WGA Winter Meeting November 30 - December 2, 2017
Arizona Biltmore Phoenix, AZ
Draft Agenda
(not for public distribution) *subject to change
Dress or meetin is business casual.
12:00 - 4:00 p.m. 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Staff Advisory Council Meeting Lunch provided. Note: see separate agenda Early Registration Open
Governors' Reception with WGA Chairman and Platinum
Sponsors and Staff Advisory Council
Governors, Spouses, Chairman/Platinum Sponsors and Staff
Governors' Privat,e Dinner with Spouses
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8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Registration Open Chairman Sponsor Breakfast with WGA Chair/Vice Chair Note: one staff per Governor
8:00 a.m. - Noon
Open Time for Governors to Schedule Private Meetings Please email Sarah Olsen at solsenrwestgov.org to arrange for a sidebar meeting room.
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Private Governors' Lunch Note: one staff per Governor
1:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Governors' Group Photo
1:45 - 2:15 p.m.
All Governors' Press Conference
2:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks Jim Ogsbury, WGA Executive Director
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2:45 - 3:30 p.m.
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. 4:00 - 4:45 p.m.
5:15 - 5:45 p.m. 5:45 - 6:45 p.m. 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Governor Dennis Daugaard, WGA Chair
Roundtable I: The Changing Face of the West Invited experts will look at the data (Census, healthcare, labor, etc.) to illustrate how the people, jobs and cities of the West have changed in the past 25 years -- and where we might be going next. Keynote: Administration Official or Arizona Invitee To be determined Roundtable II: Energy Panel We will work to buildout a panel on energy issues other than those we have highlighted in the past, in all likelihood based on the energy resolution being developed.
"Meet & Greet" with Governors & John Ratzenberger Governors, Spouses have a meet and greet with the evening keynoter, actor John Ratzenberger
Private Reception with Governors, VIPs & WGA Sponsors Governors, Spouses, VI.P's and all WGA Sponsors
Dinner Keynote with John Ratzenberger Governors, Spouses, and all attendees The Cheers star and outspoken advocate for American manufacturing and skilled labor, will address why exposing young students to the full array of career options is the best path for American to avoid what he calls "The Industrial Tsunami Heading Our Way."
7:30-11:00 a.m. 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Registration Open
Breakfast - all attendees
Roundtable III: Here Come the Robots Whether they are taking over jobs in factories or mines - and don't forget drones and Autonomous Vehicles - some say that robots threaten jobs and, in turn, tax bases. Others assert that robots will create other, better-paying jobs. Bill Gates suggests "taxing" the robots." Our panel of experts tries to separate fact
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10:30 - 10:45 a.m. 10:45 - 11:15 a.m.
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
12:00p.m.
from fiction to help us more clearly what will come next. Keynote: Administration Official or Arizona Invitee
To be determined Governors' 2017 Policy Resolutions Vice Chair Gov. David Ige will announce the latest resolutions adopted by the Western Governors. In addition, WGA will share updates on other ongoing Initiatives, including the inaugural WGA Spring Summit.
Roundtable IV: The Long View of the State-Federal Relationship Colorado historian Patty Limerick will lead a panel of historians examining the genesis of the state-federal relationship and how it has evolved over the years.
Closing Remarks - Gov. Dennis Daugaard
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