\nAlaska Communications CEO\, Anand Vadapalli\, will cover the following key topics:\n
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- Remote Work \n
- Cloud \n
- Cyber Security \n
- Artificial Intelligence &\; Machine Learning \n
- and Virtual Reality \n
\nIn addition\, the Anchorage Chamber will host a bill signing ceremony with Governor Walker where he will sign Senate Bill 105.
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\nPLUS! \;Our friends at the Food Bank of Alaska need our help. The warehouse is bare and 82 partner agencies in Anchorage are feeling the impact. Through the month of August\, the Anchorage Chamber will be collecting food at ALL EVENTS. Bring your donations to any event\, to the Anchorage Chamber office (1016 W 6th Ave.\, Ste. 303) OR join the Anchorage Chamber Food Drive Challenge! Contact \;Tosha \;or \;Tabitha \;for details. \;CLICK HERE FOR MOST-NEEDED ITEMS
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\nAnand serves as the President and CEO of Alaska Communications\, a publicly traded broadband and IT managed services provider. Anand has been with Alaska Communications since August 2006 and has been in his current role since February 2011. He has spent nearly 20 years in the telecom sector.
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\nAnand has led Alaska Communications through a period of intense change and turnaround\, and is deeply skilled both as an operator and in driving strategic transformation. In all of this\, he is passionate about engaging people and driving a culture that places high premium on transparent communications\, fairness\, respect and honoring commitments.
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\nAnand is keenly interested in how technology can enable people\, businesses and communities achieve their personal\, business and social goals. His experience in Alaska has nurtured an appreciation for the importance of community engagement and the critical role of public policy in deploying technology in an affordable and accessible manner.
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\nAnand serves on the board of directors of Premera Blue Cross and US Telecom\, the leading industry association for the telecom and broadband sector. Anand is active in the community through his work with the Rotary Club and United Way\, having previously served on the board of directors of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation and the board of trustees of the University of Alaska Foundation.
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\n\nAnand serves as the President and CEO of Alaska Communications\, a publicly traded broadband and IT managed services provider. Anand has been with Alaska Communications since August 2006 and has been in his current role since February 2011. He has spent nearly 20 years in the telecom sector.
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\nAnand has led Alaska Communications through a period of intense change and turnaround\, and is deeply skilled both as an operator and in driving strategic transformation. In all of this\, he is passionate about engaging people and driving a culture that places high premium on transparent communications\, fairness\, respect and honoring commitments.
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\nAnand is keenly interested in how technology can enable people\, businesses and communities achieve their personal\, business and social goals. His experience in Alaska has nurtured an appreciation for the importance of community engagement and the critical role of public policy in deploying technology in an affordable and accessible manner.
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\nAnand serves on the board of directors of Premera Blue Cross and US Telecom\, the leading industry association for the telecom and broadband sector. Anand is active in the community through his work with the Rotary Club and United Way\, having previously served on the board of directors of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation and the board of trustees of the University of Alaska Foundation.
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