Economic Recovery and Transformation Forum
Doubletree Seattle Airport Hotel
May 12, 2009

8:30 a.m.         Registration

TVW Tape of Welcoming Remarks and Recovery Act Panel

9:30 a.m.         Eleni Papadakis, Workforce Board executive director, Welcome and Purpose of the Forum

9:40 a.m.         Video Message from U.S. Senator Patty Murray

9:45 a.m.         Recovery Act Panel – Federal and State Perspective

• Chris Alejano, Policy Advisor for Governor Chris Gregoire
• John Humphrey, U.S. Department of Labor Deputy Regional Administrator
• Jennifer Thornton, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Employment Security Department

10:30 a.m.       Break

TVW Tape of Green Economy Presentation

10:45 a.m.       Green Economy Presentations

• Julie Anderson, Senior Policy Advisor for the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development
• Greg Weeks, Director of the Employment Security Department's Labor Market and Economic Analysis unit
• Alan Hardcastle, Senior Research Associate for WSU extension energy program
• Dan Spatz, Columbia George Community College & A. K. Wintzer, South Central  Workforce Development Council; Central Washington Renewable Energy initiative

Noon               Break for lunch

TVW Tape of Legislative Panel and Regional Clusters

12:30 p.m.       Announcements and 2009 Legislative session briefing

1:30  p.m.        The Role of Regional of Clusters – Mike Brennan, Workforce Board

• Jim McKenna, Olympic Workforce Development Council and Bob Brown, Westport Ship Yards; Intracoastal Marine and Advanced Manufacturing Industries Alliance
• Mark Mattke, Spokane Area Workforce Development Council and Amy Johnson, Greater Spokane Inc; Spokane Advanced Manufacturing cluster
• Dan Fey, Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County: Multiple industry cluster initiatives in King County

2:15  p.m.        Rogers Weed, Director, Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development

2:30  p.m.        Presentation on job-focused Recovery Act

• Ed Phippen, Washington State Hospital Association
• Jeff Carpenter, Department of Transportation
• Lynnae Ruttledge, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Dan McConnon, Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development
• Jane Hedges, Department of Ecology         

3:30 p.m.         Regional Roundtables

4:30 p.m.         Wrap up and adjourn

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