEV will smoothly transition drivers to electric transportation thereby creating a cheaper, cleaner, more self-reliant transportation system for Southeast Alaska. CenticEV will be based out of Juneau, but will expand throughout the region.

ALASKA INNOVATORS HALL OF FAME

The Alaska State Committee on Research (SCoR) created the Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame in 2014 to celebrate and honor outstanding individuals who put Alaska on the map as leaders in innovation and to contribute to Alaska’s growing culture of innovation.

Rajive Ganguli has developed mill simulator software as part of the University of Fairbanks’ program for training mill operators for large-scale mines. Mill operators run machinery, read schematics and plans, monitor job progress and sometimes perform equipment maintenance.Along with UAF’s Tathagata Ghosh, Ganguli’s team created a software-based training tool to enhance a 12-week program at UAF.

Jeff Rothman improved a sensor that, when deployed in an Alaska forest, can detect a nuclear explosion on the far side of the planet or a volcanic eruption in an Aleutian storm. His patented infrasound sensor is smaller, more accurate and less power-consumptive than its predecessor. While other sensors are the size of a blender, his is a hockey puck.

Brian Shumaker invented a system that gives engineers and scientists detailed temperature readings of arctic installations from anywhere in the world. His device is a cable with a string of temperature sensors spaced at intervals selected by the client. Examples are buried beneath many large buildings on permafrost. When coupled with a BeadedStream remote data logger, people with an internet connection can monitor the solidity of the ground upon which foundations are standing.

Founded by then 28-year-old Marcy and Geoff Larson 30 years ago in 1986, Alaskan Brewing Co. was the first brewery to open in Juneau since prohibition. They've been inspired be Alaska's history, beauty and abundance since the start, utilizing historical recipes and local ingredients. Alaska's remoteness has served as inspiration as well, sparking innovation in brewing and production methods. Perhaps most notable of these innovations is the development of a process and invention of a steam boiler that utilizes exclusively spent grain, a waste product of brewing, as a renewable fuel source to power the brewing process.

Peter Webley and his colleagues in the remote sensing group at the University of Alaska's Geophysical Institute developed novel tools to predict the drift of volcanic ash and assess its impact on daily operations. Building on more than 20 years of monitoring volcanoes and improving tools to track ash clouds, the University of Alaska Fairbanks associate research professor helped develop one of the first companies to be spun off from the university and develop new intellectual property. He has also developed other software applications, such as a new approach to archiving online webcam data.

Sandro Lane’s decision to salvage salmon parts that were otherwise lost to the sea changed the fishing industry and showed a newway of doing business in Alaska. Lane saw both an obligation and opportunity in using the entire salmon by-product stream of Trident Seafoods Ketchikan plant as well as most of the salmonwaste stream from other Ketchikan processors. Upon the barge,Alaskan Venturer, workers collected salmon by-products for protein meal and fish oil extraction, but in a unique low-temperature process—preserving nutrients that are lost in the more-common high-temperature extraction methods.

About the Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame: The Alaska State Committee on Research (SCoR) created the Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame in 2014 to celebrate and honor outstanding individuals who put Alaska on the map as leaders in innovation and to contribute to Alaska’s growing culture of innovation.

Criteria for Eligibility and Nomination Procedure

1. Nominees will have demonstrated innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have had a tangible impact on quality of life, economic develop-ment, the welfare of the people of Alaska and/or global impact.

2. Nominees will be inventors and innovators in the fields of science, engineering and technology.

3. Nominators will provide evidence of a nominee’s impact and his/her contributions to innovation. Evidence may include patents and licensing, publications, and news and articles showing innovative discovery and/or technology creation with signifi-cant impact on society.

4. Nominations may be an individual or a team.

5. Self-nominations are not eligible.

6. A nominee must have been an Alaska resident for at least one year or have made a significant innovation with a strong link to Alaska.

7. Nominators may choose traditional/historic inventions, even if the name of an inventor is not known.

SCoR will select up to eight inductees each year. More information can be found here: https://www.alaska.edu/research/research/scor/ak-innovators/

INNOVATION SUMMIT SPONSORS

Sealaska is the regional Native institution established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). More than 22,000

Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian shareholders own Sealaska. Sealaska’s purpose is to strengthen people, culture and homelands through Values In Action..

Providing Sustainable, Value Driven Energy solutions for our com-munity. JHI is quickly developing a reputation for Technology, In-novation, and Leadership. Juneau Hydropower is the developer of record for the Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Facility. Juneau’s lat-

est hydropower will provide new electrical capacity for Juneau’s future. Expanding Juneau’s energy port-folio will enable the rapid adoption of electric vehicles and possible future electric public transportation. Sweetheart Lake provides the renewable energy foundation for displacing expensive fossil fuel use with lower cost solutions for governmental, business, and residential home heating and domestic hot water. Juneau Hydropower and its subsidiary Juneau District Heating operations are establishing synergistic and integrated sustainable solutions for Juneau now and for generations to follow. By combining low cost, locally produced renewable and sustainable energy with proven and innovative world class heating and hot water solutions, Juneau Hydropower is creating clean, smart, and sustainable energy solutions for Juneau and our environment.

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 agen-cies and organizations in Alaska, we are committed to supporting the com-

munities 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.

The School of Management at the University of Alaska Southeast specializes in rigorous, quality e-learning courses and degree programs. Our courses and degree programs cover management, business, human resource management, account-ing, management information systems, and public administration. Our courses feature practitioner-oriented instruction with a focus on concepts and skills that you can apply to your career immediately. Using the UAS e-Learning platform, you can complete your degree anywhere, anytime. School of Management faculty

facilitates industry connections, opening doors to new job opportunities and career advancement. The University of Alaska Southeast is an affordable, open-enrollment institution and the School of Manage-ment welcomes students from across Alaska and the Yukon Territory.

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GCI is Alaska’s leader in wireless, cable, internet and voice services. GCI is an Alaska born and raised company that is committed to connecting Alaskans with the latest technology while expanding services to business markets throughout Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and beyond. For more than 35 years, GCI has been delivering

communication and technology services across Alaska, in some of the most remote communities and the most challenging conditions in North America. The $2 billion publicly traded company is a leader in health care and education connectivity, as well as developing cutting-edge Arctic technology. Learn more about GCI at www.gci.com, Facebook.com/GCIAK and on Instagram at @GCIAK

The Division of Economic Development (DED) works closely with industry leaders, allied agencies, and economic development organizations across the state – including the 10 state designated Alaska Regional Development Organi-

zations – to support the growth and diversification of Alaska’s economy by providing financing, business assistance, promotion, and public policy.

Showcasing Alaska’s abundant economic opportunity found in its natural resources, human capital, and emerging industries, DED actively promotes the state via its Alaska: North to Opportunity campaign.

Critical to the growth of Alaska’s economy is the provision of capital to businesses that would not other-wise qualify for private-sector lending. DED currently administers 10 revolving loan funds broadly serv-ing Alaska’s small businesses with total assets approaching $200 million and offers promotional support through the Made in Alaska and Alaska Product Preference programs.

The Business & Economic Development Department (BEDD) of Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska manages programs and activities that pro-mote Economic Self-Sufficiency for our tribe and its citizens. The department works

with the Juneau Economic Development Council, Southeast Conference, Haa Aani, NativePTAC and other agencies and businesses to strengthen the economy of Southeast. BEDD also provides tribal cit-izens with technical assistance, resource development, and way to identify access to startup or capital funds through traditional and non-traditional lending agencies.

Founded by then 28-year-old Marcy and Geoff Larson 30 years ago in 1986, Alaskan Brewing Co. was the first brewery to open in Juneau since prohibition.

They’ve been inspired be Alaska’s history, beauty and abundance since the start, utilizing historical recipes and local ingredients. Alaska’s remoteness has served as inspiration as well, sparking innovation in brewing and production methods. Perhaps most notable of these innovations is the development of a process and invention of a steam boiler that utilizes exclusively spent grain, a waste product of brewing, as a renewable fuel source to power the brewing process.

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Wells Fargo has 800 team members in Alaska who serve customers through a network of 53 banking, mortgage and investment offices, and 115 ATMs, in 28 communities. At Wells Fargo, we focus all of our time and energy on helping you build a secure financial future. We want to give each and every customer the full attention and financial expertise you need

and deserve. We are committed to building lifelong customer relationships. Our goal is to get to know you and offer financial solutions that best meet your needs. Working with small business owners is one of the most important things we do at Wells Fargo. We have loaned more dollars to small businesses than any other bank for 14 consecutive years (2002–2015 CRA data). To help more small businesses achieve financial success, we introduced Wells Fargo Works for Small Business—a broad initiative to deliver re-sources, guidance and services for business owners. For more information, visit: WellsFargoWorks.com.

Avista Corp., incorporated in 1889 and based in Spokane, Wash., is an energy company involved in the production, transmission and distribution of energy

as well as other energy-related businesses. Avista Utilities is the operating division that provides electric service to 375,000 customers and natural gas to 335,000 customers. Avista’s service territory covers 30,000 square miles in eastern Washington, northern Idaho and parts of southern and eastern Oregon, with a population of 1.6 million. Alaska Energy and Resources Company is an Avista subsidiary that provides retail electric service in the city and borough of Juneau, Alaska, through its subsidiary Alaska Electric Light and Power Company. Avista stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “AVA.” For more information about Avista, please visit www.avistacorp.com.

The vision of The Nature Conservancy is a world where the diversity of life thrives, and people act to conserve nature for its own sake and its ability to fulfill our needs and enrich our lives. For nearly 30 years, The Nature Conser-

vancy has provided the scientific know-how and creativity necessary to craft collaborative and practical solutions to conservation challenges all across Alaska. Learn more at nature.org/alaska

Alaska Litho is an employee-owned print shop offering a full line of print and digital media services. Based in Juneau since 1948, we serve all of Southeast Alaska.

Our state-of-the-art prepress department, multi-press pressroom, and complete bindery services have made Alaska Litho a regional leader in the industry. We invest in the latest technology, share our expert knowledge, produce quality products, use sustainable materials, and emphasize local customer service to help your business succeed.

Complementing our print services, we also offer supporting digital media services with a concentration in four key areas: Social Media, Website Development, Digital Marketing, and Training. Branding across print and digital materials unifies your identity wherever your audience looks for you. aklitho.com

Hansen Gress supports the IT infrastructure for Juneau’s most prominent small businesses. Formed over 10 years ago, this tech company has matured

into our community’s most trusted name in IT support. Early on, they flipped the traditional time-based business model for IT support and introduced membership-only support plans—this has allowed the small company to scale and deliver unmatched availability and focus to its clients.

Tech is in an explosive period. Hansen Gress has a talent for curating this vast ocean of tech into a best-in-class platform tailored to clients in Juneau. The firm is passionate about coaching businesses through transition—moving from old tech to modern toolsets. They believe in a world where technology challenges fall away, leaving only creativity, growth and innovation. What are your dreams?

Alaska Communications is the leading provider of advanced broadband and IT managed services in Alaska. The company operates a highly reliable, advanced statewide data network with the latest technology and the most diverse un-

dersea fiber optic system connecting Alaska to the contiguous U.S. For more information, visit www.AlaskaCommunications.com or www.alsk.com.

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Northrim Bank is a community bank with 14 locations throughout Alaska and humble beginnings in Anchorage. Founded in 1990 and originally doing business from a trailer, Northrim was built on the ideal of Customer First

Service and has remained committed to providing the highest quality of service and value to businesses, professionals, and individual Alaskans. Navigate the links below to learn more about our story, community engagement, and other related news.

Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF) is a private, non-profit organization created in 1978 for the purpose of further developing Alaska’s seafood industry and represents a broad perspective of seafood harvesters, processors and support sector

businesses. Since its inception, AFDF has been dedicated to identifying problems common to the Alaska seafood industry and developing efficient, sustainable solutions that provide benefits to the economy, environment and communities. AFDF’s current projects including:

· Alaska Symphony of Seafood · Seafood Sustainability Certifications · Alaska Mariculture Initiative · 100% Club: Full Utilization & Specialty Products · Fishing Vessel Energy Efficiency · Maritime Works: An Alaska Careers Partnership

For more information, visit www.afdf.org.

AGC (Alaska Growth Capital), an innovative alternative lending orga-nization, finances growth companies in the northwest region of the United States. The company fills an important niche in the capital

market for growth companies in the stage between startup equity and traditional bank financing.

AGC has $190 million in assets under management, providing commercial finance in the $100,000 to $10 million range and has funded over $450 million in the northwest region over the last 17 years. In 2015 AGC funded $41 million in loans throughout Alaska with an average size of $1.1 million. AGC strategically works alongside traditional lenders and other investors to assure customers reach their maximum potential.

AGC is a tier one subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC), the largest locally-owned and operated company in Alaska. ASRC has over 10,000 employees with revenues approaching $3 billion annually, and is a strong, stable source of funds for AGC.

Alaska Pacific University is a leading active learning community igniting personal passion, self-discovery, and deep learning. Located in Anchorage, APU is a small private liberal arts and sciences university providing personalized, experiential,

hands-on instruction "in the field" with Alaska as its primary classroom. The Hickel Endowment in entrepreneurship and strategic leadership funds teaching, research and community engagement that increases Alaska's economic and leadership opportunities.

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Looking toExpand Your Business?Have aBusiness Idea thatYou Want to Make Happen?

If you have a project that will create or retain jobs in Southeast Alaska, Juneau Economic Development Council could be the lender you've been looking for. Juneau Economic Development Council launched the Southeast Alaska Revolving Loan Fund in 1997 to bridge the gap between what banks will finance and what the business community needs. Our goal is to provide financing for viable projects that will create and retain quality jobs and help to diversify local economies in Southeast Alaska. JEDC operates a community-based loan fund and one region wide loan program that serves smaller communities throughout Southeast Alaska. Find out more by contacting Margaret O'Neal: moneal@jedc.org.

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