Members of the community are invited to join leaders from the business, nonprofit and public sectors at the 2016 Innovation Summit for the Eastside Civic Incubator from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 12 at the Puget Sound Energy building, 355 110th Ave. N.E., Bellevue. Cost to attend the event is $150 with some scholarships available upon request.
To register, visit: http://tinyurl.com/zt6ptms
Attendees will collaborate through a series of facilitated conversations throughout the day to propose innovative project ideas to help address key issues in: transportation, arts and culture, basic needs, education, environment, health and wellness, the economy, and neighborhoods and community building.
Participants will then be invited to join a Community Impact Team (CIT) of their choosing— bringing their subject matter expertise and passion to these task forces. Each CIT will continue to collaborate with communities over time to tackle tough community challenges.
Morning keynote speaker Peter Rogoff, Sound Transit’s new CEO, will begin the summit with the latest news about the Eastside Light Rail Corridor. As the summit’s lunchtime keynote speaker, King County Executive Dow Constantine will bring additional perspective to the issues examined during the day.
Sponsors of the summit include Civic Incubator Partners: Puget Sound Energy, Republic Services and AAA Washington, as well as event sponsors Sound Publishing and Sound Transit. Other Current Incubator Partners include: Cascadia College, Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Hopelink, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Council, Bellevue College, Bellevue Downtown Association, Boys and Girls Clubs of Bellevue, Issaquah School District, NAMI Eastside, Rowley Properties, United Way of King County, Women’s Funding Alliance and the Eastside Race and Leadership Coalition.
