As part of the 2011-2012 Chair’s Initiative on Growing State Economies, the National Governors Association is hosting four regional summits across the country. These summits provide states an opportunity to learn from experts and business owners about the best strategies to create an environment focused on the importance of high-growth businesses in all its forms—startup firms, scalable enterprises, and transformational corporations. The third regional summit was held in Seattle, Washington on January 24-25, 2012.

AGENDA

PRESENTATIONS:

  • What Makes State Economies Grow: The Myths, The Evidence, and The Opportunities
  • Seeding Successful Start-ups
    • Amy Dasch, co-founder & CEO, Abazyme
    • Donna Kelley, associate professor of Entrepreneurship, Babson College
  • Enabling Scalable Start-ups: Best Practice Case Study
    • Sean Ammirati, chief operating officer, ReadWriteWeb
    • William Kaigler, president and CEO, NewCare Solutions LLC
    • Rich Lunak, president & CEO, Innovation Works
  • Lunch Keynote: Engaging Universities in State Economic Development
    • Michael Young, president, University of Washington
  • Pursuing a Comprehensive Clusters Approach
    • June Chino, business development manager, Trade and Economic Development Division
    • Christiana DelloRusso, director of commercialization, Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association
    • Michael Hite, CEO, Impel NeuroPharma
    • Lee Huntsman, executive director, Life Science Discovery Fund
    • Chris Rivera, president, Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association
    • Matt Smith, industry & resource development director, Economic Alliance Snohomish County
  • Supporting High-Growth Companies
  • Hot Topics: Hurdling the Barriers to Company growth
    • Eric Cromwell, Cromwell Schmisseur LLC
    • Lindsey Woolsey, president, The Woolsey Group
    • John Brislin, president and CEO, Export Finance Assistance Center of Washington
    • Mark Calhoon, senior managing director for the International Trade and Economic Development Division, Washington State Department of Commerce
    • Ted McAleer, executive director, Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative
  • Developing A State Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
    • Gregory Bialecki, secretary, Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development
    • Michael Burcham, president & CEO, Nashville Entrepreneur Center
    • Andrew Hargadon, Charles J. Soderquist chair in entrepreneurship, University of California, Davis
    • Skip Rung, president and executive director, Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute
  • An Ecosystem Approach to Business Attraction and Retention
    • Barry Johnson, senior associate dean and associate dean for research, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia
    • Tayloe Washburn, co-chair, Washington Aerospace Partnership
  • Entrepreneurial and Effective: Key Characteristics of a New Kind of Economic Development Agency
    • Rogers Weed, director, Washington State Department of Commerce
    • Duncan Wyse, president, Oregon Business Council
    • Mary Jo Waits, division dxirector, NGA Center for Best Practices