BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:267@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180816T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180816T190000 DTSTAMP:20231222T092612Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/ice-race-arctic/ SUMMARY:Ice Race: Who Will be Active in the Changing Arctic Landscape || A Distinguished Panel Discussion DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n\n Check-in will begin at 5:30pm with seating available on a first-come first-serve basis. The program will begin at 6: 00pm.\n Those with online reservations do not need to present ticket conf irmation at the door\, we will have all confirmed attendees on a list at c heck-in.\n Food and beverage at this program will be available for indivi dual order and purchase from 49th State Brewing Co.\n Online registration will close at midnight on Tuesday\, August 14th. Remaining tickets will b e available for purchase the day of the program at the door from 5:30pm.\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker Bios:\nRear Admiral (ret) Lars Saunes\, Chief of Royal Nor wegian Navy\n\nRear Admiral (ret) Lars Saunes was born in Alesund Norway. He retired from the Navy from the position as Chief of Royal Norwegian Nav y August 2017 and is now CNO Distinguished international fellow at the USN WC. He is a Submariner by trade and has held different command position on Kobben and Ula class submarines. He has been the commander of the Norwegi an task group\, Chief Naval operations at joint HQ\, Commander submarine o perating authority\, Commandant and commander of the Norwegian Coast guard as well as Chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy. He has served as the head n aval section of the Norwegian defense high command/join and the Norwegian defense research Institute.\n\n \;\n\nMichael Hjorth\, Chief Liaison E lement Faroe Islands\, Joint Arctic Command\n\nMichael Hjorth started his Arctic career in 1982 onboard Operational Patrol Vessels of the HVIDBJOERN EN Class. Later\, he served as a young officer in both the THETIS Class fr igates and as Executive Officer in the AGDLEK Class. Ashore\, Michael Hjor th has served as staff officer in the former Greenland Command Headquarter s and in the Danish Joint Arctic Command Headquarters as Chief Operations. Today\, Michael Hjorth is the head of Joint Arctic Command’s liaison el ement in the Faroe Islands.\n\nMichael Hjorth has Arctic maritime experien ce from the last decades with knowledge of Joint Arctic Command’s cooper ation with Arctic partners e.g. in the Arctic Coast Guard Forum.\n\nMichae l Hjorth has NATO experience from Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) in Stavanger\ , Norway\, (2007-2010). Michael Hjorth was assigned as analyst training NA TO Maritime Component Commanders in the rotating Response Forces. Later\, he was appointed as JWC’s ISAF Chief Analyst responsible for analyzing t he quality of JWC exercises and the overall training status of the Trainin g Audiences rotating into ISAF Headquarters in Kabul. As Chief Analyst Mic hael Hjorth had four travels to Kabul for data capture and also a longer p eriod in 2008 in the Long Term Planning Branch (CJ5).\nAs head of Joint Ar ctic Command’s Liaison Element Faroe Islands in Tórshavn\, Michael Hjor th is responsible for daily operational cooperation with Faroese partners liaising with the Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk\, Greenland.\n\n \;\n\n Jon Harrison\, OES Bureau\, State Department Senior Advisor\n\n\n\n\n\nSen ior Advisor Jon Harrison serves as the senior administration official for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.\nIn this capacity he advances policies critical to th e liberty\, prosperity and security of the United States\, from safeguardi ng American interests in the frontier domains of space\, the polar regions and the world’s oceans\, to driving international environmental policie s that balance energy security\, economic growth\, and natural resource pr otection. Protecting the public’s health at home and abroad\, reducing c onflict and instability related to territorial issues\, combating conserva tion crimes and expanding America’s dominance in science\, technology an d innovation all feature prominently in his portfolio.Harrison joined the administration from the private sector in Los Angeles\, where prior to his appointment he had a career as an entrepreneur and in international consu lting\, publishing and public affairs. Most recently Harrison helped to bu ild and grow several companies\, including Sightline Map - a software star tup bringing topographical data manipulation\, visualization\, storage and sharing at scale to private and public-sector users around the the world - and Seatrec\, a NASA/JPL spin-off developing technologies to harvest ren ewable energy from barometric differences in the ocean\, to power underwat er autonomous systems for research\, industry\, and defense.\nA former mem ber of the Pacific Council on International Policy\, Harrison co-founded t he RAND Corporation's RANDNext program\, and was an advisor to the Helena Group Foundation's Security Council. Harrison was an elected Delegate for California's 33rd Congressional District to the 2016 Republican National C onvention.\nHarrison received a bachelors degree in Politics &\; Intern ational Relations from the University of Southampton.\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \n\nHreinn Pálsson\, Deputy Chief of Mission - Minister Counselor for Ice land Ministry of Foreign Affairs\n\nHreinn Palsson has worked for the Icel andic Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) since 2005. He first began workin g at the Icelandic Embassy in Washington DC\, followed by the Dept. for ad ministration and consular affairs in Reykjavik. He has also worked as the Consulate General of Iceland in Shanghai\, the deputy head of mission at t he Icelandic Embassy in Moscow\, and is now deputy head of mission at the Icelandic Embassy in Washington D.C.\n\nPalsson has worked in consular aff airs\, public diplomacy\, comparative politics and international affairs w ith special emphasis US\, UK\, Russia\, China and NATO.\n\n\n\nModerator: Dr. Rebecca Pincus\, U.S. Naval War College\n\nDr. Rebecca Pincus is Assis tant Professor in the Strategic and Operational Research Department\, at t he U.S. Naval War College's Center for Naval Warfare Studies. Previously s he served as the Class of '65 Arctic Scholar at the U.S. Coast Guard Acade my\, where she led research at the Center for Arctic Study and Policy. Her research addresses U.S. strategic interests in the polar regions\, with a focus on maritime operations. In 2015\, she was a Fulbright Fellow in Ice land\, teaching and conducting research on Icelandic foreign affairs relat ing to NATO. Also in 2015\, Yale University Press released Diplomacy on Ic e: Energy and the Environment in the Arctic and Antarctic\, edited by Dr. Pincus and Dr. Saleem Ali. She has authored official reports for USCG\, an d recent peer-reviewed publications include articles in Polar Geography\, the Marine Corps University Journal\, War and Society\, and others. She ea rned her PhD in environment and natural resources from the University of V ermont\, and also holds a master's in environmental law from the Vermont L aw School.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nC omplimentary parking is available in nearby EasyPark Alaska lots for indiv iduals who preregister online by the August 14th deadline to attend this p rogram. Successful registrants will receive an email the day before to the program with parking details.\n\nAdmission is free to active duty\, Natio nal Guard\, Reservists and their spouses\, compliments of USO Alaska. Mili tary attendees must register in advance for free admission and free parkin g.\n\n \;\n\nHigh school and full-time college students who register i n advance receive complimentary admission thanks to the generous support o f BP. 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