North by North Festival addresses our challenges and opportunities with northern innovation and resilience, to build on a rich history and to ensure a prosperous future. Quite simply, the North by North Festival is “for the North, by Northerners.” These concepts are critical to our citizens, communities, and companies and align with goals of resilience, livability and growth. The North by North Festival will bring innovators from across Alaska, the nation and other Arctic regions to collaborate and address local and circumpolar challenges that can be addressed with process and technological innovation. We will see, as outcomes, solutions and policy-relevant findings that will be delivered globally to northern governments and organizations; strong business-to-business relationships develop that result in partnerships; and public awareness heightened related to the state of innovation in Alaska.
A draft program is available online. Key features of the agenda include:
TED-style presentations – solution and best practice sharing from across the Arctic
Innovation Teams – four teams formed to address eight challenges; co-creation of solutions and opportunities
Fish bowl work sessions – solution creation for innovation challenges
Youth Innovation Challenge – rapid prototyping, pitching and awards
Curated Conversations – focused on features of sustainable development
Sustainable Arctic Award reception – presented for lifetime achievement
Circumpolar North Film Festival – films from around the Arctic, focused on innovation and resilience
Arctic Street Foods competition, resident DJs and Arctic Dance Party
Innovation Teams will address:
Sustainable Communities - Food and Housing
Affordable and Clean Energy - Renewables Deployment and Remote Solutions
Climate Action - Carbon Capture and Community Risk Assessment
Good Health and Well-Being - One Health and Culturally Driven Solutions
More information about the festival and registration on NxN website.