Leadership Forum: Building Knowledge-Based Economies

The Alaska Federation of Natives hired KRC to co-produce this two-day Forum June 28 and 29, 2004 in Anchorage, Alaska. Over 300 people from around the world participated in the event, including indigenous leaders, elected officials, cabinet members, CEO's and international development experts. The Leadership Forum was the first of its kind in North America and was organized at the request of Alaska Native peoples to discuss new approaches to fighting rural poverty.

KRC managed all event logistics and produced all materials, including a comprehensive participant binder, event tickets, a cultural program guide, a brochure, regular E-newsletters and all signage. We also managed all of the production elements which included simultaneous web and public television broadcasting.

KRC organized a three-continent, two-hour video conference between the U.S., Peru and the Philippines. We also coordinated all media outreach for the event, which included a press briefing that generated stories on the AP wire, Alaska public radio, Alaska public television, local broadcast television and the state's largest newspaper, the Anchorage Daily News. To see the ADN story, click here. Stories were also published on the websites of participating organizations and in trade publications.

Click To Play Innovation, Culture & Rural Economies: Mapping the Future Produced by KRC in Partnership with Nomad Films for the 2004 AFN Leadership Forum Running Time - 9:45 min.

KRC also designed and maintained an event website that included a password-protected online registration system, extensive seminar and agenda information, sponsor recognition, a live streaming webcast, streaming video and other critical conference resources.

D.C. Leadership Forum: Building Knowledge-Based Economies in a Multicultural World

The Alaska Federation of Natives hired KRC to develop and maintain a website for a follow-up event to the June Leadership Forum. The subsequent event was held September 20, 2004 in Washington, D.C. in conjunction with the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian.

The event website served as the primary source of information for participants and others interested in the half-day seminar titled, "Leadership Forum: Knowledge-Based Economies in a Multicultural World." The website included detailed event location information, a registration center, a media center and briefs on the concept of Knowledge-Based Economies. Bonus information about Washington, D.C. and links to NMAI opening events could also be accessed through the site.

Our Path to Wellness: Traditions & Culture from Elders to Youth
AFN asked KRC to produce a 15-minute video in partnership with Anchorage-based Blueberry Productions on the statewide movement to transform communities struggling with alcoholism and addiction. Alaska Native leaders and healers from across the state echoed two primary themes as they discussed key successes from the Wellness Movement- 1) improved communications between Native elders and youth and 2) the importance of Alaska Natives reconnecting with their traditions and culture as a critical component of healing.

Click here to view a 5-minute clip of KRC's Wellness Video.