2025 Port Symposium topics included regional outlooks, bio-economy, legislative agenda, tariffs
GREEN BAY – Local, state and federal leaders stressed the importance of a strong Great Lakes maritime economy and its impact on Northeast Wisconsin at the 2025 Port Symposium held late last month in Green Bay.
“We walked away with a lot of valuable insights from this year’s symposium,” Dean Haen, Brown County Port of Green Bay director, said.
Haen said each symposium speaker – which included Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach; Harbor Commission Vice President Bryan Hyska; U.S. Congressman Tony Wied (8th District); Col. Kenneth Rockwell with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; NEW Manufacturing Alliance Executive Director Ann Franz; WiSys Director of Strategy and Innovative Ventures Adhira Sunkara; Brian Oszakiewski, executive director of the American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA); Dr. Marc Schaffer of St. Norbert College; and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (via video) – provided a “deeper understanding of the dynamic factors that are shaping our regional economy.”…