Gov. Jay Inslee will join more than 320 business and education leaders at the third annual Washington STEM Summit on Dec. 2 at Microsoft Corp. to discuss how communities across Washington state can drive the improvement of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for all students.

Also at the Summit, BCG will release the findings of a new report, Opportunity for All: Investing in Washington State’s STEM Education Pipeline. The findings in the new report include that only nine out of 100 children born in Washington will ultimately end up as employees in a STEM-related field in the state-far fewer than the number of people needed to meet the demand of open STEM jobs. The report also outlines the return on investment in STEM education and how investing in key areas now can have an immediate impact on Washington state’s global competitiveness.

Gov. Inslee will join leaders from companies including Microsoft, The Boeing Company and McKinstry and from K-12 and higher education to discuss topics such as creating a STEM pipeline from early learning through college in Washington state and how to address the computer science skills talent-gap.

The summit will also feature a 2015 Legislative Sneak Preview: STEM in Olympia panel with Sen. Andy Hill and Rep. Ross Hunter.