Below are the videos and slides from the presentations and panels from Alaska’s Fiscal Future forum held on Saturday, October 4th, 2014. These are in agenda order. Links to slides are included next to their author.
Introduction to Alaska’s Fiscal System
- Gunnar Knapp, Director and Professor of Economics, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
An Introduction to Alaska’s Fiscal System from videoworks on Vimeo.
Alaska State Revenues: Overview, History and Projections
- A Brief Introduction to Alaska Revenues and Spending – Gunnar Knapp, ISER
- John Tichotsky, Chief Economist, Alaska Department of Revenue Alaska State Revenues
- Discussant: Scott Goldsmith, former ISER Director and Professor of Economics Emeritus
- Moderator: Gunnar Knapp
Alaska State Expenditures
- Amanda Ryder, Senior Fiscal Analyst/Operating Budget, Alaska Legislative Finance Division State of Alaska’s Unrestricted General Fund Revenue and Appropriations
- Moderator: Gunnar Knapp
Alaska State Expenditures from videoworks on Vimeo.
Alaska State Expenditures and Savings Accounts – Overview, History, and Projections Panel Discussion
- Discussants: Dan Dickinson, CPA and former Director of Tax, Alaska Department of Revenue; Mark Foster, Chief Financial Officer, Anchorage School District
- Alaska’s Fiscal Future
Alaska State Expenditures and Savings Accounts – Overview, History, and Projections Panel Discussion from videoworks on Vimeo.
Alaska’s Fiscal Challenge
- Gunnar Knapp Alaska’s Fiscal Challenge
- Discussant: Scott Goldsmith
- Moderator: Cliff Groh
Alaska’s Fiscal Challenge from videoworks on Vimeo.
Perspectives on Alaska’s Operating Budget Drivers, Obligations, Needs, and Wants
- Panelists: Mark Foster; Brad Keithley, Founder, Alaskans for Sustainable Budgets; Jim Duncan, Executive Director, Alaska State Employees Association; Sandra Heffern, former owner/operator of Ready Care; Becca Bernard, Co-Founder, Great Alaska Schools
- Moderator: Steve Mac Donald, veteran Alaska Broadcaster
Perspectives on Alaska’s Operating Budget Drivers, Obligations, Needs, and Wants from videoworks on Vimeo.
Fiscal Implications of the Gasline/LNG Export Project
- Mike Pawlowski, Deputy Commissioner of Revenue for Strategic Finance Alaska LNG Fiscal Implications and Potential Cash Flows
- Discussant: Dan Dickinson
- Moderator: Larry Persily, Federal Coordinator for an Alaska North Slope Natural Gas Pipeline and former Deputy Commissioner, Alaska Department of Revenue
Fiscal Implications of the Gasline LNG Export Project from videoworks on Vimeo.
Fiscal Implications of Other Major Capital Projects
- Panelists: Gene Therriault, Deputy Director, Statewide Energy Policy Development, Alaska Energy Authority; Jamie Kenworthy, co-manager of small investment fund and former Executive Director, Alaska Science and Technology Foundation; Gregg Erickson, Editor-at-Large, Alaska Budget Report
- Moderator: Gunnar Knapp
Fiscal Implications of Other Major Capital Projects 2 from videoworks on Vimeo.
The Permanent Fund and Alaska’s Fiscal Future
- Panelists: Scott Goldsmith; Gregg Erickson, Editor-at-Large, Alaska Budget Report; John Havelock; former Alaska Attorney General
- Moderator: Steve Mac Donald
The Permanent Fund and Alaska’s Fiscal Future from videoworks on Vimeo.
Implications of State Fiscal Choices
- Panelists: Steve Colt, Professor of Economics, ISER Local and State Fiscal Connections; Scott Goldsmith; Mark Foster; Caroline Schultz, Economist, Alaska Department of Labor
- Moderator: Gunnar Knapp
Implications of State Fiscal Choices from videoworks on Vimeo.
The Politics of Alaska’s Fiscal Future
- Panelists: Eric Wohlforth, former Alaska Commissioner of Revenue and former Chair, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Board of Trustees; Larry Persily, Andrew Halcro, President, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce and former Alaska State Representative
- Moderator: Cliff Groh
The Politics of Alaska’s Fiscal Future from videoworks on Vimeo.
Alaska Fiscal Solutions Panel
- Panelists: Brad Keithley; Dan Dickinson; Pat Galvin, former Commissioner, Alaska Department of Revenue Imposing Fiscal Stability in Alaska; Larry Persily; Gregg Erickson
- Moderator: Steve Mac Donald
Alaska Fiscal Solutions Panel from videoworks on Vimeo.
