For the past 10 years, business, labor, community organization and government leaders have attended the annual Maritime Industry Economic Forecast Breakfast. The breakfast provides a tremendous opportunity to address the opportunities and challenges facing the region’s maritime and fishing industries. It also serves to showcase the important contribution of the King County maritime and fishing industries to the region’s economy and quality of life. In 2021, More 225 people attended the breakfast.

WHEN and WHERE:

8-10 a.m., on Friday, November 18, during Pacific Marine Expo at the Lumen FieldEvents Center. Your breakfast includes free admission to the West Coast’s largest commercial marine and fishing trade show. Please register for the Expo to ensure you have a free name badge for the breakfast and the Expo.

SPEAKERS:

U.S. Coast Guard Update - Commandant's Office (invited)

Fishing - Andy Wink · Executive Director, Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (confirmed)

Shipping - John Wolfe,. NW Seaport Alliance (confirmed) and an ocean carrier representative (invited) in a discussion

Port of Seattle Update - Commissioner Ryan Calkins (confirmed)

Workforce Development - Washington State Maritime Workforce Development Plan: Ann Avary, Director, Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology (confirmed)

Program Participants

Tosca Pinder, President, Seattle Propeller Club (confirmed)

Eugene Wasserman, President, North Seattle Industrial Association (confirmed)

Sarah Scherer, Vice-President, Pacific Coast Operations, Transportation Institute (confirmed)

Heather Haugland, Senior Consultant, McKinley Research Group (confirmed)

Steve Metruck, Executive Director, Port of Seattle (confirmed)

Bob Callahan, Pacific Marine Expo Show Director (confirmed)

TICKETS:

General admission tickets are $75 each, with $750 for a table of 10.

To register: https://seattlepropellerclub.org/events

Gold Sponsorship - $1,000

10 tickets for a table at the breakfast with preferred table location, recognition by the breakfast emcee and company logo on the event PowerPoint presentation. Logo will also be in mailings to promote breakfast attendance. In addition, company logo on a full-page ad in Pacific Marine Expo program; on a banner in the Pacific Marine Expo registration area; on the King County Maritime website; and, on the brochure distributed at the breakfast.

Silver Sponsorship - $500

5 tickets for the breakfast with preferred seating, recognition by the breakfast emcee and company name on the event PowerPoint presentation. Logo will also be in mailings to promote breakfast attendance. In addition, company name on the brochure distributed at the breakfast and your logo on the King County Maritime website.

Please make checks payable to:

Seattle Propeller Club

ATTN: Sara Zeman

c/o Marine Exchange of Puget Sound

100 West Harrison Street 

Suite S-560

Seattle, WA 98119

For further information or sponsorship:

Ken Saunderson, Economic Forecast Breakfast Coordinator

Ken@SaundersonMarketingGroup.com

(206) 282-6858

Register Today for FREE for Pacific Marine Expo

PME is the West Coast’s largest commercial marine trade show. Attend for free by using this link or the code “breakfast” to have PME badge ready and waiting for you when you show up to the breakfast.

What an incredible Maritime Economic Forecast Breakfast at Pacific Marine Expo. Awesome to have the family back together for an in-person event, with more than 220 industry leaders attending with the event following Lumen Field health and safety standards!

For the past nine years, business, labor, community organization and government leaders have attended the annual Maritime Industry Economic Forecast Breakfast. The breakfast provides a tremendous opportunity to address the opportunities and challenges facing the region’s maritime and fishing industries. It also serves to showcase the important contribution of the King County maritime and fishing industries to the region’s economy and quality of life. 

Special thanks to our speakers for an incredible program:

Container/Shipping/Terminal/Supply Chain

Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, The Journal of Commerce

Cruise

Charlie Ball, Executive Vice President, Land Operations, Holland America Group

Fishing

Karl Bratvold, Managing Partner, Starbound

Craig Morris, Chief Executive Officer, Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers

Maritime Blue Update

Joshua Berger, Founder & President/CEO at Maritime Blue

Port Update

Commission President Fred Felleman

Steve Metruck, Executive Director, Port of Seattle

John Wolfe, Chief Executive Officer, The Northwest Seaport Alliance

Workforce Development

Tremain Holloway, Principal, Maritime High School

A HUGE shout out to our amazing sponsors:

Presenting sponsors:

Port of Seattle, Seattle Propeller Club and King County Maritime

Gold Breakfast Sponsors:

Compass Courses, Foss, Holmes Weddle Barcott, David Matsuda & Associates, Newfront, formerly ABD, NW Maritime Center of Excellence, and Pacific Fisherman Shipyard, SSA Marine, the Tacoma Propeller Club, Washington State Department of Commerce and Washington Maritime Blue.

Silver Sponsors: 

The Puget Sound Pilots, Kane Environmental, the Transportation Institute, Pacific Marine Expo and Diversified Communications.

Presenting Organization:

Seattle Propeller Club, North Seattle Industrial Association, the American Waterways Operators, Marine Exchange of Puget Sound, Northwest Marine Trade Association, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, Seattle Marine Business Coalition and the Transportation Institute.

Per Lumen Field policy all attendees were required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination for entry into Lumen Field Event Center. In lieu of vaccination verification, entrants may also present a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 72 hours prior to the event. Also, masks were required when not seated and enjoying breakfast.

Breakfast Table Sponsors