2026 ILC Call for Speakers

Thank you for your interest in speaking at the 2026 Improving Lives: The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Conference, happening September 17-18, 2026 at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska.

Presentations should be targeted to the conference audience: those who work with Trust-beneficiary serving organizations, providers, and agencies, as well as Trust beneficiaries and policy makers.

The deadline to apply is May 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM AKT. All applications will be reviewed by the conference planning team after the application deadline. If you have any questions regarding this event or your submission, please contact Caroline at caroline@goveventservices.com.

*Please note: Your submission does not guarantee a speaking opportunity at the conference.

Primary Presenter Information

Presenter Name

First NameLast Name

Email Address

example@example.com

Title/Position

Employer/Organization

Phone Number

Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Credentials

Short Biography

Word limit: 2500/250

Resume

Resume is optional

Dates Available (check all that apply)

Co-Presenter Information

Will you have any co-presenters?

If yes, please provide information for your co-presenters below:

Rows	First Name	Last Name	Organization	Email Address
Co-Presenter 1
Co-Presenter 2
Co-Presenter 3
Co-Presenter 4

Presentation Information

Presentation Title

Character Limit: 80

Presentation Description

Word limit: 1500/150

Select the conference thematic area which best aligns with your presentation, and for which you would like your proposal to be considered. (You may select more than one.)

Describe how your presentation would align with the conference theme(s) selected above.

Word limit: 1500/150

Which of the Trust beneficiary groups is your presentation relevant to? (You may select more than one.) Alaskans experiencing:

Which area of focus of "Strengthening the System: Alaska’s Comprehensive Integrated Mental Health Program Plan" does your presentation best align with? (You may select more than one.)

Each breakout session will be 60 minutes in length and include time for questions. Shorter presentations may be combined into one 60 minute discussion. In what structure can your presentation best be covered?

Please provide 2 objectives that reflect what attendees will learn when attending this session.

Objectives should be in behavioral terms such as “discuss, describe, list, identify, analysis, synthesize”, and not as “understand or know."

Learning Objective 1

Learning Objective 2

Additional Comments

Speaker Application