Past Speaker

Co-Founder & Managing Broker – Team Foster Compass Builder + Developer Michael Orbino is the Co-Founder of and Managing Broker for Team Foster Compass Builder + Developer Services in Downtown Bellevue. Michael brings 20 years of real estate sales, marketing, and consulting experience to every client relationship. He holds [...]

President/CEO, Petosa Accordions, Inc. Joseph Petosa, Jr is President/CEO of Petosa Accordions, Inc. The company is located in Lynnwood and is celebrating its centennial anniversay this year. Joe began learning to play the accordion at age seven and played professionally for 15 years. He began working in the family [...]

Lt. Governor Denny Heck Denny Heck was elected Washington’s 17th Lieutenant Governor in 2020. As the state’s Chief Opportunity Officer, Lieutenant Governor Heck brings a lifetime of experience in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. As Lieutenant Governor, he is the President of the Washington State Senate [...]

CEO/Founder – Pacific Northwest Bio Nicole Norman is a biohazard industry professional with more than seven years of field and management experience in all types of biohazard cleanup. She founded Pacific North West Bio in 2019. The company provides cleanup and remediation services in both residential and commercial settings [...]

Eben Frankenberg is President & CEO of Echodyne Corp which he co-founded in 2014 to bring metamaterials-based radar products to market. Echodyne is a privately held company whose investors include: Bill Gates, Madrona Venture Group, NEA, Vanedge Capital, Vulcan Capital, Baillie Gifford, Northrop Grumman, and others. Prior to founding [...]

Jeri Andrews is the CEO and Co-Founder of XOBC Cellars, one of the fastest growing direct to consumer wineries in the industry. A collaboration with six- time Grammy Award-winning artist Brandi Carlile, XOBC Cellars is one of the very few LGBTQ+/women-owned wineries in the nation. XOBC Cellars is making [...]

Washington State Convention Center President/CEO, Jeff Blosser. Photo by Alabastro Photography. Jeffrey Blosser has over 42 years of experience in the facilities management industry. Prior to joining the Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District in October 2011, some of the positions he held included Executive Director [...]

Program Officer – Global Policy & Advocacy – Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Chelsea Minkler is a Program Officer at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on the Global Policy & Advocacy Team, leading the foundation strategy for polio resource mobilization. She also serves as the relationship manager for [...]

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), LevelTen Energy Ryan Warren is Chief Commercial Officer for LevelTen Energy. Ryan is a father, husband, writer, outdoor-lover, and 20-year veteran of B2B enterprise marketing and sales. He has led marketing and selling teams ranging from global, public companies to emerging start-ups, with a special [...]

COO and President - Gene Juarez Salons, Spas, and Academies Katie Trent is the COO and President of Gene Juarez Salons, Spas, and Academies.  After joining the Gene Juarez team in 2020, Katie worked with the leadership team to create operational and financial efficiencies, identify opportunities to evolve the [...]