BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T020000 RDATE:20190310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20191009T062452Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20191009T201500 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20191009T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20191009T062452Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20191009T062452Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250476314 DESCRIPTION:Keynote Speaker: Skip Newberry\, CEO\, Technology Association s of Oregon (TAO) \;\n \;\nThe technology industry is often vie wed as a source of innovation and disruption to established institutions and markets\, as well as. a driver of economic growth for region's that can support a strong\, vibrant tech ecosystem. What are the prospects for Oregon and SW Washington in this race for talent\, innovative compan ies and\, ultimately\, economic prosperity? In this presentation\, TAO President and CEO\, Skip Newberry\, will delve into the trends\, compani es and sub-sectors to watch\, providing insight into the relative health of the region's tech ecosystem. \;\n \;\nSpeaker Biography & #13\;\nSkip is a frequent speaker on technology trends and topics\, econ omic development\, public-private partnerships and civic innovation. Bef ore joining the TAO\, Skip served as an economic development policy advi sor to Portland Mayor Sam Adams\, where he helped create Portland’s firs t comprehensive economic development strategy in 16 years\, recognizing software as a key industry cluster. While at the City of Portland\, Skip ’s projects included the adoption of the nation’s first open source soft ware procurement policy at the municipal level\, an award-winning region al open data initiative and the development of resources to support entr epreneurship\, like the Portland Seed Fund. \;\nPreviously\, Skip was a corporate and IP attorney and entrepreneur. Skip is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of TECNA\, Technology Councils of North Ameri ca\, which is a global network of technology and entrepreneurship associ ations\, and he serves on the community advisory board for Wells Fargo a nd several community-based organizations in the Portland area. Skip is a lso a 2012 recipient of the Portland Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 awar d. When he's not working on behalf of the region's tech industry\, Skip enjoys exploring the Pacific Northwest with his family. \;\n \; \nAgenda \;\n5:30 PM Social \;\n6:20 PM Dinner \;\n6:50 P M Meeting Start \;\n7:00 PM Keynote and Q&\;A \;\n8:15 PM C lose \n\nTags: Information Technology\, cio\, cto\, director\, State of Oregon\, transformation\, it\, leadership\, management\, manager\, tech nology industry\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250476314 URL:https://simnet.force.com/EventApi__simple_event?id=a1Uf4000000nI8PEAU # SUMMARY:SIM-Portland October Meeting - "The State of the Region's Tech In dustry" LOCATION:University Club of Portland: 1225 SW 6th Avenue\, Portland OR 97 204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR