2026 Commissioners Seminar Agenda & Sponsors

Monday, July 20

2:00 – 4:00 pm – Optional bus tour of Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority

5:30 – 8:00 pm – Reception and Dinner – Hilton Garden Inn, Riverfront Ballroom & Patio
Spouses are invited and encouraged to attend this evenings event!

Tuesday, July 21

7:00 am – Breakfast Buffet

8:00 am – Welcome and Announcements

8:00 am – What’s on Your Mind? Open Discussion Forum: One success and one challenge from the past year or the year ahead: We will ask each port to speak, rather than each commissioner

10:00 am – Commissioner Keystone Documents – What do you Need to be Prepared”
Tim Schermetzler, CSD Attorneys at Law

10:45 – Break

11:00 am – NCW Tech Alliance and the Flywheel Investment Conference
Dr. Sue Kane, CEO, North Central Washington Tech Alliance

11:45 am – Lunch

1:30 pm – Tribal Port Authorities: Swinomish Port Authority INVITED
Brett Lizotte, Harbormaster, Swinomish Tribe

2:45 pm – Break

3:00 pm – State of the Industry Update: Washington’s Tree Fruit Industry
West Mathison, President/CEO, Stemilt; Jon DeVaney, President, Washington State Tree Fruit Association

4:00 pm – Adjourn

5:00 – 7:00 pm – Cocktail hour and reception at Pybus Market (next door to hotel – walkable)

Wednesday, July 22

Hotel check-out is 11:00 am – Please plan accordingly

8:00 am – Breakfast Buffet

9:00 am – Communicating the Importance of Agriculture in Washington
Kara Rowe, President/Producer, WA Grown

10:00 am – Break – Check out of your rooms if needed

10:30 am – Washington in the Making 2040: an Economic Vision for Washington
Kris Johnson, CEO, Association of Washington Business

12:00 pm – Seminar Adjourn

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