When Leadership Mattered: Opportunities Seized and Missed

Moderator:
CDR Brigid Pavilonis -  Biography
Chief, Government, History, and Ethics
Department of Humanities
U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Panelists:
Dr. Elizabeth Elliot-Meisel - Biography
Chair, History Department
Creighton University - Omaha, Nebraska
Arctic Diplomacy: Canada and the United States in the Northwest Passage
Presentation:  Opportunities Seized and Opportunities that Remain 

Professor Shelagh D. Grant -  Biography
Trent University – Ontario, Canada
Polar Imperative: A History of Arctic Sovereignty in North America
(Winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize for best English language book on Global Affairs)
Presentation: Claiming the Arctic: Motivation, Vision and Leadership  

Dr. Dennis Noble - Biography
Historian and Writer
Captain “Hell Roaring” Mike Healy - From American Slave to Arctic Hero
Presentation: Captain Michael A. "Hell Roaring Mike" Healy, USRCS  
 

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Perspective on Change

Moderator:
Dr. Martha McConnell - Biography
Department of Science, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Program Officer, National Academy of Sciences

Panelists:
Dr. John Walsh - Biography
International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Chief Scientist, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment
Presentation: Arctic System Changes, Past and Present 

Dr. Donald K. Perovich - Biography
Research Geophysicist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Presentation: Sea Ice Changes 

Dr. Donald L. Gautier - Biography
Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey
Presentation: Petroleum in the Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities  

Dr. Larry Mayer - Biography
Professor of Earth Science and Ocean Engineering
Director of the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
University of New Hampshire
Presentation: Mapping the Extended Continental Shelf in a Changing Arctic 

Dr. George Hunt - Biography
Research Professor, Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences
University of Washington
Presentation: Arctic Marine Ecosystems 
 

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Providing Leadership in Maritime Risk Reduction and Mitigation Measures for a Vast and Challenging Environment

Moderator:
Professor Craig Allen Sr. - Biography
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Maritime Studies
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Judson Falknor Professor of Law
University of Washington School of Law

Panelists:
Dr. Lawson Brigham - Biography
Distinguished Professor of Geography and Arctic Policy
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Former Chair, Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment
Presentation: AMSA's Legacy and Strategic Value to the Arctic States 

Professor Thomas M. Leschine - Biography
Vice Chair, Marine Board of the National Academies’ Transportation Research Board
Director and Professor
Rabinowitz Professor of Human Dimensions of the Environment
School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
University of Washington

Mr. Ross MacDonald - Biography
Manager, Special Projects and Arctic Shipping Marine Safety
Transport Canada
Presentation: The Polar Code: Arctic Shipping Safety    

Mr. James A. Watson IV - Biography
Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
U.S. Department of Interior
Rear Admiral, USCG (Ret.)
Presentation: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement  
 

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Bridging the Gap

Moderator:
CDR Russ Bowman - Biography
Chief, Law Faculty
Department of Humanities
U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Panelists:
Dr. Merv Fingas - Biography
Author, Oil Spill Science and Technology
Presentation: Arctic Oil Spills and Studies: A Perspective  

Dr. John Whitney - Biography
Scientific Support Coordinator, Alaska Region
Office of Response and Restoration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Presentation: Risks of and Resopnse to Oil Spills in the Alaskan Arctic  

Dr. Kathryn Mengerink - Biography
Senior Attorney and Director, Ocean Program
Environmental Law Institute
Presentation: Linking CMSP to the Arctic Subsistence and Stewardship Framework   

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Cooperation, Coordination, or Conflict?

Moderator:
Professor David D. Caron - Biography
C. William Maxeiner Distinguished Professor of Law
University of California at Berkeley
Co-Director, Miller Institute on Global Challenges and the Law
Co-Director, The Law of the Sea Institute

Panelists:
Professor Michael Byers - Biography
Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor Bernard H. Oxman - Biography
Richard A. Hausler Professor of Law
University of Miami

Captain Alexander S. Skaridov (Ret.) - Biography
St. Petersburg Institute for Ocean Law
Presentation 

The Honorable Tullio Treves - Biography
Professor of International Law , University of Milan
Judge, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Hamburg (1996-2011) 

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Moderator:
Ambassador Reno Harnish - Biography
Director, Center for Environment and National Security
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego

Panelists:
The Honorable Lloyd Axworthy - Biography
President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Winnipeg

Ambassador David Balton - Biography
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries
Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science
Department of State

Mr. Peter E. Slaiby - Biography
Vice President
Shell Alaska
Exploration and Appraisal

Ms. Lisa Speer - Biography
International Oceans Program Director
Natural Resources Defense Council