The Event
The Economy:
How can I, my company, and my community, survive and thrive?
This fall the U.S. and world economies are facing what many believe are the biggest challenges since the Great Depression. The Summit’s relevance has become imperative to our region’s citizens, businesses, communities and economic development agencies.
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 over twenty-one 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.
A timely event for -
• Company Executives & Managers,
• Economic Development Professionals,
• Entrepreneurs,
• Civic Leaders,
• Elected Officials; and
• All Concerned Citizens
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