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At CITC’s fab lab, Renee Fredericks helps Alaskan Native students discover that the sky’s the limit. With some basic instruction and training, students are creating on 3D printers, laser and vinyl cutters – to create a wide range of products made from wood, metal and plastic. This type of hands-on learning experience exposes the students to a wide range of design, engineering and architectural concepts in a fun, holistic way that cannot be achieved in the classroom.
When students transform a simple idea into a tangible finished product, they get an overwhelming sense of accomplishment – and they learn that their future is only limited by their imagination.  
See the presentation https://youtu.be/jQ_r_ogYg4o
Learn more at www.accelerateak.com & www.acceleratearctic.com 

Do you have ideas on how to make Alaska healthcare costs lower and more efficient? If so, Halle Showalter Salas would love to hear from you. Halle's role is to identify opportunities that reduce the friction and barriers that plague the healthcare system.
Technology advancements in machine learning, voice recognition, artificial intelligence, data integration and cloud services have accelerated these kinds of disruption in healthcare, and Premera is leaning in to this, experimenting with innovative care delivery
There is a long way to go to make healthcare work better, but Halle Showater Salas ise committed to making this happen. We join her on stage during the Health care track.
See the presentation
Learn more at www.accelerateak.com & www.acceleratearctic.com  

When you walk into REI, you might suspect that the camping food comes from large, national corporations. You might be surprised to learn that one of the popular food providers is based right here in Alaska. Learn about Heather Kelly's journey and what it means for manufacturing food and e-commerce from Alaska.
To see the presentation, go to
https://youtu.be/PzBUe6KnEPA 
To learn more about Accelerate
www.accelerateak.com & www.acceleratearctic.com

When most people think of the Alaska Permanent Fund, they think of the dividend that hits their bank account once a year, but it can be so much more than that.
Angela Rodell, the Executive Director of the Permanent Fund Corporation announced a $200 million initiative to invest in Alaska companies.
To see the presentation, go to
https://youtu.be/AWdDcmqxx3s
To learn more about Accelerate
www.accelerateak.com & www.acceleratearctic.com

20 years from now, are we still going to be getting stuff delivered to us from Amazon?
Domenic Giunta believes that the future is in 3D printing and he is teaching 8th graders in Alaska to make airplanes and iron man suits so that they are prepared for a future that is only limited by your imagination. We join him on stage during the education track.
Check out his slide deck here
See his presentation here
Learn more about www.accelerateak.com or www.acceleratearctic.com

In 2008, Iceland's banking collapse was the largest experienced by any country in economic history. It's three largest banks defaulted on 200 billion of foreign debt. And it was only a country with less than 400,000 people.
While most people would call this adversity, Bala Kamallakharan made this into an opportunity to help remake Iceland's economy.
Check out his slide deck here
See his presentation here
Learn more about www.accelerateak.com or www.acceleratearctic.com