2021 Leadership Summit – Presentation of the Business Plan by Joth Ricci
December 6, 2021
Joth Ricci, President and CEO of Dutch Bros, outlined the Oregon Business Plan’s proposed strategy for the 2020s.
2021 Leadership Summit – MOsley WOtta Spoken Word Performance
December 6, 2021
To liven the policy discussion, MOsley WOtta, internationally renowned musician, writer, and artist began the day with a piece on Building Opportunity, this year’s theme in our vision for shared prosperity.
2021 Leadership Summit – Senator Ron Wyden and Senator Jeff Merkley
December 6, 2021
The 2021 Leadership Summit explored what changes to global markets, technologies, and the workplace can mean for Oregon. These changes, along with massive federal funding and robust state revenues, create pivotal opportunities to help grow manufacturing and jobs and to create more accessible workforce education and support. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley weighed in on these and other issues, as well as strategies outlined in the Oregon Business Plan.
2021 Leadership Summit – Pat Gelsinger
December 6, 2021
Keynote speaker Pat Gelsinger CEO of Intel, discussed the historic opportunity the United States now has to enhance its global position in semiconductor design and manufacturing – and the important role Oregon plays in Intel’s future innovation.
2021 Leadership Summit – Strengthening Oregon’s Manufacturing Panel Discussion
December 6, 2021
Karen Vineyard, Chair of Oregon Business & Industry and Global Commercial Banking Market Executive for Bank of America, moderated a discussion on opportunities to grow Oregon’s manufacturing sector and the implications for creating a stronger, more equitable economy between Karla Chambers, Co-owner and Vice President of Stahlbush Island Farms, Alicia Chapman, CEO of Willamette Technical Fabricatiors, and Seth Sherry, Economic Development Director for the City of Albany and President of Oregon Economic Development Association.
2021 Leadership Summit – Ben Cannon
December 6, 2021
Ben Cannon, Executive Director of the Higher Education Coordination Commission, discussed strategies to create more equitable access to higher education and training.
2021 Leadership Summit – Pathways to Opportunity Panel Discussion
December 6, 2021
Panelists Penny Serrurier, co-Managing Partner at Stoel Rives; Patsy Richards, Director of Long-Term CareWorks, RISE Partnership; Mark Mitsui, President of Portland Community College; Jaime Arredondo, Executive Director of the CAPACES Leadership Institute; and Andrew Nelson, Randall C. Papé Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Oregon, explored pathways to opportunity through workforce and postsecondary education.
2021 Leadership Summit – Governor Kate Brown
December 6, 2021
Governor Kate Brown underscored her support for a stronger workforce education system.
2021 Leadership Summit – Opportunities for Oregon, Panel Discussion
December 6, 2021
Joth Ricci, President and CEO of Dutch Bros, moderated a conversation on Oregon’s prospects for prosperity and how to share it more widely with Vance Beach, Founder of BASE; Dr. Anne Erwin, Principal of Beaverton High School; Lamar Hurd, TV Analyst for the Portland Trail Blazers; Eric Forrest, COO of Bigfoot Beverage; and Dr. Christopher Nichols, Director of the Center of Humanities at Oregon State University.
Federal Legislative Briefing & Discussion: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden
May 14, 2021
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden discussed his agenda for advancing a robust, equitable recovery from the pandemic. Our Senior Senator has once again taken the gavel of the Senate Finance Committee, which created a wide-ranging conversation about his plans pertaining to tax policy, trade, health care, infrastructure, the safety net, and more.
Federal Legislative Briefing & Discussion: Representative Earl Blumenauer
May 5, 2021
Representative Earl Blumenauer provided his perspective on the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, thoughts on the American Rescue Plan and other critically important legislation that will impact Oregon businesses.
Federal Legislative Briefing & Discussion: Representative Cliff Bentz
April 29, 2021
Representative Cliff Bentz provided his perspective on the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, his perspective as ranking member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, and other critically important legislation that will impact Oregon businesses.
Federal Legislative Briefing & Discussion: Representative Suzanne Bonamici
April 27, 2021
Representative Suzanne Bonamici provided her perspective on the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, her thoughts on the American Rescue Plan and other critically important legislation that will impact Oregon businesses.
Federal Legislative Briefing & Discussion: U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley
April 21, 2021
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley discussed opportunities that come with infrastructure investments, the benefits of investing in wildfire prevention, key opportunities for Oregon with the American Rescue Plan federal funds, and more.
Federal Legislative Briefing & Discussion: Congressman Kurt Schrader
April 1, 2021
Congressman Kurt Schrader, a Democrat representing Oregon’s 5th District provided his perspective on the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, his thoughts on the American Rescue Plan and other critically important legislation that will impact Oregon businesses.
A Conversation on Infrastructure with Congressman Peter DeFazio
October 20, 2020
