The Beginning: Rich Karlgaard, Publisher of Forbes Magazine, opens the Summit with his vision of our U.S. and world economy and where the country and global economy are going.

Our Region: Economists present the conclusion of an in-depth economic study of our 26-county region. Months in preparation, the study identifies today’s economic engines comprising our area, their interdependencies, our future compared to the new world economy, and what we must be doing to be competitive.

The Breakout Sessions: Attendees will have sessions presented by national experts focused on topics relevant to their specific fields and interests.
• The infusion of entrepreneurial practices into management and growth
• Attracting and retaining top employment talent and avoiding brain-drain
• Engagement by citizens into their community’s efforts to attract new economic development
• Ideas to market - how to take the big idea and move it to commercial success
• The coming Heartland Boom that favors our Midwest and its small cities
• Entrepreneurial resources with real life success stories
• Incorporating an entrepreneurial strategy into new business solicitation
• Funding structures for economic development and new business growth
• Success stories of regional collaboration and cooperation
• How communities can market to corporate site selectors with a winning presentation
• Trends in numerous industries that find our Midwest location and environments attractive to their firms

The Conclusion: Jim Bullard, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, will comment on the Current Economic Environment.

Join us at the Business Event of the Year.

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.

Illinois

Edwards, Illinois
Gallatin, Illinois
Lawrence, Illinois
Richland, Illinois
Wabash, Illinois
White, Illinois

Indiana

Daviess, Indiana
Dubois, Indiana
Gibson, Indiana
Knox, Indiana
Martin, Indiana
Pike, Indiana
Perry, Indiana
Posey, Indiana
Spencer, Indiana
Vanderburgh, Indiana
Warrick, Indiana

Kentucky

Daviess, Kentucky
Hancock, Kentucky
Henderson, Kentucky
Hopkins, Kentucky
McLean, Kentucky
Muhlenburg, Kentucky
Ohio, Kentucky
Union, Kentucky
Webster, Kentucky

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.