The 8th Symposium on The Impacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations were arranged in Washington D.C. on July 18-19. This years theme was Maritime operations in the Arctic and how the operations in the Arctic continues to evolve. In part due to the ongoing reduction of sea ice that is attributed to warming (which is two to three times faster in the Arctic than in the rest of the world). The two-day symposium featured experts addressing Arctic marine operations, ocean and environmental issues, policy, law, and governance, AEC says in a press release.
Several members from the AEC were engaged as speakers;
Mr. Tero Vauraste, AEC Vice Chair and president of Mariadi Ltd,
Ms. Leslie Canavera, CEO, PolArctic LLC,
Gail R. Schubert, President and CEO, Bearing Straits Native Corporation,
Rex. A. Rock, President and CEO, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Wayne Westlake,
President and CEO, NANA Regional Corporation
Elizabeth “Liz” Qaulluq Cravalho, Vice president of Lands, NANA Regional Corporation