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TOURISM:
OVERVIEW OF OPPORTUNITIES & TOURISM
MARKETS
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SPEAKERS
Mr. David Tydingco
Chairman, Guam Visitors Bureau
Mr. J. R. Scanlan
Director, Department of Commerce
Ms. Pamela Richards
Commissioner of Tourism, U.S. Virgin
Islands Department of Tourism
Mr. Jackson Henry
Chairman, Board of Directors, Palau
Visitors Authority
Ms. Marian Aldan-Pierce
Marianas Visitors Authority |
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INTRODUCTION
TO THE FISHING INDUSTRY
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SPEAKERS
The Honorable John Silk (invited)
Minister of Resources and Development,
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Mr. Nick Solomon (invited)
Pohnpei Representative,Trimarine
Mr. David Silva
Industry Specialist, Guam Economic Development
and Commerce Authority
Mr. Paul Bartram
Hawai'i Seafood Distributors
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Ports
and Shipping: Privatization, Free Trade
Zones, and Transshipment
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Patrick Tellei
Vice Chairman, Ngardmau (Palau) Free
Trade Zone
Mr. Carlos Salas; Executive Director, Commonwealth
Ports Authority
Mr. Michael Bamba
Guam Economic Development and Commerce
Authority
Mr. Darlan Brin
Executive Director, Virgin Islands Port
Authority
Mr. Baron Bigler
CEO, International Registries
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ROOM
Concourse
Salon 2 |
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Financial
Assistance to the Islands: How it Translates
into Contracting and Other Business Opportunities
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Dave Heggested
Office of Insular Affairs
Mr. Daniel Nichols
Vice President for Investment Development
and Economic Growth, The Overseas Private
Investment Corporation
Mr. A. Leonard Smith
Regional Director, Economic Development
Administration
Ms. Nancy Convard (invited)
Senior Project Specialist, Asian Development
Bank |
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Grande
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| 5. |
Media
and Film Entertainment: Opportunities in
the Islands
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Michael Fields
Chief Executive Officer, The Fields
Group
Mr. Butch Wolf (invited)
Director of Film and Television Arts,
Northern Marianas College
Mr. Steve Dayan
Senior Location Specialist
Ms. Jackie Ronan
General Manager, KGTF TV |
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Councourse
Salon 3 |
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Travel
to the Islands: Airlines, Cruise lines,
and Inter-island travel |
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Edward Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer,
West Indian Company
Mr. Alan Seid
President, Palau Micronesia Airlines
Ms. Betty Cavanagh
Managing Director, Pago Pago Tradewinds
Tours and Rentals
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ROOM
Concourse
Salon 1 |
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Aquaculture
and Mariculture
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SPEAKERS
The Honorable John Silk (Invited)
Minister of Resources and Development,
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Dr. Cheng-Sheng Lee
Director, Center for Tropical and Sub-Tropical
Aquaculture
Dr. Jeff D. T. Barcinas
University of Guam
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ROOM
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Environmental
Infrastructure opportunities
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Rusty Shroedel
Earthtech
Mr. Randel Sablan
Deputy Administrator, Guam Environmental
Protection Agency
Ms. Nancy Convard
Senior Project Specialist, Asian Development
Bank
Mr. Utu Abe Malae
Executive Director, American Samoa Power
Authority
Ms. Sonya Nelthropp
Interim Executive Director, Waste Management
Authority
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Concourse
Salon 2 |
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Military
Contracting Opportunities
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SPEAKERS
Captain David Boone
Regional Engineer for Commander, Navy
Region Guam
Commanding Officer, Public Works Center;
Officer in Charge of Construction, U.S.
Naval Forces Marianas
Col. Terry Crummett
Mission Support Group Commander, Andersen
Air Force Base, United States Air Force
TBA
U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll
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| 5. |
Wholesaling,
Distribution, and Franchising Opportunities
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Surangel Whipps, Jr.
President and CEO, Surangel & Sons
Company
Mr. Jason Haley
Regional Manager, Ace Hardware
Mr. Juan Guerrero
President, Juan T. Guerrero & Associates |
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ROOM
Councourse
Salon 3 |
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Opportunities
for Real Estate Development |
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SPEAKERS
The Honorable Vargrave Richards
Lieutenant Governor, Government of the
Virgin Islands
Mr. Alan Seid
President, Palau Micronesia Airlines
Mr. Ryanny Gebauer
General Manager, Pago Pago Development
Incorporated
Mr. Christopher Felix
President, Century 21 Reality Management
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Concourse
Salon 1 |
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Fisheries:
Privatization and Partnerships
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Tony Langkilde
President, Tautai Fisheries Company
Mr. Bob Colson
President and CEO, PM&O Lines
Ms. Andrea Hillyer
Owner, Law Office of Andrea S. Hillyer
Mr. Pius Ruby
CEO, Pohnpei Fisheries Corporation |
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ROOM
Caucus |
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Energy
Opportunities
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Alberto Bruno-Vega
Executive Director (CEO), Virgin Islands
Water and Power Authority
Mr. Utu Abe Malae
Executive Director, American Samoa Power
Authority
Mr. Tony Neil
Executive Director, Pacific Power Association
Mr. Roger Cooper
Owner. Micronesian Homes International |
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Grande
Ballroom |
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| 4. |
Bringing
Back the Jobs: Business and Financial Services
in the Territories
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Cassan Pancham (invited)
President/First Senior Vice President,
Chamber of Commerce/First Bank of the VI
Mr. Brion Kanda
Vice President, Takagi & Associates
Ms. Catherine Yanni
Judicial Arbitration & Mediation
Services ("JAMS")
Ms. Angela Padilla
Partner, Morrison & Foerster |
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ROOM
Concourse
Salon 2 |
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| 5. |
Microfinancing
and Island Products
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Edgar Cocker
Northern Marianas College - CRESS -
Land Grant Program
Ms. Veronica Wase
Momotaro Corporation
Mr. Fred Muller
Secretary, Resources and Development
Dr. C. L. Cheshire
Pacific Business Center, University
of Hawai'i |
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ROOM
Councourse
Salon 3 |
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Niche
Tourism Opportunities in the Islands |
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SPEAKERS
The Honorable Gradvin Aisek (invited)
Mayor, Tonoas Municipality
Ms. Pamela Richards
Commissioner of Tourism, U.S. Virgin
Islands Department of Tourism
Mr. Kirt Pihno
Chairman, Board of Directors, Marshall
Islands Visitors Authority
Mr. Sam Scott
President, Sam's Tours
Ms. Katrina Adams
Kosrae Village Ecolodge |
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Concourse
Salon 1 |
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| 2. |
Deep
Ocean Technology
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SPEAKERS
Dr. Reb Bellinger
Makai Ocean Engineers
Ms. Charlotte Vick
Common Heritage Corporation
Dr. Steve Oni
Ocean Environmental & Engineering
Services
Dr. John Craven
Common Heritage Corporation
Ms. Jacqui Hoover
Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai'i
Authority
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| 3. |
Infrastructure
Financing Options
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Michael Curley
Executive Director, International Center
for Environmental Finance
Ms. Ana Falvey
Partner, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
Ms. Margaret Guarino
Managing Director, Public Finance Group,
Bank of America Securities
Mr. Robert H. Edwards
Partner, Project Development, Hunton
and Williams
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Higher
Education Executives
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SPEAKERS
Dr. Patrick Tellei
President, Palau Community College
Dr. Adele Satele-Galea'i
President, American Samoa Community
College
Mr. Mike Rota
Associate Vice President for Academic
Affairs, The University of Hawai’i
Dr. Laverne Ragster
President, The University of the Virgin
Islands |
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ROOM
Concourse
Salon 2 |
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| 5. |
Tax
and Business Incentives in the Territories
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Frank Schulterbrandt
Chief Executive Officer, Economic Development
Authority
Mr. Gerald Perez
Administrator, Guam Economic Development
and Commerce Authority
Mr. David Burger
Burger & Comer
Dr. Herbert Thweatt
Director, SBDC, American Samoa Community
College
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ROOM
Councourse
Salon 3 |
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Specialty
Tourism Opportunities |
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Bill Tucker
Tucker & Associates
Mr. Peter Sauer
Athletic Director, University of the
Virgin Islands
Mr. Maderson Ramon
Executive Director, Federated States
of Micronesia Visitors Board
Mr. Jackson Henry
Chairman, Board of Directors, Palau
Visitors Authority
Ms. Sedy Demesa
Executive Vice-President, Pleasant Care |
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ROOM
Concourse
Salon 1 |
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Information
Technology Opportunities
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Ariu Levi (invited)
President/CEO, CoCo Commerce
Mr. Malcolm Kirwan
Executive Director, University of the
Virgin Islands Research &Technology
Park
Mr. Joe Fergus (invited)
CEO, ComTek |
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ROOM
Caucus |
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| 3. |
Procurement:
The Contracting Process in the Islands
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Dave Heggested
Director of Budget, Office of Insular
Affairs
Mr. Chuck Jordan
Special Assistant for Capital Improvement
Projects, Management, Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands
Mr. Lam Dang
Economic Development Planning Office,
Pohnpei State
Mr. Casten Nemra (invited)
Director, Office of International Development
Assistance, Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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Grande
Ballroom
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| 4. |
Collaborative
Programs for Exporting Education
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SPEAKERS
Dr. Failautusi Avegalio
Director, Pacific Business Center Program
Dr. Joe Pascarelli
Associate Professor, Graduate School
of Education, University of Portland
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ROOM
Concourse
Salon 2 |
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| 5. |
Tax
and Business Incentives in the Freely Associated
States
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Fred Muller
Secretary, Resources and Development
Mr. Phillip Reklai
Board Member, Palau Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Roger Mori
Assistant Secretary, Federated States
of Micronesia Department of Economic Affairs |
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Salon 3 |
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