Item No. 7a_supp 
Meeting Date: July 24, 2018 




Port of Seattle Commission 
Staff Briefing 
Date: July 24, 2018
By:  Luis Navarro & 
Dawn Hunter 
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Conference Title: 
"Inspiring Possibilities" 
The  Airport  Minority  Advisory  Council  (AMAC)  and  the  Port  of 
Seattle/Sea-Tac  Airport  present  the  34th  Annual  Airport  Business 
Diversity Conference "Inspiring Possibilities" on August 21 - 25, 2018. 
This Diversity Conference brings together aviation professionals, small 
& large business owners, and government officials from around the 
country to participate in training and networking sessions.
The  conference  will  include  important  subjects  from "how  to  do 
business with airports" to "public policy issues" in aviation industry. 
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Why Seattle?
The Airport Dining and Retail and construction programs at 
Sea-Tac are at a great point for promotion with local and 
national WMBE, DBE and ACBDE firms.
AMAC has been interested in recruiting new members in 
Seattle for several years.
Large conferences are an economic boost for the region and 
the Port can take credit for hosting the conference.

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Key Events 
Welcome to Seattle Reception 
Lance Lyttle and Port Leaders will
welcome conference attendees from
around the country. 
Celebrating Women in Aviation Breakfast 
Event designed to recognize, promote 
and applaud the success of women in
aviation. People from our region were
nominated, including Port Staff. 
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Key Events cont'd 
Project Lift  Youth Career Day 
High School students will join AMAC
& the Port for a day of learning
about careers and pathways in the
aviation industry. 
Bill Walker Memorial Golf
Tournament 
An annual event to benefit the
AMAC Foundation's Scholarship
program.
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Key Events cont'd 
Business Matchmaking 
Meet & greet opportunity for Airports,
Primes, Government Agencies and
M/W/S/DBE/ACDBEs to foster mutually
beneficial relationships. 
State of the Industry Roundtable 
Forum designed to hear about the future
of airports and the aviation industry from
the some of our nation's key aviation
leaders. 
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Key Events cont'd 
Training tracks (DBE & ACDBE) / Professional Development Workshops 
Catalyst Awards Luncheon 
Airport Director's 20/20 Vision Forum 
Commissioners Roundtable 


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Local Community Engagement 
Elected Officials Participation 
Small Business & Disadvantaged Communities Attendance 
National Exposure for Local Businesses 
Training Opportunities for Local Small Businesses


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Port of Seattle Participation 
Port Commissioners  Speaking Engagement and Attendance 
Executive Director  Engagement and Networking 
Airport Director  Roundtables and Networking
Port Staff  Volunteer and Attendance, as Appropriate 
Local Chair and Team Leads
Local Outreach Strategy

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2018 Conference Sponsors: 
Alaska Airlines                                  Delta Air Lines                                  MarketPlace Development 
Areas USA, Inc.                                Denver International Airport                  MCSB, Inc. 
Austin Commercial                         Departure Media Airport Advertising         MDOT Maryland Aviation Administration 
Avis Budget Group                          Enterprise Holdings                         Memphis International Airport 
Bambuza Hospitality Group                  Fraport USA                                Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority 
Birmingham Airport Authority                Goodwille Pierre LLC                        Miami-Dade Aviation Department 
Choice Hotels International                   H&H Hospitality                              Paine Field/Snohomish County Airport 
Clark Construction                            HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International      Paradies Lagadere 
Clear Channel Airports                        Airport                                       Port of Seattle 
Columbus Regional Airport Authority         HMS Host                                   Raleigh-Durham International Airport 
Concourse Concessions LLC and Sea Tac Bar  HNTB                                      San Diego International Airport 
Group                                   Houston Airport System                    Saul Ewing 
Crews                                     Hudson Group                             SSP America 
Dallas Fort Worth Airport                     JACOBS                                       Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield 
DBE Loans                                 JME Group, LLC                            Wayne County Airport Authority 
Delaware North                            Lyft                                       XpresSpa 
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