Wednesday, October 10
Optional Visit to Tuktoyaktuk
Thursday, October 11
Welcome and Opening Ceremony
Opening Prayer
Duane Smith, CEO, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
Jim MacDonald, Mayor of Inuvik
Jordan Peterson, Gwich’in Tribal Council
Honourable Wally Schumann, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment and Minister of Infrastructure, Northwest Territories (by video)
Opening Panel: Models for Connectivity in Communities
Panelists:
Matthew Rantanen, Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association
Mike Jolly, Creecable
Nico Pace, Libre Mesh
Penny Carpenter, KNet
Flash Presentation 1
Networking Break 1
Panel: Infrastructure Solutions for Very Rural and Remote Communities
Panelists:
Bill Murdoch, Clear Sky Connections
George Tronsrue III, Quintillion
Marc Dupuis, OneWeb
Paul Gillard, Northwestel
Sally Braun, Western James Bay Telecom Network
Travis Schindel, Northern Lights General Partnership
Flash Presentation 2: Arctic Council Work on Broadband
Lunch
Panel: The Importance of Anchor Institutions
Panelists:
Brian Beaton, KNET
Colette Poitras, Government of Alberta
Jiri Raska, ISSF, Station Manager, Natural Resources Canada
Tim Whiteduck, First Nations Education Council
Flash Presentation 3: M Labs and Working with Anchor Institutions
Networking Break 2
Panel: Connectivity in the Northwest Territories
Panelists:
George Tronsrue III, Quintillion
Lyle Fabian, Katlo Tech
Tom Zubko, New North Networks
Table Level Discussion and Reporting Back to Plenary
Facilitator: Maria Alvarez, Comunicación para el Desarrollo
Redes por la Diversidad, Equidad y Sustentabilidad A.C.
Breakout Sessions:
Facilitators: Mark Buell, Internet Society and Laura Tribe, OpenMedia
2. Focus Group: Securing the Internet of Things
Facilitators: Natalie Campbell and Katie Watson, Internet Society
3. Working Together for Spectrum Access in the United States
Facilitators: Matt Rantanen, Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association
Plenary Discussion 1: Thoughts on Day 1; Looking Forward to Day 2
Community Feast
Friday, October 12
Welcome Back
Panel: Preservation of Local Language and Culture
Panelists:
Beverly Amos, Inuvialuit Cultural Centre
Burt Lum, ISOC Hawai’i
Crystal Fraser, Gwich'in Digital Literacy Project
Roy Boney, Cherokee Nation
Networking Break 1
Panel: The Internet as a Driver for Positive Economic Stability
Panelists:
Danae Wilson, Nez Perce Reservation
James Alexie, Coeur d'Alene Tribe
Patuk Glenn, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
Panel: Quantifying the Challenges
Panelists:
Denise Williams, First Nations Technology Council
Madeleine Redfern, City of Iqaluit
Robin Winsor, Cybera
Steven Barry, Canadian Internet Registration Authority
Breakout sessions:
Speaker: Marina Pavlovic, The Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel
2. Connectivity Resources in the United States
Speaker: Jim Schlichting, Federal Communications Commission"
Lunch
Panel: Building a Cadre of Allies to Advocate for Connectivity
Panelists:
Deb Socia, Next Century Cities
Heather Hudson, University of Alaska, Anchorage
Jeanette Doucet, Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies
Laura Tribe, OpenMedia
Table Level Discussion and Reporting Back to Plenary
Table-Level facilitators:
Denise Williams, First Nations Technology Council
George Parkes, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
James Thorburn, Gwich’in Tribal Council
Maria Alvarez, Redes & MACT Student, University of Alberta
Mark Buell, Internet Society
Rob McMahon, University of Alberta
Trish Fontaine, UAlberta North
Presentation: Canadian CubeSat Program
Networking Break 2
Panel: Speaking with a Strong Voice – Advocating for Policy That Works for Us
Panelists:
Brian Beaton, First Mile Connectivity Consortium
Denise Williams, First Nations Technology Council
Lia Kiessling, Internet Society
Linnea Dick, We Matter Campaign
Madeleine Redfern, City of Iqaluit
Matt Rantanen, Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association
Extended Plenary Discussion: Looking Forward
What are we going to do with that information?
How can the we support communities to get access on their own terms?
Summit Closing
Optional Visit to Inuvik Satellite Station Facility
