2012 Conference Agenda
Thursday, May 3, 2012
(Agenda Subject to Change)
7:30 a.m. Registration
Opens
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
Buffet
(Closes at 8:45a.m.)
8:00 a.m. Booths
Open
9:00 a.m. “Iowa Economic Development Authority”
Debi Durham, Director, IEDA
“Life Sciences Industry:
Community Attraction Strategies and Considerations”
Raj Vohra, Deloitte
Consulting
Break/Networking/Exhibits
10:30 a.m. BREAKOUT
WORKSHOPS – Block #1
1) “Community Sustainability and D.I.O. Revitalization”
Charles City, Iowa - Community Revitalization
Charles City Green Streets Green Infrastructure Guide
Room 2-3
Representatives from Iowa
communities of Woodbine and Charles City demonstrate what a small town can do
with focused efforts on sustainability and a “DIO” mentality.
2) “Successful Economic Development Websites”
Room 4
Aaron Brossoit & John Marshall
Golden Shovel
3) “Tax Increment Financing (TIFs) –
Where are We and What’s Next”
Room 5
Bob Josten, Partner
Dorsey and Whitney
4) “Recreating Iowa’s Workforce”
Room 6
Teresa Wahlert, Director
Iowa Workforce Development
5) “Site Certification and Iowa's Certified Site Program”
Iowa Site Certification Handout
Room 7
Ed McCallum and Kimberly Williams
McCallum Sweeney Consulting
11:45 a.m. CONFERENCE
LUNCHEON
SBA
Awards
BRE Awards
Luncheon Keynote Speaker – Rebecca Ryan
“Cities 3.0: Reflecting, Responding and
Redesigning for the Future”
1:30 p.m. LARGE
GROUP CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
1.
“More of What Communities are Doing to
Make Sure They are Winners When the Economy Resets”
Room 5-6
Rebecca
Ryan, CEO Next Generation Consulting
2. “An Entrepreneurial Approach to Economic Development”
Room 7-8
Mark Lange, Edward Lowe Foundation
Ice
cream Break/Networking/Exhibits
2:45 p.m. WORKSHOP
BLOCK #2
1) “BRE Award Winners Panel”
Iowa City Area Development Group: Existing Industry Report
Award
Winning Communities will Present on their Effective Existing Industry Programs
Room 2-3
2) “Successful Economic Development Websites”
Room 4
Aaron
Brossoit & John Marshall
Golden Shovel
3) “Tax Increment Financing (TIFs) –
Where are We and What’s Next”
Room 5
Bob Josten, Partner
Dorsey and Whitney
4) “Using Laborsheds as a Valuable Tool for
Economic Development”
Room 6
Paula Nissen
Iowa Workforce Development
5) “The Iowa Economic Gardening Network: A Pilot For Economic Gardening in Iowa”
Room 7
Maureen
Collins-Williams,
Director
of Entrepreneurship Outreach at UNI
4:00 p.m. ADJOURN