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Economic Leadership Forum
2019

RESOURCES

Speaker Presentations

Sunday, November 17

Opening Banquet: What ties us together? Celebrating the common bonds in PNWER
  • Senator Mike Cuffe, Montana Legislature
  • Brandon Lee, Consulate General of Canada in Seattle
  • Katherine Dhanani, U.S. Consulate in Vancouver
  • The Honourable Katrine Conroy, B.C. Minister Responsible for the Columbia River Treaty

Monday, November 18

Keynote Breakfast - Accelerating the Pacific Northwest Economy through Innovation
  • Chris Gregoire, Challenge Seattle
  • Irene Plenefisch, Microsoft

​Session #1 - Innovation Ecosystems leading to Economic Growth
  • Jaime Fitzgibbon, Ren.ai.ssance Insights
  • Jennifer Fox, Autodesk
  • Bill Tam, Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster
  • Nirav Desai, Moonbeam Exchange

​Session #2- Smart Grids
  • Karen Studarus, Pacific Northwest National Lab
  • Jason Zyskowski, Snohomish County PUD
  • Brian Young, Washington Department of Commerce 

Keynote Plenary Luncheon - Out of this World: the Emerging Space Cluster in the PNW
  • Roger Myers, Washington State Academy of Sciences
  • Curt Blake, Spaceflight Industries
  • Ken Young, Aerojet Rocketdyne
  • Emily Wittman, Aerospace Futures Alliance and Washington State Space Coalition

Session #3 - Transportation of Tomorrow
  • Tom Alberg, Madrona Venture Group
  • Bryan Mistele, INRIX
  • Fran Dougherty, Microsoft
  • Scott Kuznicki, CDM Smith
  • Jennifer Harper, EVITA
  • Bruce Agnew, ACES NW Network 

​Session #4 - Smarter Regions for the Future
  • Azmeena Hasham, Verizon
  • Kim Zentz, Urbanova
  • Michael Boyle, Westin Building Exchange
  • Rep. Vandana Slatter, Washington State Legislature

Tuesday, November 19

Keynote Breakfast Plenary - What is the Deal with Trade?
  • Maria Ellis, Pacific Northwest International Trade Association & Portland Business Alliance
  • Robert Hamilton, Washington Department of Commerce
  • Lori Otto Punke, Washington Council on International Trade
  • Edward Alden, Council on Foreign Relations

Working Waterfront and Maritime Innovation Tour
  • Rep. ​Gael Tarleton, Washington State Legislature
  • David Gudgel, Clipper Vacations
  • Kurt Beckett, Northwest Seaport Alliance
  • Ephraim Froehlich, AKWA-DC
  • Captain Michael Moore, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association
  • Linda Styrk, Puget Sound Pilots
  • Rear Admiral Anthony "Jack" Vogt, Thirteenth Coast Guard District
  • Jill Mackie, Vigor Industrial
  • Joe Ritzman, SSA Marine
  • Commander Nate Menefee, United States Coast Guard
  • Amy Scarton, Washington State Ferries

Luncheon Keynote Plenary - Roundtable of Upcoming Legislative Sessions
  • Rep. Gael Tarleton, Washington State Legislature
  • Sen. Mia Costello, Alaska State Legislature
  • Larry Doke, MLA, Saskatchewan Government
  • Sen. Chuck Winder, Idaho State Legislature
  • Tom Banse, KUOW Public Radio

Session #5 - Building the Border of the Future
  • Solomon Wong, InterVISTAS
  • Michael Freeman, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  • Jason Beloso, Washington State Department of Transportation
  • Ryan Malane, Black Ball Ferry Line
  • Laurie Trautman, Border Policy Research Institute

Session #6 - What's All the Buzz About? What is the Future of Drones?
  • Bryan Norton, City of Boise
  • Douglas Spotted Eagle, Sundance Media Group LLC
  • Tom Hagen, AUVSI
  • Charlton Evans, End State Solutions LLC
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