Conferences in the 1990s
1999 – Looking Back — “Looking Ahead: The Economic and Social Conditions of the Pacific Northwest”
Boise, Idaho
Chair: Michael H. Ferguson, Chief Economist – Idaho
Featured Speakers:
- Kurt Karl
WEFA, Inc.
- Patty Gwartney
Oregon Survey Research Laboratory
- Joseph Taylor
Iowa State University
- Vernon Henderson
Brown University
- Gene Epstein
Barron’s
- Ted Strong
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
1998 – “Conflict and Collaboration: how Government, Business, and Academia shape the Pacific Northwest Economy”
Olympia, Washington
Chair: Lorrie Jo Brown, Washington Department of Revenue
Featured Speakers:
- Conference introduction by Gary Locke
Washington State Governor
- John Donahue
Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government
- Hugh Knox
Associate Director for Regional Economics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Jack Triplett
Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution
- David Wyss
Research Director & Chief Financial Economist, DRI
1997 – “Regions in Transition”
Spokane, Washington
Featured Speakers:
- Calvin L. Beale
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Roger E. Brinner
DRI/McGraw-Hil
- Jerry L. Jordan
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
- Jack Ward Thomas
University of Montana
1996 – “The Pacific Northwest — Opportunities, Challenges and Prospects”
Portland, Oregon
Featured Speakers:
- John Kain
Harvard University
- Paul Getman
Regional Financial Associates
- Alice Rivlin
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Phil Burgess
Center for the New West
- Governor Cecil Andrus
Former Governor of Idaho
1995 – “Public Lands and Public Policies in the New West”
Missoula, Montana
Featured Speakers:
- Bob Gannon
Montana Power Company
- Peter Jaquette
The WEFA Group
- Emory Castle
Oregon State University
- Roger Bull
Pacific Northwest Economic Region
- George Treyz
Regional Economic Models, Inc.
1994 – “The Pacific Northwest Economy in a Competitive World”
Seattle, Washington
Featured Speakers:
- Brian Motley
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
- Nancy Rutledge Connery
World Bank
- David E. Raphael
Marcar Management Institute
1993 – “Pacific Northwest Economy and the Environment”
Kennewick, Washington
Featured Speakers:
- Robert Parry
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
- Ernie Stokes
WEFA – Canada, Toronto
- Salah El Serafy
World Bank
- Pierre Crosson
Resources for the Future
- John Warren
Research Triangle Institute
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2023 PNREC Program NOW AVAILABLE
PNREC 2023 features four keynote speakers, 17 panel sessions, and the regional economic outlook session.
>> 2023 PNREC PROGRAM
Walla Walla regional economy bus tour
Would you like to learn more about the regional economy in Walla Walla? This year, we are pleased to offer an optional regional economy bus tour on May 8. The tour features a catered lunch at Pepper Bridge Winery, a guided tour of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s Chinook Hatchery, and a guided tour of College Cellars of Walla Walla. It is a great opportunity to connect with colleagues and learn more about the region during a beautiful time of the year!
The bus departs from the Marcus Whitman Hotel at 11:00am and returns at 5:30pm.
Secure your seat when registering for the conference. If you’ve already registered, or wish to buy a ticket for a friend, no problem! We have a “bus tour only” option open as well. The cost per person is $125. Participants must be 21 or older.
Register at wwu.eventsair.com/pnrec-23/registration/Site/Register
2023 PNREC Keynote Speakers Announced:
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