Economic Forecast & Annual Meeting

10200 Quil Ceda Boulevard,Tulalip Bay WA 98271

27 April, 2022

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Join business leaders to hear about recent regional successes and Economic Alliance Snohomish County’s plans for the upcoming year. We look forward to connecting with you at the Economic Forecast & Annual Meeting, presented by Banner Bank at the Tulalip Resort Casino. Local leaders will be recognized for their hard work in improving Snohomish County. We are excited to announce this year's keynote speaker ... Marita Cheng, Technology Speaker, Founder of Robogals, Aipoly & Aubot. Additional Program Highlights ----------------------------------- EASC Annual Update Garry Clark, President & CEO, Economic Alliance Snohomish CountyEconomic Forecast Anneliese Vance-Sherman, Ph.D., Regional Labor EconomistCome and join us as we celebrate this year’s Annual Award Ceremony John M. Fluke Award  Henry M. Jackson Award  Elson S. Floyd Award  presented by Washington State University EverettOpportunity Lives Here Award presented by Alaska Airlines About Marita Cheng Forbes 30 Under 30 roboticist and entrepreneur, Marita Cheng inspires people to lead through technology. While studying engineering at university, Marita founded Robogals, a global organization that inspires girls into engineering careers and tertiary studies through teaching girls robotics. For her work with Robogals, she was named the 2012 Young Australian of the Year and received an Asia Society Game Changer Award at the United Nations! Through attending Singularity University’s 10-week Graduate Studies Program, Marita founded Aipoly, using AI to recognize objects in real time to help the visually impaired navigate the world, winning a CES Best of Innovation Award two years in a row! And then Aubot, where she currently serves as CEO, making telepresence robots and robotics arms that care and enable. Named one of Forbes World’s Top 50 Women in Tech and the youngest Member of the Order of Australia, Marita shows there are no limits. Economic Alliance Snohomish County is committed to your health and safety, and complying with the State of Washington requirements and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) health guidelines regarding Covid-19: - In accordance with the vaccine entry requirement, proof of vaccination will be required of all attendees (including guests, speakers and presenters). Participants may also present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result, taken within 48 hours of event, in lieu of proof of vaccination. - Face masks must be worn at all times except when actively eating or drinking- This event will be live-streamed, for anyone unable to attend in person.-Cancellations are not eligible for full refunds. Refunds are not eligible after April 8, please contact EASC to transfer ticket to a different attendee.