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Oct. 28 and 29, 2026
Seaside Civic & Convention Center
415 First Avenue
Seaside, OR 97138
SCHEDULE
Taste of Oregon Coast Reception at Finn's Fish House: Oct. 28 - 6 to 9 p.m.
Oregon Coast Economic Summit: Oct. 29 - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Registration for Reception and Summit
Please note that you must sign up separately for the Taste of the Oregon Coast and the full-day summit, if you plan to attend both portions of the event.
The Oregon Coast Economic Summit – organized by the Coastal Caucus – is one of the premier economic summits in the state of Oregon organized by elected officials. It is a respectful, bi-partisan, space for policymakers, lawmakers and agency directors and managers to come together and talk about the future.
AGENDA
7:30 a.m. – Breakfast is Served
8:00 a.m. – Welcome by Coastal Caucus Chair, Rep. Court Boice
8:10 a.m. – Spotlight: The Ford Family Foundation
8:15 a.m. – Breakfast Keynote: Kate Sinner – Travel Oregon
8:45 a.m. – Networking Break/Locate Breakout Sessions
9:00 a.m. – Morning Breakouts
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Breakout 1: Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association Revitalization Presentation
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Breakout 2: Advancing Opportunities for Coastal Mariculture
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Breakout 3: Oregon Dunes Golf Course Project
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Breakout 4: Applied Research for Oregon’s Blue Economy: Seafood Innovation, Sustainability, and Coastal Partnerships (OSU Student Work and Posterboards will be on display throughout the day in the front lobby)
9:45 a.m. – Networking Break/Return to Main Room
10:00 a.m. – Spotlight – Spotlight: Pacific Power
10:10 a.m. – Conversation with Federal Legislators
11:00 a.m. – Presentation from Port of Port Orford and Astoria Fisherman’s Co-Op on legislative investment in Rural and Coastal Economic Development
11:10 a.m. – Coastal Caucus Round Table
12:00 p.m. – Lunch is served!
12:15 p.m. – Lunch Keynote: Blue Economy Innovation Around the Country, by Ephraim Frohlich, Policy Expert AKWA-DC
1:00 p.m. – Networking Break/Locate Breakout Sessions
1:15 p.m. – Mid-day Breakouts
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Breakout 1: Blue Economy Taskforce Breakout
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Breakout 2: Industrial Symbiosis – Turning Waste into Wealth
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Breakout 3: Federal Partnerships for Supporting and Financing the Blue Economy
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Breakout 4: Turning the Tide on Economic Development
2:00 p.m. – Networking Break/Return to main room
2:15 p.m. – Innovation on the Coast: How Universities Can Power Oregon's Blue Economy, Rebecca Robinson, Oregon State University
3:00 p.m. – Spotlight: Oregon Coast Intermodal Port
3:05 p.m. – Networking Break/Head to Breakout Sessions
3:15 p.m. – Afternoon Breakout
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Breakout 1: Interactive Breakout: Building the Next Generation of Coastal Economic Opportunity
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Breakout 2: The Future of Coastal Infrastructure and economic development -- HDR
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Breakout 3: SCALING 100% FISH & MARICULTURE THROUGH A DECISION-MAKING MATRIX
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Breakout 4: Oregon Peace Trail – An Opportunity for a New Kind of Tourism
4:00 p.m. – Networking Break/Return to Main Room
4:15 p.m. – State Transportation Taskforce Update – Kelly Brooks, Governor’s Office
4:45 p.m. – Coastal Caucus Closing Remarks
5:00 p.m. – Adjourn …
The Oregon Legislative Coastal Caucus includes bipartisan representatives and senators from coastal districts from Astoria to Brookings. The Coastal Caucus is made up of Representative David Gomberg (D-Otis), Senator David Brock Smith (R-Port Orford), Senator Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City), Senator Suzanne Weber (R-Tillamook), Representative Boomer Wright (R-Reedsport), Representative Cyrus Javadi (D-Tillamook) and Representative Court Boice (R-Gold Beach).
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