2025 Finance & Administration Seminar Agenda
Wednesday, June 25th
9:00 am – Optional Tour: Port of Walla Walla’s Key Technology Facility
Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Key Technology, a global leader in food processing automation. Explore how advanced machines and smart tech ensure quality and safety in the snacks you love. **Time is approximate & subject to change, pre-registration is required, minimum of 20 attendees, maximum of 40. Pick up will be at the conference center entrance of the Marcus Whitman Hotel.**
11:00 am – Tour attendees return to the Marcus Whitman Hotel, lunch is on your own
12:30 pm – Registration Opens
Registration & afternoon events take place in the Sacajawea/Clark Ballrooms
1:00 pm – Welcome & Announcements
Scott Goodrich – WPPA Finance & Administration Committee Chair/CFO, Port of Vancouver
Welcome from Port of Walla Walla Commissioner, Kip Kelley
1:45 pm – In the Know with State Auditor’s Office
3:30 pm – Break
3:45 pm – 2025 Legislative Session Updates for Port Finance
Eric ffitch, Executive Director, WPPA
Dinner on Your Own
Thursday, June 26th
Breakfast & Lunch, Take Place in the Lewis Ballroom
The General Session Topics Take Place in the Sacajawea/Clark Ballrooms
7:00 – 7:45 am – Breakfast Buffet
8:00 am – Open Discussion Forum
8:30 am – Maritime Lien Rights & Risk Management for Ports
David Boyajian & Kent Roberts, Schwabe
9:45 am – GASB Updates and the Financial Data Transparency Act
Vivian Vandenburg, State Auditors’ Office
11:00 am – Break
11:15 am – Navigating AI: Policy Development & Best Practices for Ports
Laura Lemire, Schwabe
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm – Lunch Buffet
1:30 pm – How to Become Your Own Treasurer
Scott Goodrich, Port of Vancouver
Diane Campbell, Port of Seattle
2:45 pm – Labor Law Update for Port Finance
Michael Garone, Schwabe
3:45 pm – Break
4:00 pm – Community Bonds
Alan Crain & Rich Martinez, Kitsap Bank
5:00 pm – Adjourn for the day
6:00 – 8:00 pm – Hosted Reception & Dinner Buffet
The reception takes place at Dunham Cellars, 150 E. Boeing Ave., Walla Walla. Transportation to the winery is on your own. Please carpool if possible!
Friday, June 27th
Hotel checkout is 11:00 am, you are welcome to checkout before breakfast if possible
Breakfast Takes Place in the Lewis Ballroom and the General Session Topics Take Place in the Sacajawea/Clark Ballrooms
7:00 – 7:45 am Breakfast Buffet
8:00 am – Municipal Bonds 101: Legal & Financial Strategies for Ports
Stacey Lewis & Clare Riva, Pacifica Law Group
Tyler Benson, Hilltop Securities Inc.
9:00 am – Public Records Retention: Compliance, Best Practices, & Risk Management
Scott Sackett, Washington State Archives
10:00 am – Break & check out of your hotel room
10:15 am – Cybersecurity in Port Finance
Krista Sadler & Lisa Lam, Port of Seattle
11:00 am – The Changing Nature of Cyber Coverage & Cyber Risk
Eric Swagerty, Enduris
12:00 pm – Wrap up & Adjourn
