8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am Opening Addresses
Welcome by Andrew Fry, University of Washington, Tacoma.
Remarks by Vice Chancellor Joshua Knudson, University of Washington, Tacoma.
Remarks by Congressman Adam Smith and Congressman Norm Dicks.
Remarks by Ryan Petty, Director Community & Economic Development, City of Tacoma
Remarks by Dr. Orlando Baiocchi, Director of the Institute of Technology, UWT
9:15 am – 9:45 am Keynote
Bruce Kendall, CEO of Pierce County Economic Development Board
9:45 am – 11:00 am Panel: Entrepreneurship in the South Sound, Creating Connections
Brian Forth, SiteCrafting
Graham Evans, WTC
John Dimmer, Tacoma Angel Network
Derek Young, Seasonal View LLC
Mark Briggs, Serra Media
Moderator: Andrew Fry
11:00 am – 11:45 am Break out Sessions
Institute Research and Labs student research lab tours and poster sessions
Sustainability and Energy
TacomaACTS – Arabie Jaloway, Joanne Buselmeier
Clean Tech Open – John Martin
Northwest Environmental Business Council – Karl Unterschuetz
Non-Profits and Technology – Technology for the greater good
Erik Hanberg, Executive Director of City Club of Tacoma
Scott Kuehn, Topia Technology
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Keynote
Richard Purcell, CEO of Corporate Privacy Group
1:10 pm – 2:10 pm South Sound Technology Cluster Panel
Lars Harvey, CEO, Internet Identity
Mike Manzano, Topia Technology
Jennifer Leaf, NewTec, LLC
Devin Reilly, Senior Project Manager, MorphoTrak
Moderator: Andrew Fry
2:10 pm – 3:00 pm Break Out Sessions
Institute Research and Labs student research lab tours and poster sessions.
Supporting Infrastructure of the South Sound
Gary Brackett, Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Orlando Baiocchi, Director, Institute of Technology, UWT
Darin J. Cyr, President Grey Hat Group
Lincoln Ferris, President, Nuco Consulting
Moderator: Gary Penley, Application Services Director, Alliance Enterprises
