Washington Innovation Summit Agenda
New Decade, New Partnerships, New Solutions: Designed to focus on what really makes innovation economies grow, the Washington Innovation Summit is the must-attend event for our state's innovation-driven business and economic development community. This day-long conference was designed to bring together business, economic development and policy leaders to identify new, effective strategies that will promote high-impact job growth and provide a framework for Washington's work in technology-based economic development.
Innovation & Economic Development: New Decade, New Partnerships, New Solutions
Overview & Goals of the Summit
Opening remarks: Jeremy Jaech, Chair, Technology Alliance
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Washington's Innovation & Economic Development Strategy: Getting Aligned
Panel discussion: How can business and government align on an effective innovation strategy? How can Washington's leaders - both economic development stakeholders and the business community - work together to maximize effectiveness of our economic development efforts during a time of public austerity?
Moderator:
Bill McSherry, Director of State & Local Government Affairs, The Boeing Company
- Panel:
- Bob Drewel, Executive Director, Puget Sound Regional Council
- Jeremy Jaech
- Bruce Kendall, Chair, Washington Economic Development Commission; President & CEO, Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County
- Rogers Weed, Executive Director, Washington State Department of Commerce
- Kim Zentz, Executive Director, Sirti
Emerging Information Technologies: How They Are Changing Our Economy and Society, and the Opportunity for Washington State
Introduction: Ed Lazowska, Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
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Emerging IT: Next generation broadband, the economic opportunity it enables, and how Washington can effectively compete
Keynote: Larry Smarr, Founding Director, California Institute for Telecommunications & Information Technology and Professor, University of California San Diego
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Emerging IT: What It Means for Washington
Panel discussion: How can we enable next-generation broadband in Washington to win in the emerging sectors of cloud computing, green IT, and smart health? How will it change the way we do business?
Moderator:
Ed Lazowska
- Panel:
- Rick LeFaivre, Managing Director, OVP Venture Partners
- Sean Nolan, Distinguished Engineer & Chief Architect, Microsoft Health Solutions Group
- Wil Saunders, Director of Broadband Policy & Programs, Washington State
- Larry Smarr
From Amazon to Zebrafish: Web Privacy and Economic Opportunity in a 500-Million-Friends Facebook World
Introduction: Brian McAndrews, Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group
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Online Privacy and Personal Security: A framework for the states
Keynote: Hon. Rob McKenna, Washington State Attorney General and Incoming Chair, National Association of Attorneys General
Privacy vs. Economic Opportunity: What It Means for Washington
Panel discussion: How can we balance privacy and internet safety with economic opportunity? What are the opportunities for Washington in data mining applications and predictive analytics, and where is the competition? How can we win economically while addressing privacy issues?
Moderator:
Brian McAndrews
- Panel:
- Peter Cullen, Chief Privacy Strategist, Microsoft Corporation
- Jeff Hirsch, CEO, AudienceScience
- Lynn Majors, Privacy Officer, T-Mobile
- Hon. Rob McKenna
Changing the Enterprise and How We Work Within It
Luncheon Keynote: Geoffrey Moore, Bestselling Author; Managing Director, TCG Advisors; and Venture Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures
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The world's leading high-tech business strategist and author of the seminal work Crossing the Chasm, Moore shows 21st Century enterprises how to overcome the pull of the past and reorient their organizations toward a new era of competition. In Escape Velocity, to be published in summer 2011, Moore addresses the central dilemma established firms face: how to continue to harvest past success while driving the organization, its people, and its processes toward future growth and opportunities.
The Changing Enterprise: What It Means for Washington
Panel discussion
Moderator:
Susannah Malarkey, Executive Director, Technology Alliance
- Panel:
- Jeremy Jaech, Chair, Technology Alliance
- Geoffrey Moore
- David Nordfors, Co-founder & Executive Director, Stanford Center for Innovation and Communication, Stanford University
- Jonathan Sposato, Co-founder & CEO, Picnik
Growing Exports and Global Relationships
The Economic Value of International Markets
Keynote: Richard Wynne, Director, Environment & Aviation Policy, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
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The International Perspective: What It Means for Washington
Panel discussion: What are the implications and opportunities for our state in the quest to grow exports, increase foreign investment, and build global relationships?
Moderator:
Steve Davis, Director of Social Innovation, McKinsey & Company
- Panel:
- Lewis Lee, Partner, Lee & Hayes
- Joe Massey, Partner, Sierra Asia
- David Townley, Vice President, U.S. Sales & Marketing, Infinia Corporation
- Richard Wynne
How Washington Wins: Pulling Together the Drivers of Growth
Innovation in the Federal Context: How Washington wins
Keynote: Hon. Jay Inslee, U.S. House of Representatives
Closing Conversation with Congressional Leaders
Our innovation-minded congressional representatives explore key federal issues affecting Washington State: energy policy, Race to The Top, higher education, federal R&D, the future of broadband, health care reform, and President Obama's export initiative. How can the two Washingtons work together to make the most out of the next two years?
Moderator:
David Nordfors, Co-founder & Executive Director, Stanford Center for Innovation and Communication, Stanford University
- Panel:
- Hon. Jay Inslee
- Hon. Rick Larsen, U.S. House of Representatives
- Hon. Adam Smith, U.S. House of Representatives
Highlights of What We Learned and Next Steps
Summit wrap-up: Jeremy Jaech
