Conference Agenda
Hotel Murano, Venice Ballroom
1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma, WA
May 26, 2010
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
8:00
Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:30
Welcome
Bruce Kendall, Chair, WA Economic Development Commission
Hon. Christine Gregoire, Governor of Washington State
8:40
Summit Overview &Objectives
Egils Milbergs, Executive Director, Washington Economic Development Commission
8:50
Remarks: Innovation is in Our Nature
Rogers Weed, Director, Department of Commerce
9:00
Keynote: Restoring US Innovation Leadership
Dr. Rob Atkinson, President, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
9:45
Panel 1: Creating the Next Generation Workforce - Talent & Workforce Moderator - Eleni Papadakis, Director, WA Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board
Future of On-line University and Digital Learning
Charlie Earl, Executive Director, State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
What Business Expects from Education
Rich Hartnett, Human Resource Manager, The Boeing Commercial Airplane Company
Expanding and Improving CTE
Kathleen Lopp, Deputy Superintendent, CTE, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Unplugged - Trends in Clean Energy
Barbara Hins-Turner, Center of Excellence, Centralia College
10:45
Coffee Break
11:00
Panel 2: Accelerating Technology Commercialization - Investment & Entrepreneurship
Moderator - H. Stewart Parker, Former President of Targeted Genetics
Commercialization in Life Sciences and ICT (SB 6015)
Daniel Malarkey, Deputy Director, Department of Commerce
Changing the University Technology Transfer Model
Linden Rhoads, Vice Provost, Center for Commercialization, University of Washington
Meeting Global Challenges through Innovation
Mike Schwenk, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories
Water and Wine Cluster: The Walla Walla Innovation Partnership Zone
Dr. VanAusdle, Walla Walla Community College
Medical Device Cluster: The Bothell Innovation Partnership Zone
Terrie B Battuello, Manager, City of Bothell
New Frontiers in Nanophotonics
Michael Hochberg, Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, University of Washington
12:00
Panel 3: Smarter, Cleaner, Greener - Infrastructure Panel
Moderator - Carol Mosser, Chair, Washington State Transportation Commission
Expanding Washington's Global Health Impact
Lisa Cohen, Director, Global Health Alliance
Electric Cars for Energy Independence
Steve Marshall, Senior Fellow, Cascadia Center
Clean Energy Options for Washington State
Marc Cummings, Director of Public Relations, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories
An Alternative for Water Quality: The Center for Urban Waters
Geoffrey Smythe, Manager, City of Tacoma
The Coming REVOLUTION IN MANUFACTURING
Christina A. Lamasney, President, Modumetal, Seattle
12:45
Lunch
1:00
Legislative Roundtable: What to Expect
Sen. Jim Kastama, Rep. Phyllis Kenney
Sen. Paull Shin, Sen. Joseph Zarelli
1:30
Leveraging Intangible Capital Workshop: The Real Value of Innovation
Workshop Facilitators: Mary Adams and Michael Oleksak, Intellectual Capital Advisors
2:30
Commitment Report Outs by table
3:15
updating Washington's innovation strategy
3:30
Walk-Around: Review of Table-top ecosystems
4:00
Adjourn
THANK YOU TO OUR CO-HOSTS:
WA Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation
WA House Committee on Community, Trade
& Economic Development
AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERSHIP SPONSORS!
Gold Partner:
Silver Partners:
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