Washington has grown in every era of change, most recently during the tech boom and after 9/11. As we begin 2009, the nation faces unprecedented economic challenges at the same time as it welcomes to town a new President and Congress swept in by an electorate demanding action. All this in the framework of a global economy more closely connected than ever before. How will Washington change? How will government and business fight to create messages and outcomes? What lessons can we learn from the past? How much will we grow, and in what areas? How can local business best position itself for the transformation? We've assembled the most experienced observers of Washington business and politics to lay out the possibilities.

Panelists

Kate Carr, President, Cardinal Bank Washington
Stan Collender, Managing Director, Qorvis Communications
Jim Dinegar, CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade
Steve Fuller, Director, George Mason Center for Regional Analysis
Barbara Lang, CEO, DC Chamber of Commerce
Stuart Pape, Managing Partner, Patton Boggs
Greg Pellegrino, Public Sector Industry Leader, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Doug Poretz, Co-founder, Qorvis Communications
Mitchell Schear, President, Vornado/Charles E. Smith
Todd Stottlemyer, CEO, National Federation of Independent Business
Gary Tabach, Managing Partner, Greater Washington, Deloitte

Media Invited