We are pleased to announce our Keynote Presenter at the Dinner on November 20, 2008 will be James Bullard, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Mo. This dinner presentation is brought to you by Old National Bank.

James B. Bullard took office as president and chief executive officer of the Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis on April 1, 2008. He directs the activities of the Bank’s
head office in St. Louis as well as its three branches in Little Rock, Ark., Louisville, Ky.
and Memphis, Tenn. In addition, he represents the Bank on the Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC), the Federal Reserve’s chief monetary policymaking body.
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, one of 12 regional Reserve banks, along with
the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., constitute the Federal Reserve System.

We are so pleased to have him at the Regional Economic Summit. Another reason why you won’t want to miss this special event! Mark your calendars because soon we will be accepting your online reservations.

To read Mr. Bullard’s full biography, please click here.

Evansville, IN (May 14, 2008) – Business and government leaders from Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky will convene in Evansville on November 20 and 21, 2008 to study the new economic model of future growth. The 2008 Regional Economic Summit will feature nationally-recognized business experts and economists who will discuss the current economic climate and realities facing a 26-county region, as well as outline the steps necessary for prosperity, wealth creation, and economic vitality in the 21^st Century.

Kicking off the summit is Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes - the world’s most popular business and financial magazine.
Attendees will have the opportunity during the two-day summit to participate in general and break-out sessions dealing with entrepreneurialism, regional collaboration, building stronger economic development strategies, and alignment to the emerging world economy. The final summit agenda is being developed in cooperation with regional advisory councils from each state.

Founding sponsors for the 2008 Regional Economic Summit are Old National Bank and Regency Properties. Lead sponsors of the event are the Richland County Development Corporation (IL), Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation (KY), Northwest Kentucky Forward (KY), Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana (IN), and the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana (IN).

For registration and more information about the 2008 Regional Economic Summit log onto www.regionaleconomicsummit.com or call 812-463-6102. You may also email Lori Stamm, event administrator, at lstamm@regency-prop.com, or contact Saundra Hadley, event planner with planning…forever events, at saundra@planningforever.com or 812-455-6836.

Cick here for full Press Release for Rich Karlgaard speaking at the 2008 Regional Economic Summit.

Read here for Rich Karlgaard biography.

A Regional Economic Summit is planned for November 2008 to have as its goals:
1. Inform regarding the current economic climate and outlook for the region,
communities, companies, and our citizens.
2. Assess the new economic realities and our (region’s, communities’, businesses’
and individuals’) fitness to this latest environment.
3. Envision the actions necessary to further progress towards prosperity, wealth
creation and economic vitality.
The Forum will have the themes of:
1. Entrepreneurialism;
2. Better alignment by communities, companies and individuals to the future economy;
3. Building stronger economic development entities; and,
4. Regional collaboration.
Date: The event will be held November 20, 10:00 a.m. through dinner, and November 21, 7:30a.m. through lunch.
Location: The Center, Evansville, IN.

….more to be announced in the very near future.