BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D
REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20240131T150000Z
DTEND:20240131T170000Z
X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE
SUMMARY:Horizons Economic Forecast 2024
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this breakfast event where you will hear from local and regional business leaders in a wide array of sectors\, as well as leading economists who will discuss our local\, regional\, and national economies. These insights make this an invaluable event for local businesses who want assistance in determining their business outlook for the coming year. \n\n\n\nWe encourage you to attend Coffee & Connections where you will have the opportunity to mingle over coffee with other Horizons Economic Forecast attendees prior to the program.\n\nAGENDA\n\n7-7:15 AM        Coffee and Connections (Lobby)\n\n7:15 AM            Doors Open\n\n7:28 AM            Program Begins\n\n7:33 AM            Pierce County Update\, Recognition of Elected Officials/Active Duty: Bruce Dammeier\, Pierce County Executive\n\n7:42 AM            Title Sponsor: Commissioner Kristen Ang\, Port of Tacoma\n\n7:50 AM            Congressional Update: Congressmember Marilyn Strickland\, 10th District\n\n7:56 AM            Boeing Speaker: Rich White\, Government Relations Manager\n\n8:02 AM            National Economist: Mona Mahajan\, Senior Investment Strategist\, Edward Jones\n\n8:17 AM            Congressional Update: Congressmember Derek Kilmer\, 6th District\n\n8:22 AM            PCEI Report Executive Summary Presentation: Tom Layson\, KBTC and Dr. Neal Johnson\, Sound Resource Economics\n\n8:32 AM            Local Panel Workforce\n\n8:55 AM            Closing Remarks\n\n \n\nCONGRESSIONAL UPDATES\n\nMarilyn Strickland | Congresswoman\, District 10\n\nDerek Kilmer | Congressman\, District 6\n\n \n\nNATIONAL ECONOMIST\n\nMona Mahajan | Edward Jones\n\n\nMona Mahajan is a Senior Investment Strategist on the investment strategy team at Edward Jones. She helps develop and communicate the firm's macro-economic and financial market views\, as well as create impactful thought leadership in order to help clients meet their long-term financial goals. Mona's experience in the financial services industry spans equity and fixed income analysis\, global investment strategy and portfolio management. \n\n \n\nEMCEE\n\nAndrea Reay | President & CEO\, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber\n\n\n\n\n\nJon Rossman | Owner\, Chuckals Office Products\n\n\n \n\nPIERCE COUNTY UPDATE\n\nExecutive Bruce Dammeier | Pierce County\n\n\nA Pierce County native\, Executive Dammeier attended Curtis High School before going on to graduate with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy. He served eight years as a Civil Engineer Corps Officer. While on active duty\, he was deployed on humanitarian relief missions in the United States and across the world. At the conclusion of his military service\, he returned to Washington state\, went to work in his family printing business\, and became a dedicated community volunteer.\n\n\n\n \nPIERCE COUNTY ECONOMIC INDEX REPORT\n\nDr. Neal Johnson | Sound Resource Economics\n\n\nDr. Neal Johnson is the owner and principal of Sound Resource Economics here in Tacoma. His background is in natural resource economics.\n\n \nTom Layson | Managing Editor\, KBTC\n\n\nTom Layson is KBTC's Managing Editor and the producer/host of Northwest Now. Tom comes to the job with more than 30 years of experience having worked as a television news reporter and anchor.\n\n \n\nPORT OF TACOMA UPDATE\n\nKristin Ang | Port of Tacoma Commissioner
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Join us for this breakfast event where&nbsp\;you will hear from local and regional business leaders in a wide array of sectors\, as well as leading economists who will discuss our local\, regional\, and national economies.&nbsp\;These insights&nbsp\;make this an invaluable event for local businesses who want assistance in determining their business outlook for the coming year.&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><em><span style="font-size:14px\;">We encourage you to attend Coffee &amp\; Connections where you will have the opportunity to mingle over coffee with other Horizons Economic Forecast attendees prior to the program.</span></em></span></span></p>\n\n<h2><span style="font-size:18px\;">AGENDA</span></h2>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:arial\;">7-7:15 AM &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; Coffee and Connections (Lobby)<br />\n7:15 AM&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; Doors Open<br />\n7:28 AM&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;Program Begins<br />\n7:33 AM &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Pierce County Update\, Recognition of Elected Officials/Active Duty: Bruce Dammeier\, Pierce County Executive<br />\n7:42 AM &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Title Sponsor: Commissioner Kristen Ang\, Port of Tacoma<br />\n7:50 AM &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Congressional Update: Congressmember Marilyn Strickland\, 10th District<br />\n7:56 AM&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Boeing&nbsp\;Speaker: Rich&nbsp\;White\, Government Relations Manager<br />\n8:02 AM &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\; National Economist: Mona Mahajan\, Senior Investment Strategist\, Edward Jones<br />\n8:17 AM&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Congressional Update: Congressmember Derek Kilmer\, 6th District<br />\n8:22 AM&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; PCEI Report Executive Summary Presentation: Tom Layson\, KBTC&nbsp\;and Dr. Neal Johnson\, Sound Resource Economics<br />\n8:32 AM &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\; Local Panel Workforce<br />\n8:55 AM &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\; Closing Remarks</span><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h2><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;">CONGRESSIONAL UPDATES</span></span></h2>\n\n<h4><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">Marilyn Strickland | Congresswoman\, District 10<br />\nDerek Kilmer | Congressman\, District 6</span></span></h4>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h2><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;">NATIONAL ECONOMIST</span></span></h2>\n\n<h4><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\;">Mona Mahajan | Edward Jones</span></span></h4>\n\n<h4><a href="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/Events/Horizons/Horizons_2024/Mona-Mahajan-Headshot-Square.jpg"><img alt="" height="150" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/Events/Horizons/Horizons_2024/Mona-Mahajan-Headshot-Square.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 150px\;" width="150" /></a></h4>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;">Mona Mahajan is a Senior Investment Strategist on the investment strategy team at Edward Jones. She helps develop and communicate the firm&#39\;s macro-economic and financial market views\, as well as create impactful thought leadership in order to help clients meet their long-term financial goals. Mona&#39\;s experience in the financial services industry spans equity and fixed income analysis\, global investment strategy and portfolio management.&nbsp\;</span>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h2><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;">EMCEE</span></span></h2>\n\n<h4><span style="color:#696969\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Andrea Reay | President &amp\; CEO\, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber</span></span></span></span></h4>\n\n<h4><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><img alt="" height="150" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/Events/Horizons/Horizons_2024/Andrea-Reay-Headshot-Square.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 150px\;" width="150" /></span></span></h4>\n\n<h4><br />\n<span style="color:#696969\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Jon Rossman | Owner\, Chuckals Office Products</span></span></span></h4>\n\n<h4><span style="font-size:12px\;"><img alt="" height="150" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/Events/Horizons/Horizons_2024/Jon-Rossman-Headshot-Square.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 150px\;" width="150" /></span></h4>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<h2><span style="font-size: 12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;">PIERCE COUNTY UPDATE</span></span></span></h2>\n\n<h4><span style="font-size: 12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\;">Executive Bruce Dammeier | Pierce County</span></span></span></h4>\n\n<p><img alt="" height="150" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/Events/Horizons/Horizons_2024/Bruce-Dammier-Headshot-Square.jpg" style="font-size: 12px\; width: 150px\; height: 150px\;" width="150" /></p>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;">A Pierce County native\, Executive Dammeier attended Curtis High School before going on to graduate with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy. He served eight years as a Civil Engineer Corps Officer. While on active duty\, he was deployed on humanitarian relief missions in the United States and across the world. At the conclusion of his military service\, he returned to Washington state\, went to work in his family printing business\, and became a dedicated community volunteer.</span><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;\n<h2><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;">PIERCE COUNTY ECONOMIC INDEX REPORT</span></span></span></h2>\n\n<h4><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">Dr. Neal Johnson | Sound Resource Economics</span></span></span></h4>\n\n<p><img alt="" height="150" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/Events/Horizons/Horizons_2024/Neal-Johnson-Headshot-Square.jpg" style="font-size: 12px\; width: 150px\; height: 150px\;" width="150" /></p>\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">Dr. Neal Johnson is the owner and principal of Sound Resource Economics here in Tacoma. His background is in natural resource economics.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<h4><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">Tom Layson | Managing Editor\, KBTC</span></span></span></h4>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:12px\;"><img alt="" height="150" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/Events/Horizons/Horizons_2024/Tom-Layson-Headshot-Square.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 150px\;" width="150" /></span></p>\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">Tom Layson is KBTC&#39\;s Managing Editor and the producer/host of Northwest Now. Tom comes to the job with more than 30 years of experience having worked as a television news reporter and anchor.</span></span>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h2><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;">PORT OF TACOMA UPDATE</span></span></h2>\n\n<h4><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\;">Kristin Ang | Port of Tacoma Commissioner</span></span></h4>\n\n<p><span style="color:#696969\;"><img alt="" height="150" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/Events/Horizons/Horizons_2024/Kristin-Ang_2019-Square.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 150px\;" width="150" /></span></p>\n
LOCATION:Greater Tacoma Convention Center 1500 Broadway Tacoma\, WA 98402
UID:e.1361.19085
SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20260429T214459Z
URL:https://business.tacomachamber.org/events/details/horizons-economic-forecast-2024-19085
END:VEVENT

END:VCALENDAR