Webinar Details
ISM-Western Washington 2025 Annual Economic Summit
Pacific Northwest supply chain professionals and business leaders always look forward to the Annual Economic Panel Discussion. This year the event will be held virtually - no traffic, no weather postponement, no problem! Join us from the comfort of your desk or couch!
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Chapter Webinar
Date
Jan 23, 2025
Time
6 PM - 8 PM PT
Location
Additional Information
Presenters
Sam Kaplan is the Director for the Center of Excellence for Global Trade and Supply Chain Management, which among other things organizes a Follow The Supply Chain Study Abroad Program to Vietnam; As President, Gittes Global, he provides consulting services in business development, communications and community/government affairs as well as providing writing, editing and web development services.
• Author of Challenging China: Smart Strategies for Dealing with China in the Xi Jinping Era: https://www.samkaplanauthor.com/
• Writer and Publisher of "International Need to Know" weekly email: http://gittesglobal.com/international-need-to-know-archives/
• Co-producer and writer of short film, Please Hold: www.pleaseholdfilm.com
• Author of Munsrat Lives: www.munsratlives.com
Mr. Lee is responsible for overseeing production of the monthly Report On Business® and for executing ISM’s primary research initiatives. Under his leadership, the Report On Business® team is working to extend the reach and coverage of this well respected portfolio of macroeconomic indicators. Working collaboratively with internal and external clients, the research team scopes, designs, and executes programs to discover and deliver actionable information and intelligence that drives and enhances organizational performance.
Mr. Lee has 20 years of experience in commercial and marketing research on both the client and supplier sides of the business. He has provided insight and solutions to challenges facing organizations in the supply management, health plan, hospital, automotive, non-profit, television programming, and building and construction materials industries. His grasp of big picture issues and his skill as a practitioner of qualitative and quantitative methods and analytic techniques positions him as a valuable bridge between executive and technical constituencies.
Mr. Lee earned an MBA from The W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and a BA in Economics from Harvard University.
Anneliese Vance-Sherman is the Chief Labor Economist for the Washington State Employment Security Department. She works closely with workforce and economic development partners, the media, and others throughout the state providing local labor market intelligence to help inform strategic decision-making. She also oversees a team of regional labor economists who are experts on their local economies. In addition to her work with the state, Anneliese is the Vice President of the Seattle Economics Council and serves on the board of the Pacific Northwest Regional Economics Conference.
Prior to state service, Anneliese was a visiting fellow at the Border Policy Research Institute and instructor at the College of Business and Economics at Western Washington University. Anneliese has her Ph.D. in Economic Geography and Masters’ degree in Applied Economics from the SUNY University at Buffalo and a Bachelors’ degree in Sociology from SUNY College at Geneseo.
Description
Meeting Topics:
• What is the state of the Pacific Northwest economy?
• What is the state of different industries in the PNW?
• How are we progressing forward as we move through the Pandemic?
• What impact does politics have on the economy?
• How will the AI impact the economy in the upcoming years?
• What is the outlook for the economy in the PNW?
• These questions and more will be answered by a panel of local experts.