Monday, September 20, 2004
9 AM - 12:30 PM
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G-50, Washington, DC

This half-day seminar will continue the dialogue begun in June at the Anchorage Leadership Forum on the importance of fostering knowledge-based economies in the evolving global marketplace. Speakers and participants will further explore the belief being proven in development circles around the globe: that efforts aimed at strengthening indigenous cultures provide an economic edge in the global economy.

In the emerging knowledge-based global economy, the best partners are placing a premium on new ideas. Strong leadership in this new approach will be critical, and truly effective development must combine all of the best values of local traditional cultures, but also be driven by indigenous leaders who are confident enough to embrace and absorb the contemporary modern society and its values.

To register for the Leadership Forum please click here. To learn more about it, click here.

Leadership Forum: Building Knowledge-Based Economies
June 28-29, 2004, Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage, Alaska

The June 28 and 29 Leadership Forum was a first of its kind event in North America; a conference to examine what a knowledge-based economy is and how a knowledge-based economy can be developed in rural Alaska and other parts of the world. The task was undertaken by a collaboration of the Denali Commission, AFN and Harvard University. This partnership grew and expanded to include key leadership from the Inuit in Greenland and participants as far away as Hawaii and New Zealand. Click here to read more...

To see photos of cultural celebrations, speakers and other events from the two-day conference, click here.

Watch the Leadership Forum Video

You can also check out the Leadership Forum Video:
Innovation, Culture & Rural Economies: Mapping the Future
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