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:20150304T193000Z DTEND:20150304T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Luncheon: Economic Impact of International Trade DESCRIPTION:Join us as we take a look at the International Competitiveness Strategy for Washington State with Sam Kaplan\, CEO\, Seattle Trade Development Alliance and Suzanne Dale-Estey\, President/CEO\, Economic Development Council of Seattle and King County.\n\n \nExcerpted\, International Competitiveness Strategy for Washington State\n\n"International trade is a key driver of our state?s economy\, cutting across nearly every industry sector. In fact\, at least 40% of all jobs in Washington can be tied to trade-related activity\, making our state one of the most trade-engaged economies in the country.\n\nThe implications of this finding are two-fold. First\, it means that our state is full of strengths that make it highly competitive in the global economy\; thanks to a number of factors (including the luck of having high status global brands like Boeing\, Microsoft\, Amazon\, and Starbucks choose to locate here)\, Washington companies are able to successfully export and leverage global supply chains\, and our state is a draw for international business\, tourists\, students and investments. Second\, it is remarkable that this 40% figure has been achieved without a comprehensive\, coordinated\, statewide strategy for how we leverage our assets and new investments to increase our international competitiveness\; with such a plan\, Washington can create tens of thousands of jobs and economic benefits for our state?s residents." X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join us as we take a look at the International Competitiveness Strategy for Washington State with Sam Kaplan\, CEO\, Seattle Trade Development Alliance and Suzanne Dale-Estey\, President/CEO\, Economic Development Council of Seattle and King County.
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Excerpted\, International Competitiveness Strategy for Washington State

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"\;International trade is a key driver of our state?s economy\, cutting across nearly every industry sector. In fact\, at least 40% of all jobs in Washington can be tied to trade-related activity\, making our state one of the most trade-engaged economies in the country.

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The implications of this finding are two-fold. First\, it means that our state is full of strengths that make it highly competitive in the global economy\; thanks to a number of factors (including the luck of having high status global brands like Boeing\, Microsoft\, Amazon\, and Starbucks choose to locate here)\, Washington companies are able to successfully export and leverage global supply chains\, and our state is a draw for international business\, tourists\, students and investments. Second\, it is remarkable that this 40% figure has been achieved without a comprehensive\, coordinated\, statewide strategy for how we leverage our assets and new investments to increase our international competitiveness\; with such a plan\, Washington can create tens of thousands of jobs and economic benefits for our state?s residents."\;

\n LOCATION:Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club 3583 SW 320th St\, Federal Way\, WA 98023 UID:e.1152.1617 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260413T161802Z URL:https://business.federalwaychamber.com/events/details/luncheon-economic-impact-of-international-trade-03-04-2015-1617 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR