Economic Summit

Participants heard from some of the Prosperity Partnership's co-chairs, including Brad Smith, Senior Vice President of Microsoft, Rita Ryder, President of the YWCA, and Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg. The co-chairs were joined on the podium by Governor Gary Locke, King County Executive Ron Sims, Attorney General-elect Rob McKenna, Seattle City Councilman and PSRC Board President Richard McIver, and Renton Mayor Kathy Keolker-Wheeler.

In addition to presentations from community and business leaders, participants engaged in a number of interactive sessions regarding the region's economic foundations - such as human resources, access to capital, physical infrastructure, and more.

Summit Results

• Amazing Pace: Summit Summary Article
• Interactive Session 1: Electronic Town Hall Meeting Summary
• Interactive Session 1: Electronic Town Hall Survey Results
• Interactive Session 2: Rating Breakout Sessions' Opportunities
• Interactive Session 2: Summary of Breakout Session Discussions

Summit Presentations

• Reality Check: Puget Sound and the Challenge of Competitiveness [slideshow]
• Rob McKenna, Attorney General-elect [Speaking notes, not an exact transcript of remarks as delivered]
• Audio files from TVW:
    Welcoming remarks; Stuart Elway, Electronic Town Hall Meeting
    John Ladenburg, Pierce County Executive; Aaron Brown, CNN News Anchor
    TVW [Search "Regional Economic Summit"]

• Agenda
• Summit Overview Report
• Reality Check: Puget Sound and the Challenge of Competitiveness
    Report
    Background Data Report
  
• Breakout Session Descriptions

For more information about the Summit, contact Joan Chen, jchen@psrc.org, 206-389-2889.