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.

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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.