Conferences

ENERGIZING FOR THE FUTURE: Expanding Our Capacity for Energy & Economic Opportunity 2025 WEDA Winter/Spring Conference & Legislative Reception March 26 – 27 | Olympia/Lacey, WA Download Conference Agenda WEDA Award Winners Photo Album Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Sprinting Towards a More Equitable Future 2024 WEDA Summer Conference June 18 – 20 | Spokane, WA Download Conference Agenda Photo Album Thank You to Our Sponsors!

ADAPT & IMPACT: Economic Development in a Rapidly Transforming World 2024 WEDA Winter Conference & Legislative Reception February 27 – 29 | Olympia, WA Download Conference Agenda WEDA Award Winners Photo Album Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Economic Vitality in Action from Wheatfields to Main Street  2023 WEDA Summer Conference August 8 – 10, 2023 | Walla Walla, WA Download Conference Agenda Photo Album Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Building Foundations for aStrong Economic Future 2023 WEDA Spring Conference & Legislative Reception March 2-3, 2022 | Olympia, WA Download Conference Agenda WEDA Award Winners Photo Album Thank You to Our Sponsors!

“RESILIENCE: Building a More Sustainable Economy for All” August 9-11, 2022 | Bellingham, WA Download Conference Agenda View Photo Album Thank You to Our Sponsors!

IGNITE: Accelerating Entrepreneurship & Building Capacity for Strong Communities March 2-3, 2022 | Olympia, WA Download Conference Agenda WEDA Award Winners Photo Album Thank You to Our Sponsors!

2021 WEDA Summer Conference Reconnecting on the Road to Recovery WEDA’s 2021 Summer Conference, Reconnecting on the Road to Recovery, proved to be another content-rich, fun and engaging WEDA adventure! THANK YOU to all who joined us in Spokane and virtually, to our incredible speakers, generous sponsors, the WEDA Board, our Conference Planning Committee, our amazing hosts

Recovering Jobs & Rebuilding Communities 2021 WEDA Winter Conference & Virtual Legislative Reception Olympia, WA & Online | March 16 – 17, 2021 On March 16 and 17, 2021 please (virtually!) join fellow economic development, local government, port, business, tribal, education and community leaders from throughout Washington to learn and engage with expert speakers, legislators

Going Global, Thinking Local Thank you to all our attendees, speakers, and sponsors for making this year’s Winter Conference a huge success! Our Winter Conference was February 5th & 6th, 2020. Session topics included: The Importance of a Unified FDI Strategy, Global Economic Development in Action, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Office of Economic