Conferences in the 2000s
2009 – “Recession and Recovery: Current Impacts and Future Opportunities for the Pacific Northwest”
Vancouver, Washington
Chair: Scott Bailey, Washington Employment Security Department
Featured Speakers:
- David Wyss
Chief Economist, Standard & Poor’s, New York
- Yves Smith
Aurora Advisers
- Bill Beyers
University of Washington
- Bob Baugh
AFL-CIO
2008 – “Innovation in the Northwest”
Tacoma, Washington
Chair: Paul Sommers, Seattle University
Featured Speakers:
- Nigel Gault
Global Insight
- Heike Mayer
Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning, Virginia Tech
- Maryann Feldman
Professor, University of North Carolina
2007 – “Technology and Science in Regional Economic Development”
Richland, Washington
Chair: Michael J. Scott, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Featured Speakers:
- Angelos Angelou
Founder and CEO, Angelou Economics, Austin, Texas
- David Wyss
Chief Economist, Standard & Poor’s, New York
- Paul Peterson
Professor, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government
2006 – “Economic and Policy Issues on the Pacific Northwest’s Horizon”
Portland, Oregon
Chair: Tom Potiowsky, State of Oregon Office of Economic Analysis
Featured Speakers:
- Paul R. Krugman
Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Princeton University
- Anthony Downs
Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy, The Brookings Institution
- Nigel Gault
Director, US Macroeconomic Service, Global Insight, Inc.
2005 – “New Economic Horizons”
Bellingham, Washington
Chair: Hart Hodges, Western Washington University
Featured Speakers:
- David Wyss
Chief Economist, Standard & Poor’s
- Mark Drabenstott
Director, Center for the Study of Rural America, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
- Irving Mintzer
Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Global Change, University of Maryland, College Park
- Roger Bolton
William Brough Professor of Economics, Emeritus, Williams College
2004 – “New Formulas and Partnerships Emerging”
Tacoma, Washington
Chair: Riley Moore, Saint Martin’s College
Featured Speakers:
- Benjii Bittle
Arts Administrator, Economic Development Department, City of Tacoma
- Josh Farley
Assistant Professor, Community Development and Applied Economics, Associate Professor, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, U. of Vermont
- William H. Gates, Sr.
Founding partner, Preston Gates & Ellis Chair, 2002 Washington State Tax Structure Study Committee
- Geoffrey J.D. Hewings
Professor, Departments of Geography, and Urban and Regional Planning Director, Regional Economics Applications Laboratory, University of Illinois
- Ron Irvine
Owner, Vashon Winery
- Desmond O’Rourke
Professor Emeritus, Agricultural and Resource Economics Department, Washington State |
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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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