Presentations

Meet Alaska 2025

For all those who joined our 2025 Meet Alaska Conference & Tradeshow. From attendees and speakers to vendors and sponsors, we would like to extend a very big thank you for making this another great year for Meet Alaska. We will see you next Spring. Please enjoy browsing the following presentations from the event.

• Tim Tarpley, President, Energy Workforce & Technology Council - 2025 DC Update

• Kartorium - A Short Overview

• Wood Mackenzie - Oil market’s mixed signals and Alaska’s golden opportunity

• BRIAN SHUMAKER - Beaded Stream Update

2024-25 Anchorage Breakfast Presentations

• 02-13-25 | U.S. GoldMining Overview | Tim Smith, President and CEO of U.S GoldMining - Presentation

• 12-12-24 | Furie Operations Update | John L. Hendrix – Presentation

• 9-12-24 | GraphiteOne Project Update | Mike Schaffner, Senior Vice President, Operations – Presentation

2024-25 Fairbanks Luncheon Presentations

• 01-08-2025 | Alaska Gasline Development Corp. | Brad Chastain, AK LNG Project Manager – PRESENTATION

2024-25 Kenai Luncheon Presentations

• 9-20-24 | The Economic Benefits of Alaska’s Mining Industry – Presentation

Fairbanks Forum 2024

2023-24 Anchorage Breakfast Presentations

• 4-11-24 | Great Bear Pantheon Project Update | Patrick Galvin, CCO, Great Bear Pantheon - Presentation

• 12-14-23 | Cook Inlet Gas Overview | John Crowther, Deputy Commissioner, Alaska Department of Natural Resources - Presentation

• 09-14-23 | Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Update | John Kurz, President - Presentation

2023-24 Fairbanks Luncheon Presentations

Fairbanks Forum 2023

• Alaska Infrastructure Investment Updates, Office of Infrastructure

• Alaska Mining Update

• Alaska Oil & Gas Historical Society

• Alaska Oil & Gas Updates and Issues, AOGA

• Alaska’s Economic and Workforce Status, University of Alaska Center for Economic Development (CED)

• Hilcorp - Luke Saugier, SVP

• Alaska Center for Energy & Power UAF - Jeremy Kasper, ACEF Director

• GVEA: Focused on Rates, Reliability & GHG - John Burns, GVEA President & CEO

• Santos: Pikka Phase 1 Update

• AIDEA: Defending Alaskan’s Rights

• 01-10-24 | The Alaska Railbelt Carbon Capture and Storage (ARCCS) Project | Brent Sheets, Director, UAF Petroleum Development Laboratory - Presentation

2024 Kenai Luncheon Recordings

• 03-08-24 | Assessing Southcentral Alaska's Energy Resilience, Addressing the Historic Demand on Natural Gas, and Ensuring Sustainable Solutions | John Sims, President, ENSTAR

Meet Alaska 2024

• Academies of Anchorage: Growing Our Own For Alaska’s Future Workforce - Rebecca Logan, CEO, Alliance

• The five pillars of the energy transition: Where do metals fit in? - Rowena Gun, Wood MacKenzie

• Alaska Chamber Overview

• Delivering Pikka & Beyond - Mark Ireland, Santos

• Made on the North Slope, For the North Slope - JR Wilcox, Alyeschem

• Artificial Intelligence and Business - John Bitner, State Director Alaska SBDC

• Cook Inlet Oil and Gas UAS Infrastructure Support - Hunter Van Wyhe, Operations Engineer

• Workforce Development In The Last Frontier - Jacob Howdeshell, Local 942

• Renewable IPP, LLC- Company Overview - Jenn Miller

• Northern Industrial Training - Joey Crum

• 2024 Candidate Briefing Book - John Hart, C3 Solutions

• AK Oil and Gas Historical Society

Past presentations.

CCUS Cliff Notes

2022-23 Anchorage Breakfast Presentations

• 04-13-23 West Susanna Access Project Impact Study - Presentation

• 01-5-23 Joint Breakfast with RDC: 2023 Legislative Session Preview - Video Link

• 10-8-22 Donlin Gold Project Overview, Kristina Woolston, External Affairs Manager - Presentation

2022-23 Fairbanks Lunch Presentations

• 02-29-23 Department of Environmental Conservation, Clean Water Act, Section 404 Dredge & Fill - Feasibility Study, Shannon Miller, Program Manager, DEC - Presentation

• 12-8-22 Alaska Gasline Development Corp. H2Hub, Brad Chastain, CPG - Presentation

• 10-7-22 Interior Gas Utility Update, Elena Sudduth, External Affairs Manager, IGU - Presentation

2022-23 Kenai Lunch Presentations

• 01-13-23 AGDC Clean Ammonia for Cook Inlet - Presentation

Meet Alaska 2023

• Andrew Willman - Critical Minerals Panel

• Brett Watson - Critical Minerals Panel

• Mike Schaffner - Critical Minerals Panel

• Chuck Heath - Workforce Panel

• Daniel Turner - Power the Future

• Leslie Beyer - EWTC Energy Services is the Solution Provider

• Joe Balash - Santos Update: Optimism on the North Slope

• Neil Fried - Alaska’s Economy: The Strangest Ever

• Senator Sullivan Presentation

2022 Fairbanks Industry Update Forum Presentations

• AIDEA MFZ Land - Alan Weitzner

• Alaska CNG

• Alaska Energy Authority NEVI Plan - Taylor Asher

• Ambler Metals - Ramzi Fawaz

• Alaska Oil & Gas Association Industry Overview - Rachel Bylsma

• Arctic Road Rally - Tim Leach

• DNR Carbon Capture Utilization & Storage - Haley Paine

• Kinross Alaska

• Understanding Alaska’s Economic Enemy - Rebecca Logan and Rick Whitbeck

• West Susitna Access Road - John Lamborn

• Westinghouse eVinci™️ Microreactor - Eddie Saab

• 3-2-22 Ambler project update Ramzi Fawaz, CEO of Ambler Metals - Presentation

• 1-05-22 UAF Petroleum Development Lab, Brent Sheets - Presentation

• 3-2-22 Update Alan Weitzner, Executive Director, AIDEA - Presentation

• 1-13-22 Graphite One, Stan Foo - Presentation

• 11-11-21 Alyeska Pipeline, President of Alyeska Pipeline, Brigham McCown - Presentation

• 5-10-21 Ucore Rare Metals, Speakers: Michael Schrider, P.E., Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer, Pat Ryan, P.Eng., Chairman & CEO - Presentation

• 4-22-21 Real Natural Gas Development in Alaska, Ray Latchem, Natural Gas Entrepreneur/Developer - Presentation

• 2-11-21 Alaska Mining: Moving Forward in Challenging Times, Deantha Skibinski and Karen Matthias - Presentation

• 1/28/21 Ambler Metals Update - Ramzi R Fawaz - Presentation

• 1/14/21 Joint Breakfast: The Alliance & RDC presentation from Larry Persily, Ben Stevens and Neil Steininger Persily Presentation - FY22 Budget Overview

• 4-8-21 - Zoom Digital Luncheon, DNR Update on the Unlocking Alaska Initiative (Navigability Initiative on Alaska’s waters). - Presentation
  Presenter: Deputy Commissioner Brent Goodrum & Jim Walker, Public Access Assertion and Defense (PAAD)

2-19-21 - Kenai Digital Luncheon: Jennifer Starck, Hilcorp

2/3/21 - Alyeska Pipeline - Fairbanks, AK

2020 Anchorage Breakfast Presentations

• 12/10/20 Launch Alaska Breakfast Panel - Presentation
  12/10/20 Oklo Introduction - Presentation

2019 Anchorage Breakfast Presentations

• 11/14/19 Lance Miller, VP Resources, NANA, Red Dog Update - Presentation

• 10/24/19 Timothy S. Collett, U.S. Geological Survey - Presentation

• 9/12/19 Scott Jepsen, ConocoPhillips - Presentation

• 4/25/19 Colleen Glover, Alaska Department of Revenue, Tax Division - Presentation

• 4/11/19 Dr. Matt Cronin, ANWR Arctic Caribou Herd - Presentation

• 3/14/19 Mark Davis, AIDEA Chief Infrastructure Development Officer, Ambler Access Project - Presentation

• 2/28/19 Cameron Hunt, Marathon Petroleum Corporation - Presentation

• 2/14/19 Bill Bieber, Mining and Petroleum Training Service - Presentation

• 1/10/19 Corri Feige, Alaska Department of Natural Resources Update - Presentation

2019 Luncheon Presentations

• 10-25-19 Kenai - ​Presented by Jim Beckham - Presentation

• 4-3-19 Fairbanks - ​Speaker:  David Wilkins, Senior VIce President, Hilcorp - Presentation

• 3/15/19 Kenai - Mike Dunn, Hilcorp - LCI 3D Seismic - Presentation

• 3/6/19 Fairbanks - Stan Foo, GraphiteOne Update - Presentation

• 2/15/19 Kenai - Mike Heatwole, The Pebble Project - Presentation

• 2/6/19 Fairbanks - Dan Britton, Interior Gas Utility - Presentation

2019 Fairbanks Industry Update Forum

• 10/10/19 Alaska’s Oil & Gas Competitiveness Review Board -- Wyche Ford, Fluor; Kara Moriarty, AOGA; Tom Walsh, PRA - Presentation

• 10/10/19 Mining in Alaska: local news and statewide update -- Karen Matthias, Council of Alaska Producers and Deantha Crockett, Alaska Miners Association - Presentation

• 10/10/19 The Alaska Oil Scene -- Ed King, King Economics - Presentation

• 10/10/19 North Slope Broadband, ASTAC - Presentation

• 10/10/19 Climate Change Common Ground -- Rebecca Logan, The Alliance - Presentation

• 10/10/19 Arctic Development 101 -- Liam Zsolt, ASRC Energy Services - Presentation

• 10/10/19 Developing a Predictive Leading Indicator Program -- Ezequiel Chalbaud, Fairweather LLC - Presentation

• 10/10/19 Update on the Coal Industry: Local, National & Global -- Lisa Herbert, Usibelli Coal Mine - Presentation

2019 Kenai Safety Summit

• 4/26/19 Earthquake Lessons Learned - Bryan Fisher, State of Alaska - Presentation

• 4/26/19 Coaching for a safe job, Ann Lindsey, Lindsey Consulting - Presentation

• 4/26/19 Making the leap to safety leader, Paul Carpenter, NIT - Presentation

• 4/26/19 Responding to Disasters, a community approach, Dan Nelson, Bud Sexton, Kenai Peninsula Borough - Presentation

2019 Meet Alaska Conference & Trade Show

• 1/18/19 Helen Currie, ConocoPhillips - Looking into the Future, Oil & Gas Market Outlook – Presentation

• 1/18/19 Richard D’Ardenne - Oil Search Alaska: At the Forefront of the North Slope Oil Renaissance – Presentation

• 1/18/19 Darlene Gates, ExxonMobil Alaska: Innovation, Technology, Opportunity – Presentation

• 1/18/19 Steve Goreham, The Upheaval in Energy and Climate Regulation-Is Here! – Presentation
  

2018 Fairbanks Industry Update Forum

• 10/4/18 LNG Panel – moderated by Larry Persily: Damian Bilbao with BP, Senator Cathy Giessel – Presentation

• 10/4/18 Lisa Bruner,  Senior VP of Asset Management-Conoco Phillips Update – Presentation

• 10/4/18 Ed King, King Economics–Updates on Alaska’s Economy Presentation

• 10/4/18 Richard D’Ardenne, Sr. Vice President Development – Oil Search Update – Presentation

• 10/4/18 Mead Treadwell- Presentation

2018 Meet Alaska Conference & Trade Show

• 2/22/18 Lee Thiebert, Chugach Purchase of MLP – Presentation

• 1/18/18 Janet Weiss, BP Alaska – Presentation

• 1/18/18 Brent Sheets, Institute of Northern Engineering – Presentation

• 1/18/18 Joe Marushack, ConocoPhillips Alaska – Presentation

• 1/18/18 Kati Capozzi, Stand for Alaska – Presentation

• 1/18/18 Pete Trelenberg, Exxon Mobil Corporation – Presentation

• 1/18/18 Riki Ellison, Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance – Presentation

2017-2018 Anchorage Breakfast Presentations

• 12/13/18 Mead Treadwell, Alaska's Arctic Agenda - Presentation

• 5/16/18 Mark Hamilton, Pebble Project – Presentation

• 5/10/18 Regan Debban with Benefit Comply – Presentation

• 4/12/18 Alicia Siira, Deputy Director of the Alaska Miners Association, and Karen Matthias, Executive Director of the Council of Alaska Producers – Presentation

• 3/22/18 Mike Navarre, Commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development – Presentation

• 2/8/18 Mark Davis, Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority – Presentation

• 9/14/17 Carl Geisler, Glacier Oil & Gas – Presentation

• 10/26/17 Mike Dunn, Hilcorp – Presentation

• 11/8/17 Frank Richards, AGDC – Presentation

2017-2018 Kenai Luncheon Presentations

• 9/15/17 Kara Moriarty, Alaska Oil & Gas Association – Presentation

2017/2018 Fairbanks Luncheon Presentations

• 9/6/17 Larry Persily – Gas Pipeline Efforts: work on permits while waiting on the market

• 12/6/17 Scott Jepsen, ConocoPhillips – The Edge of Opportunity: How Can Alaska Compete?

2017 Annual Meeting & Board Election

• 10/12/17 ConocoPhillips President Joe Marushack’s Presentation

2017 Fairbanks Industry Update Forum

• Damian Bilbao, Vice President Commercial Ventures, BP Alaska – Global Oil & Gas Market Analysis

• Steve Masterman, Alaska Department of Natural Resources – Alaska’s Rare Earth Minerals

• Ben Schoffmann, President & CEO, Kakivik Asset Management/CCI Industrial Services – Safety Culture and Leadership: Why are they important and what do they look like?

• Chuck Wheat, Health Safety & Environment Manager, Armstrong Oil and Gas Company – Armstrong North Slope Project Update

• Ian Williams, Associate Fellow/Associate Director, International Security Program Missile Defense Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies – North Korean Nuclear & Missile Advances

• Mark Huffington, Environmental Superintendent, Kinross – History of the Ft. Knox Mine & Fish Creek Valley

• Rebecca Logan/Renee Limoge Reeve, The Alliance – Alaska Ballot Measure Basics and 2018 Election Update

• Tom Collier, President/CEO, Pebble Limited Partnership – Pebble: A New Path Forward

• Josh Kindred, Regulatory & Legal Affairs, Alaska Oil & Gas Association – Improving Federal Regulations in a Trump Administration

2017 Alliance Kenai Safety Summit

• Dale Larsen, Calfrac Well Services – Safety is spelled “H-S-E”

• Ben Schoffmann, Kakivik Asset Management/CCI Industrial Services – Safety Culture and Leadership: Why are they important and what do they look like?

• Kevin Worrell, Norther Industrial Training – Saving On Safety

• Christine Resler, Schlumberger Oilfield Services – “The Blitz” The Schlumberger Case

• John Averill, Tesoro – The Essentials of a Robust Process Safety Culture

• Leonard Dickerson & Carl Jones, Hilcorp Alaska – The Shape of Hilcorp’s Safety Culture

2017 Meet Alaska Conference & Tradeshow

• John Hendrix – “Aligned Alaska” = Strong Oil and Gas Industry & Stronger Alaska for Another 40 Years

• Bob Loeffler – Village Income, Jobs, & Mineral Exploration: A case study of the Pebble Exploration Project

• Corri Feige – Alaska’s Oil & Gas Industry — Making 40 More Years Happen

• Steve Butt – ExxonMobil and Alaska Gas Development

• Joe Marushack – ConocoPhillips Alaska: Investing in Alaska in Changing Times

• Damian Bilbao – Prudhoe Bay & Alaska Policy Enabling the next 40 years

• Bob Radecki – The Future of Employee Benefits after the 2016 Election

• Angela Rodell – Alaska Permanent Fund 40 Years of Fortitude

Anchorage Breakfast Forums 2016-2017

• Pascal Umekwe, DNR – AK 10 Year Oil Production Outlook (April 27, 2017)

• Kara Moriarty, AOGA, Oil Tax Slides

• Roger Marks, Evaluation of HB 111: Allocating Misery of Low Prices

• Jonathan King, Northern Economics: Alaska 2017-2026

• Fritz Krusen & Rosetta Alcantra – AGDC: Alaska LNG Project Update

• Pat Foley – Caelus SVP Alaska Operations – “Your Future is Our Future” – 10-27-2016

• David Wilkins – Hilcorp Alaska Presentation – 10-13-2016

2016 Meet Alaska Conference & Tradeshow

• Al Hirshberg – Mega Project Experience & Execution

• Denise Patrick – The Great Reorganization 2016 Alaska Support Industry Alliance

• Mark Truax – Taking Back the Fracking Debate

• Chris Poag – APFC Alaska Alliance Presentation

• Holly Butler – The Cohen Report – An Independent Review of the EPAs Evaluation of Potential Mining in SW AK

• Steve Butt – Alaska LNG – Fueling Alaska’s Future

Anchorage Breakfast Forums 2015-2016 season

• “Building the next Horizon of Alaska’s North Slope Resources”-Pat Foley, SVP Alaska Operations

• Brigham McCown, Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure

• Joe Marushack, Conoco Phillips Alaska

• Lorraine Cordove, Nome Port Expansion

• National Petroleum Council-Arctic Potential-Realizing the Promise of U.S. Arctic Oil and Gas Resources

• Mary Ann Pease, Vice President & Anchorage General Manager,REI Alaska-Japan LNG Project

• Dan Seckers, Vice Chair AOGA Tax Committee & Kara Moriarty, President/CEO of AOGA

• Marcia Davis January 21 2015 Presentation

• Hilcorp Presentation Alliance Breakfast 10 9 v3. PR Copy

• Brooks Range Petroleum 12-11-14

Increase Your Business’ Competitiveness in the Oil & Gas Industry!

• State Tools for Business Competitiveness Final for Presentation3

Anchorage Breakfast Forums 2013-2014 season

• 05-08-14 Legislative Wrap Up – Sen. Giessel presentation; Sen. Giessel, Rep. Johnson, Sen. Meyer, Rep. Pruitt

• 03-27-14 Mike Foster, KABATA

• 02-27-14 John Doornbos, RedGuard

• 02-13-14 Brian Rogers, University of Alaska Fairbanks

• 01-23-14 Bill Hardham, Repsol

• 12-12-13 Nick Olds, ConocoPhillips

• 11-14-13 Christina Anderson, Buccaneer

• 10-24-13 Ed Fogels, Department of Natural Resources

• 09-26-13 Kurt Parkan, Donlin Gold

• 09-12-13 Bruce Tangeman, Department of Revenue Tax Division

Fairbanks Luncheon Forums

• 11-06-13 Alyssa Shanks, Economist

• 09-04-13 Gene Therriault, AEA and Mark Davis, AIDEA

Kenai Luncheon Forums

• 04-18-14 Roger Marks, Economist

• 10-18-13 Alyssa Shanks, Economist

2013 Kenai Industry Education Forum

• David Hall, Co-Founder & CEO, Cook Inlet Energy

• John Hendrix, General Manager, Apache Corporation

• Jim Strandberg, AIDEA Finance Officer – Energy Development

• Bruce Tangeman, Deputy Commissioner, Alaska Department of Revenue

2013 Meet Alaska

• Dr. Gerald Angevine, Senior Economist, The Fraser Institute

• Dianne Blumer, Commissioner, Department of Labor and Workforce Development

• Trond-Erik Johansen, President, ConocoPhillips Alaska

• Bradford Keithley, Partner, Perkins Coie LLC

• Jonathan King, Economist, Northern Economics

• Patrick J. McCormick III, Special Counsel, Senate Commitee on Energy & Natural Resources

• Laura Skaer, Executive Director, Northwest Mining Association

• Bruce Tangeman, Deputy Commissioner Department of Revenue, State of Alaska

• Craig Wilson, Partner, K & L Gates

Anchorage Breakfast Forums 2012-2013 season

• 05-09-13 Paul Ludwig, Linc Energy

• 03-28-13 Lyndon Ibele, PE – “My Bakken Adventure”

• 02-28-13 Kurt Parkan, Donlin Gold

• 02-14-13 Cathy Foerster, Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission

• 01-24-13 Mike Foster, Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority

• 12-13-12 Sara Fisher-Goad, Alaska Energy Authority

• 10-11-12 Pete Stokes, Petrotechnical Resources of Alaska

• 09-27-12 Dr. David Evans, The Politics of Climate Change

• 09-13-12 Lars Sunde, Statoil

2012 Fairbanks Industry Update Forum

• Brad Keithley, Perkins Coie LLP – Judge Gleason’s TAPS Decision: What It Says, and What It Doesn’t

• David Larimer, Pogo Gold Mine – New Deposits and a Long Term Future

• Dave Haugen, ASAP – ASAP Project Update

• Tom Irwin, Tower Hill Mines – Livengood Gold Project Update

• Dr. David Evans, Founder of goldnerds.com – The Debt Crisis and Gold

• Dr. David Evans, Former Consultant the Australian Greenhouse Office – The Politics of Climate Change

• Kara Moriarty, AOGA – Oil & Gas Industry Update

• Jim Mery, Doyon, Limited – Interior Oil & Gas Exploration Nenana and Yukon Flats Basins

• Cory Borgeson, GVEA – Fairbanks LNG Trucking Project

• Damien Schiff, Pacific Legal Foundation – Sackett v. EPA (pdf)

2012 Meet Alaska

Arthur E. Berman Labyrinth Consulting Services, Inc. U.S. Shale Gas: Magical Thinking

Cathy Foerster The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC)

 Marianne Kah, Chief Economist, ConocoPhillips Alaska’s Role in World Energy Supplies

Ed Merrow, Author of “Industrial Mega Projects” Independent Project Analysis, Inc. The Seven Deadly Mistakes in Industrial Megaprojects

Bruce Tangeman Deputy Commissioner DOR Exploration Credits and Production Tax

Jeff Watkins Chairman of Coal, Wood MackenzieTrends in Global Coal Markets

Anchorage Breakfast Forums 2011-2012 season

05-10-12 John Barnes, Hilcorp Alaska, LLC

04-12-12 Bud Cribley, Bureau of Land Management

03-22-12 Patrick Gamble, President of the University of Alaska

03-08-12 Greg Hobbs, P.E., State of Alaska, Division of Oil and Gas

02-23-12 Donna Logan, McDowell Group

01-12-12 Brad Keithley, Perkins Coie LLP

Judge Gleason’s Decision

12-08-11 Steve Borell, Alaska Miners Association

11-10-11 Marilyn Crockett, Alaska Oil & Gas Association

10-27-11 Colleen Richards, Stakeholder Relations Manager, Linc Energy

09-08-11 Pete Slaiby, Vice President Shell Alaska

Anchorage Breakfast Forums 2010-2011 season

04-28-11 Neal Fried, Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development

02-24-11 Bart Armfield, Brooks Range Petroleum

02-10-11 JR Wilcox, Cook Inlet Energy

01-27-11 James Gill, Alaska Energy Authority

01-13-11 Governor Bill Sheffield, Port of Anchorage Update

Fairbanks Luncheon Forums

12-07-11 Trabits Group

Fairbanks Industry Update Forum 09/21/11

ASAP & Industrial Megaprojects – Dave Haugen

ConcoPhillips Update – Scott Jepsen

Flint Hills/Golden Valley Electric Association – LNG Trucking Partners – Mike Brose/Brian Newton

Pebble Mine Update – Mike Heatwole

Shell Alaska Update – Brent Ross

2011 Meet Alaska Conference & Tradeshow

BP Mark Finley, General Manager, Global Energy Markets/U.S. Economics, BP America

ConocoPhillips Greg Garland Senior Vice President, Exploration & Production, Americas

ExxonMobil Randy Broiles Vice President-Americas, ExxonMobil Production Company

The Fraser Institute Fred McMahon, Vice President Research, International

National Ocean Policy Coalition, Jack BelcherManaging Director

North Dakota Petroleum Council, Terry Kovacevich Vice Chairman

Pioneer Natural Resources Jay Still, Executive Vice President, Domestic Operations

Shell Robert Blaauw Global Arctic Team Lead

Wood Mackenzie, Ed Kelly Vice President, North American Gas & Power