Clockwise from top left: John Engber, from the Washington Retail Association, Andrea H. Reay, IOM, President/CEO from the Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce, Mark Everton from the Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority, and Anthony Anton from the Washington Hospitality Association.

John Engber, WR’s Seattle lobbyist, and Anthony Anton from the Washington Hospitality Association spoke at the September 9 Hospitality & Retail Summit.

The Summit explored the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has created for the retail and restaurant industries and the outlook moving forward.

The event was broadcast simultaneously on the Zoom Webinar and Facebook Live platforms, with 424 live viewers combined. Recordings of the live event are currently available on both Facebook and YouTube.