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Economic Leadership
​Forum

November 17-19. 2019 | Seattle, WA
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Speakers

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Bruce Agnew
Director
​ACES Northwest Network

Tom Alberg
Managing Director
​Madrona Venture Group


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Edward Alden
Senior Fellow,
Council on Foreign Relations

Curt Blake,
CEO
​Space Flight Industries


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Michael Boyle,
Strategic Planning Director
Westin Building Exchange 

The Honourable Katrine Conroy​
Minister Responsible for the Columbia River Treaty
Government of British Columbia


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Sen. Mia Costello,
Alaska State Legislature

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Sen. Mike Cuffe,
Montana State Legislature


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Greg D'Avignon,
President & CEO
​​Business Council of British Columbia

Nirav Desai,
Senior Partner
​Moonbeam Exchange


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Maria Isabel Ellis,
Executive Director of PNITA & Director of Federal Affairs at Portland Business Alliance

Charlton Evans,
CEO
End State Solutions LLC


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Jaime Fitzgibbon,
Founder & CEO
Ren.ai.ssance Insights

Jennifer Fox,
Director, Chief of Staff
​Autodesk, Inc.


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Michael Freeman,
Assistant Director, Office of Field Operations
​U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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Richard Gotfried,
MLA for Calgary-Fish Creek
Government of ​Alberta


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Chris Gregoire,
CEO
Challenge Seattle

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David Gudgel,
CEO
​Clipper Vacations


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Robert Hamilton,
Governor's Advisor for Trade Policy
WA State Department of Commerce

Jennifer Harper,
Business & Programs Developer
​Energy Northwest; EVITA


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Nathan Hambley,
Policy & Communications Manager
Uber

Azmeena Hasham,
Distinguished Architect
Verizon


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Brandon Lee,
Consul General
Consulate General of Canada, Seattle

Commander Nate Menefee,
Chief, Prevention Department, Sector Puget Sound
U.S. Coast Guard


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Bryan Mistele,
President & CEO
​INRIX

Captain Michael Moore,
Vice President
​Pacific Merchant Shipping Association


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Bryan Norton,
Attorney
​City of Boise, Idaho

Lori Otto-Punke,
President
Washington Council on International Trade


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Joe Ritzman,
Vice President
SAA Marine

Douglas Spotted Eagle,
Founder & Director of Educational Programming
Sundance Media Group


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Karen Studarus,
Resilience Team Lead
Pacific Northwest National Lab

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Linda Styrk,
Executive Director
Puget Sound Pilots


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Bill Tam,
VP, Business Development and Partner Relations
Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster

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Rep. Gael Tarleton
Washington State Legislature


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Laurie Trautman,
Director
Border Policy Research Institute

Rear Admiral Anthony Vogt,
Commander, ​13th Coast Guard District
​U.S. Coast Guard


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Sen. Chuck Winder
​Idaho State Legislature

Emily Wittman,
President & CEO
Aerospace Futures Alliance &
​WA State Space Coalition


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Solomon Wong,
President & CEO
​InterVISTAS

Ken Young,
General Manager
​Aerojet Rocketdyne


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Kim Zentz,
CEO
Urbanova


Additional speakers will be announced as they are added.

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