Supply Chain Opportunities Conference & Export Luncheon with Congressman Dave Reichert

Description

This export luncheon focuses on the importance of new business. This event will host breakfast, lunch, table discussions and presentations to encourage new relationships between suppliers and businesses. 

The main takeaway from this event are: 
-learn supply chain best practices
-meet northwest primes and tier 1 suppliers, including Gary Starr- VP of Global Supply Chain at Erickson Inc. 
-Increase local sourcing and develop strategic partnerships
-discover resources to increase efficiencies and grow your businesses 

Congressman Dave Reichert will be in attendance during the Luncheon. 
"I am very honored to have the opportunity to lead the Trad Subcommittee and champpion some of the issues that have the greatest impact on Washingtonians. Washington State is one of the most trade-dependent states in the country with 40 percent of our jobs and more than $90 billion in annual exports connected to trade." 
Supply Chain Opportunities Conferences:
 
The Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition (PNDC) is organizing several Supply Chain Opportunities Conferences across Oregon and Washington.  We’ve already hosted several successful Supply Chain events throughout Oregon during the past three years, but want to extend greater access to businesses across our region.
Overview:

• Goals:  Help local manufacturers generate new sales, new partnerships, and new awareness about prime contractors and suppliers throughout the Northwest.  Help businesses develop new knowledge, new contacts, and most importantly, new business.
• Format:  Half-day event for 40-60 participants beginning with breakfast and ending with lunch.
• Presentations:  Presentations to the entire group from 3-4 large businesses (at least some from outside the local area) describing the work they do and their supply chain needs – what types of suppliers and subcontractors they currently need or will likely need in the future.  (Prior Supply Chain events have featured presentations from Blount, Boeing, Daimler Trucks, Danner/LaCrosse Footwear, Erickson Inc., Insitu, Oregon Iron Works, Precision Castparts, Vigor Industrial, and other large businesses.)
• Roundtables:  Four 25-minute Roundtables interspersed throughout the morning bringing together a small group of manufacturers of all sizes to discuss supply chain needs and opportunities.  Each Roundtable is pre-arranged to have a completely new grouping of about seven (7) manufacturers around the table.
• NWConnectory: The Conference will brief participants about the NWConnectory free online buyer/ supplier database, enabling them to better connect with other Northwest companies up and down the supply chain.  We will also ensure that every participating company has a new (or updated) business profile in the NWConnectory to maximize their supply chain opportunities. 

• Fund the Supply Chain Opportunities Conference
• Arrange all the presenters, moderators and panelists
• Manage event website and registration process
• Arrange catering
• Manage logistics such as A/V and signage  

• Advise about best locations and date for the event
• Advise on ideal large businesses/contractors that we should invite as presenters

• Promote this conference to members through your communication venues