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John Barrett, CEO, Teague (August 24th) – Inventing the Future: Design at the Intersection of Technology and Human Behavior

About John Barratt John Barratt is CEO and president of Seattle-based design and innovation company Teague. For over two decades, John has dedicated his time to building on Teague's 95-year legacy while developing and strengthening its partnerships with some of the world's leading brands, including Boeing, Google, Toyota, Amazon, [...]

By |2021-08-26T10:10:09-07:00August 24, 2021|Past Speaker|Comments Off on John Barrett, CEO, Teague (August 24th) – Inventing the Future: Design at the Intersection of Technology and Human Behavior

Charles Duba (August 17th) – Powering Greater Seattle’s Game Industry for Over 20 Years

Charles Duba, SVP of Institutional Advancement and Strategic Initiatives and Professor of Physics, Computer Science, and Computer Engineering at the DigiPen Institute of Technology Charles received his BS in physics from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from the University of Washington where he developed the electronics for an [...]

By |2021-08-26T10:09:47-07:00August 17, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Charles Duba (August 17th) – Powering Greater Seattle’s Game Industry for Over 20 Years

Brad Miyake, Bellevue City Manager (Sept. 13th) – City of Bellevue Update

Brad Miyake was appointed Bellevue City Manager by the City Council in 2013. Since then, he has successfully guided the organization through a unique period of economic growth, community change, increased demand for services and long-term budget challenges. Miyake has been instrumental in Bellevue’s focus on customer service through [...]

By |2022-09-13T14:40:06-07:00August 12, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Brad Miyake, Bellevue City Manager (Sept. 13th) – City of Bellevue Update

Jeffrey Herrmann, Managing Director for Seattle Rep (August 10th) – Seattle Rep and the Changing Business of Theater

In May 2014, Jeffrey Herrmann was appointed as the fifth Managing Director in Seattle Rep’s 55-year history. In this role, Jeff oversees all the administrative functions of this nearly $14 million, nationally-recognized, not-for-profit performing arts organization, including development, finance, marketing, operations, and Board relations. Since his arrival—which coincided, to [...]

By |2021-08-26T10:09:22-07:00August 10, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Jeffrey Herrmann, Managing Director for Seattle Rep (August 10th) – Seattle Rep and the Changing Business of Theater

Jill Aronson Pfaendtner, Interim Deputy Director, Global Innovation Exchange (August 3rd) – Collaborating Across Boundaries at the Global Innovation Exchange

Jill Aronson Pfaendtner holds an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Washington and a B.A. from Kalamazoo College in Michigan. She is responsible for the organizational, operating, and financial structures that grow and sustain the Global Innovation Exchange. She has 15 years of experience [...]

By |2021-08-26T10:08:59-07:00August 3, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Jill Aronson Pfaendtner, Interim Deputy Director, Global Innovation Exchange (August 3rd) – Collaborating Across Boundaries at the Global Innovation Exchange

Bryce Matsuoka, Founder and CEO, Above Cloud – What To Do If You Get Hacked

Bryce Matsuoka is Founder and CEO of Above Cloud, a cybersecurity services firm.  We provide services that help reduce the risk of cybersecurity breaches by providing small and medium businesses with enterprise-level IT security and compliance services. He is a Consulting executive and Principal with more than 30 years [...]

By |2021-07-27T18:15:15-07:00July 26, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Bryce Matsuoka, Founder and CEO, Above Cloud – What To Do If You Get Hacked

Wolf Yeigh, Ph.D. F.ASME – UW Bothell Strategic Plan – Expanding Access, Achieving Excellence

Wolf Yeigh, Ph.D. F.ASME - Chancellor and Professor of Engineering Wolf Yeigh is the University of Washington Bothell’s third chancellor. Since joining UW Bothell, he has guided the university to record enrollment growth and a dramatic increase in number of faculty and degree programs, alongside a historic increase in [...]

By |2021-07-24T18:13:02-07:00July 20, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Wolf Yeigh, Ph.D. F.ASME – UW Bothell Strategic Plan – Expanding Access, Achieving Excellence

Jay Hagen, Fire Chief (July 13th) – Emergency Response Innovations During the 2020 Pandemic

A member of the fire service since 1986, Chief Hagen joined the Bellevue Fire Department in May of 2018 after an extensive nationwide search. Chief Hagen began his career as a firefighter in Missoula, Montana. Shortly thereafter he joined the ranks of the Seattle Fire Department where he rose [...]

By |2021-08-26T10:04:06-07:00July 13, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Jay Hagen, Fire Chief (July 13th) – Emergency Response Innovations During the 2020 Pandemic

Bob Pishue – COVID’s Local & Global Impact to Transportation

Bob Pishue is the Transportation Analyst at INRIX. He re-joined the company in 2020 as part of the INRIX Research team, a recognized voice of impartial, data-driven analysis of transportation and connected car services. Bob has presented research to various government agencies, legislative committees, transportation groups, non-profits and at [...]

By |2021-08-26T10:04:31-07:00July 1, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Bob Pishue – COVID’s Local & Global Impact to Transportation
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