Accelerate Alaska

There are over 2.5 million visitors to Alaska each year. An increasing number don't want to sit in a bus or a large boat. They are looking to experience the real Alaska.

Amanda Clayton, co-owner of Alaska Wild Guides, details her journey from commercial loan officer to Alaska Wild Guide and shares some words of wisdom to those wanting to start an adventure travel business.

Watch the presentation here

https://youtu.be/Ac7aQQWIyUw

Go to www.accelerateak.com to learn how you can move Alaska's future forward.

We may not have a large high tech or green tech industry . . . yet, but according to Mike Heatwole of the Pebble Partnership, both industries are highly dependent on the minerals found in Alaska.  Resource development is our largest industry in Alaska.  I sit down with Mike to find out if there may be opportunities Alaskans may be missing out on. 

Watch the presentation here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GNx3dgZ0Qw&t=268s 

Go to www.accelerateak.com to learn how you can move Alaska's future forward.

Coeur D'Alene, Idaho is not an Alaska town but it may just provide the blue print for one. This lake town has been known as a tourist destination for many years. But since 2013, the town has seen over 40 new Startups, hundreds of new jobs, $34 million in capital deployed and a 36,000 square foot Innovation Den housing over 50 companies developed out of an abandoned Elk's Lodge. The Innovation Collective in Coeur D'Alene was founded in 2013 with the dream to create a system that allowed for "normal people" like you and I to participate in the technology revolution that is creating wealth in the world. This once sleepy town is now on the forefront of the AI & Robotics industry.

We join Chris Cochran, the COO of the Innovation Collective, during the Innovation track as he dives into the mindset needed for the town to create a better future for all.

Watch the presentation here

https://youtu.be/tJ7y3BKG3JM 

Watch the panel discussion here

https://youtu.be/CGfN9f-47Vk

Go to www.accelerateak.com to learn how you can move Alaska's future forward.

In the past 5 years, Iceland has become a major tourist stopover destination.  Can Alaska do the same?  Jim Szcesniak seems to think so.

Watch the video of the presentation here https://youtu.be/hd8whxHs29Q

The world we grew up with is completely different from the world our children will be exposed to, yet, our education system dates back to the industrial revolution.  Dr. Deena Bishop explores the challenges associated with educating for the world of tomorrow and how the Anchorage School District will prepare students for success. 

Watch the video presentation here. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDCUVpIeflY&t=19s