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Speaker presentations from Re-Wire Policy Conference now available!

We hosted our first annual Re-Wire Policy Conference yesterday and it was one of the largest, most diverse convenings of senior executives and policy leaders in the state. It is always an honor to bring the different silos and parties together. Here are some of the presentation materials from the speakers at the event.

Addressing Washington State’s Tax Structure

Hon. Noel Frame: Vice Chair, House Finance Committee
Hon. Drew Stokesbary: Member, House Finance Committee
Andy Nicholas: Associate Director, Fiscal Policy, Washington Budget & Policy Center

Block Chain, Automation, and the Looming Economic Disruption

Jonathan Johnson: Chairman of the Board, Overstock
Joseph Williams: Director of Economic Development for the Information and Communication Technology Section, Washington State Dept. of Commerce
Paul Berendt: Senior Vice President, Strategies 360 (moderator)

Finance and Banking in the 2018 Legislature

Hon. Lisa Wellman: Vice Chair, Senate Democratic Caucus
Alan Crain: Vice President, Kitsap Bank

Homelessness: Why Are We Not Having Success?

Hon. Nicole Macri: Vice Chair, House Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs Commitee
Hon. Mark Miloscia: Ranking Minority Member, Senate State Government Committee
George Scarola: Director of Homelessness, City of Seattle
Jonathan Martin: Assistant Metro Editor, The Seattle Times

Responding to Climate Change in Washington State

Hon. Guy Palumbo: Member, Senate Local Government Committee
Kyle Murphy: Executive Director, Carbon Washington
Todd Myers: Director, Center for the Enviornment, Washington Policy Center

The Widening Divide between Urban and Rural Economies

Stuart Elway: Chief Executive Officer, Elway Research
Colleen McAleer: President, Washington Business Alliance
Nick Harper: Sr. Director of Strategy & Policy, Master Builders of King & Snohomish Counties
Wendy Hutchinson: Vice President of Public Affairs, Millennium Bulk


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