7:30 am Breakfast (Leaders Side Event – Local2030)
8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Leaders escorted to seats
Introduction by Master of Ceremony: Kyle Mandapat, Associate Director for Communications and Engagement, UOG Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant
9:15 am Presentation of Colors
National Anthem and Guam Hymn– Krystal Paco-San Agustin, Communication Director, Office of the Governor
9:20 am Invocation – Rev Fr. Eric Forbes, OFM Cap.
9:25 am Traditional Opening
9:30 am Convene the 26th MIF – Honorable Wesley Simina, President FSM
Call to Order
Roll Call
Change of Chairmanship
- From Outgoing 25th MIF Chairman: Honorable Wesley Simina, President FSM
- To Incoming 26th MIF Chairwoman: Honorable Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero, Governor, Territory of Guam
9:45 am Review and Adoption of the Agenda
Motion for New Agenda Items
9:50 am Remarks by Leaders
- Honorable Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero, Governor, U.S. Territory of Guam
- His Excellency, Surangel Whipps, Jr, President, Republic of Belau
- His Excellency, Wesley Simina , President, Federated State of Micronesia
- His Excellency, David Adeang, President, Nauru
- Her Excellency, Hilda Heine, President, Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Honorable Arnold Palacios, Governor, U.S. Commonwealth of NMI
- Honorable Alexander Narruhn, Governor, Chuuk State
- Honorable Tulensa Palik, Governor, Kosrae State
- Honorable Charles Chieng, Governor, Yap State
- Honorable Stevenson A. Joseph, Governor, Pohnpei State
10:55 am Photo Session
Break
PLENARY SESSION – Committee Reports/Presentations
11:10 am Regional Workforce Development
11:25 am Regional Education Committee
11:40 am Regional Health Committee
11:55am Gender Equality Committee
12:10- 1:40 LUNCH (Leaders Side Event Hosted by: Micronesia Challenge)
1:50 pm Roundtable on Work Force Development –
Facilitated by Dr. Kenneth Kuper
2:55 pm Regional Tourism Committee
3:10 pm Committee of Trade
3:25 pm Regional Transportation Committee
3:40 pm Ocean Committee
3:55 pm Roundtable on Economy
Facilitated by Dr. Kenneth Kuper
4:55 pm Wrap
5:00 pm End of Day 1
7:30 am BREAKFAST (Leaders Side Event – Bank of Guam)
9:00 am Recap
9:15 am Information Communication Technology Committee
9:30 am Regional Energy Committee
9:45am Roundtable: Digitization /Cybersecurity
Facilitated by Dr. Kenneth Kuper
10:45 am Break
11:00 am Presentation: Suzy Vares Lum, President of East West Center
11:30 am Micronesia Challenge
11:45 am Regional Invasive Species Council
12:00 pm Pacific Islands Regional Recycling Initiatives Council
12:15 pm – 1:45 pm LUNCH
1:50 pm Presentation: Guam Green Growth (G3) Dr. Austin Shelton, Director of University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant
2:20 pm Report of the MIF Secretariat, Halda Blesam, MIF Secretariat
2: 35 pm Closing Business
- Approving the next site for the 27th MIF
- Closing Remarks from the Leaders
- Honorable Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero, Governor, U.S. Territory of Guam
- His Excellency, Surangel Whipps, Jr, President, Republic of Belau
- His Excellency, Wesley Simina , President, Federated State of Micronesia
- His Excellency, David Adeang, President, Nauru
- Her Excellency, Hilda Heine, President, Republic of the Marshall Is.•
- Honorable Arnold Palacios, Governor, U.S. Commonwealth of NMI
- Honorable Alexander Narruhn, Governor, Chuuk State•
- Honorable Tulensa Palik, Governor, Kosrae State•
- Honorable Charles Chieng, Governor, Yap State
- Honorable Stevenson A. Joseph, Governor, Pohnpei State
3:40 pm Adjournment
Coordinated by University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability. Email: cis@triton.uog.edu for more information.