Presentations

Morning Keynotes

Welcome and Opening (Video | Full PowerPoint | PDF)
Suzi LeVine, Commissioner, Washington State Employment Security Department

Washington State Forecast (Video | PDF)
Bret Bertolin, Senior Economist, Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council

Reimagining Washington State (Video | PDF)
Inger Brinck, Executive Director, Results Washington

9:30am– 10:00am
Break
Networking Time, visit exhibit tables

State of the State (Regional Focus) (PDF)
Steven Ross, Director, Labor Market Information, Employment Security Department

Key economic factors across geographies and sectors: How they affect us and how we address them (Full video)

Lisa Brown (PDF)
Director, Washington State Department of Commerce
Cory Hopkins (PDF)
Managing Editor, Zillow Research (Zillow)
Jordan Matson (no slides provided)
General Manager, Matson Fruit Company
Kim Sullivan (no slides provided)
Vice President & Chief People Officer, Kaiser Permanente Washington

When the Recession Comes – Will We Be Ready?

Dan White (Video | no slides)
Director of Government Consulting, Moody’s Analytics
Lindsi Leahy (Video | PDF)
Deputy Director for Benefits, Unemployment Insurance, State of Oregon Employment Department

(note: there are no session handouts/presentatoins for breakout sessions 1, 3, or 5)

Breakout #2:
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Past successes and new initiatives moving forward (PDF - All speaker slides)

Jessica Barr
Interim North Sound Regional Director, Washington State Employment Security Department
Elizabeth Court
Director, Olympic Workforce Development Council
Dot Fallihee
Interim Chief Executive Officer, Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County
Alberto Isiordia
Central Regional Director, Employment Connections, Washington State Employment Security Department
Mark Mattke
CEO, Spokane Area Workforce Development Council
Paige Shevlin
Economic Development Policy Advisor to the King County Executive, King County

Breakout #4:
Mobility 4.0: Planes, Trains & Port Districts

Moderator: Dave McFadden (PDF)
Managing Director, Economic Development, Port of Seattle
Jeffrey Bishop (PDF)
Executive Director, Port of Moses Lake
Mike Bomar (PDF)
Director of Economic Development, Port of Vancouver
Arif Ghouse (no slides provided)
Director, Paine Field
Larry Krauter (PDF)
CEO, Spokane Airports
Ron Pate (PDF)
Director, Washington State Dept. of Transportation Rail, Freight & Ports division

Breakout #6:
The Future of Work: Workforce trends and “future proofing” Washington’s workers and businesses

Moderators: Lew McMurran/Joe Wilcox (PDF)
Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board, Future of Work Task Force report
Sally Zeiger Hanson (PDF)
Principal, TrainingConnections
Nate Humphrey (PDF)
Workforce Education Director, Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Michael Meotti (no slides provided)
Executive Director, Washington Student Achievement Council
Gayla Stoner (PDF)
Associate Provost, Extended Learning and Outreach, Central Washington University
Jenee Myers Twitchell (PDF)
Impact Director, Washington STEM
Rebecca Wallace (PDF)
Executive Director, Career and Technical Education, Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction