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