Speakers

Speaker	Date	Topic
Brandon Lee, Consul General of Canada in Seattle	Sep 25, 2019 12:00 PM	Hyatt Regency, 808 Howell Street Technology and the State of the World: A View from Canada Consul General of Canada in Seattle, Brandon Lee, will share some of his views on the progression of technology and how this is affecting and will affect the world as the industrial economy transfers into the digital economy. Consul General Lee was based in San Francisco and was formerly Canada’s Ambassador to Silicon Valley and has deep insights into the importance of this moment in global history. He joined the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 2004 and later became the Department’s first Director of Innovation. He has a background leading management and innovation and has held senior positions at the World Trade Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross where he spearheaded major organizational and international reform initiatives.
Carmen Best, Seattle Chief of Police	Oct 02, 2019 12:00 PM	Grand Hyatt, 721 Pine Street
Philip Welkhoff: The Gates Foundation	Oct 09, 2019 12:00 PM	Grand Hyatt, 721 Pine Street Philip Welkhoff is the Director of the Malaria Program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Previously, he served as Director of Research at the Institute for Disease Modeling. There, he helped develop computer simulations of malaria, polio, and other disease transmission dynamics to assist public health professionals and other scientists in planning the eradication of different diseases. Philip received a Special Achievement Award by a Hertz Fellow in 2009 for his work on malaria modeling. He earned dual undergraduate degrees in mathematics and aerospace engineering at The University of Texas, Austin and holds a PhD in applied and computational mathematics from Princeton University. At Princeton, his work focused on biophysically-inspired models of neural circuits for perceptual decision making. He has served on the Board of the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation and he now serves as a Senior Interviewer. Prior to joining the Gates Foundation, he served as a pro bono external advisor to various programs, including Agriculture and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene.
Honorable Jim Rogers	Oct 16, 2019 12:00 PM	Four Seasons, 99 Union Street
JJ McKay: The Cannabis Industry	Oct 23, 2019 12:00 PM	The Westin, 1900 5th Ave.
Tom Burt: Cybersecurity and Trust for MS	Oct 30, 2019 12:00 PM	Four Seasons, 99 Union Street
John Crocker	Nov 06, 2019	Hyatt Olive 8, 1635 8th Ave
TBD	Nov 13, 2019 12:00 PM	The Westin, 1900 5th Ave.
Giovanna Mingarelli	Nov 20, 2019 3:18 PM	Renaissance Hotel, 515 Madison Street
Happy Thanksgiving - No Meeting	Nov 27, 2019 12:00 PM
Rabbi Daniel Weiner	Dec 04, 2019 12:00 PM	The Westin, 1900 5th Ave.
Elaine Gibbons: PATH	Dec 11, 2019 12:00 PM	The Westin, 1900 5th Ave.
Holiday Party	Dec 18, 2019 12:00 PM	The Sheraton, 1400 6th Ave

Technology and the State of the World: A View from Canada