Agenda
| 7:00 a.m. | Registration Opens / Breakfast |
| 7:30 a.m. | Exhibitor Booths Open |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Welcome by IUA Chair and IDED Chair
Morning Keynote Speaker on Civic Engagement:
The honorable Harris Wofford held an instrumental role in developing the concept and formation of non-military National Service from Peace Corps in the 60s to AmeriCorps in the 90s. Wofford is a former United States senator from Pennsylvania, co-founded America’s Promise with Colin Powell, studied under Gandhi, was a friend and personal advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr., and an advisor to President Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. He has also served under or advised U.S. presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. His inspiring message will change the way your community engages its youth, develops civic leadership and solidifies its workforce.
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Morning Address on Community Sustainability:
Kennedy Lawson Smith is a strong economist and is one of the nation’s foremost experts on both commercial district revitalization and main street economics. Ms. Smith will explore the challenges and potential benefits of environmentally friendly community development practices and will share emerging trends in environmentally based community development from industrial ecology to eco-cemeteries, as well as the need for leadership in shifting Americans’ development paradigm.
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| 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Breakout Sessions Session 1 Green Streets:
Geoffrey Anderson, CEO and president of Smart Growth America, will speak on the synergies of smart growth and economic development with an emphasis on both innovative policies and the tactical economic benefits of implementing smart growth principles.
Download Presentation (7 MB) Session 2 Regionalism:
Jerry Paytas is an expert on regionalism who will present examples of best practices in regional collaboration. His rare combination of humor, academic rigor and wealth of experience in regional case studies will give attendees a good laugh and offer great insight into handling regional decision-making and other consensus-building situations all economic developers face.
Download Presentation (2.5 MB) Session 3 Workforce:
A panel including Western Iowa Advantage regional marketing group and members of the Generation Iowa Commission will share successful strategies to attract (and retain) a highly skilled, technical and professional workforce to Iowa.
Download Presentation (3.7 MB) Session 4 Tax Increment Financing — What You Need to Know:
Bob Josten is one of those rare experts in economic development who can make the intricacies of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) both a highly engaging and a highly valuable hour for both economic developers and community leaders.
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| 11:30 a.m. | Luncheon SBA Awards:
Joseph Folsom, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration and Sam Jones, Regional Director, U.S. Small Business Administration
Luncheon Keynoter Speaker:
Robert Stephens, Founder, the Geek Squad — What do you get when you take $200, a crazy idea and love for all things technical? Learn how Robert Stephens took the boring world of computer support and made it famous. Starring one Chief Inspector, 12,000 Double Agents and Geekmobiles, the Rolling Stones, the CIA, the Oscar-Mayer Weinermobile and over 5,000,000 messed up computers. The Geek Squad story has been featured in numerous national media, including CNN, Newsweek, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, People, Rolling Stone and InStyle. Don’t miss it!
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| 1:15 p.m. |
Afternoon Breakout Sessions Session 1 Green Streets:
Geoffrey Anderson, CEO and President of Smart Growth America will speak on Complete Streets policies and best practices, and its impact on economic development. Complete Streets are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users, ensuring that pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and bus riders of all ages and abilities are able to safely navigate complete streets.
Download Presentation (7 MB) Session 2 Regionalism:
Jerry Paytas is an expert on regionalism who will present examples of best practices in regional collaboration. His rare combination of humor, academic rigor and wealth of experience in regional case studies will give attendees a good laugh and offer great insight into handling regional decision-making and other consensus-building situations all economic developers face.
Download Presentation (2.5 MB) Session 3 Workforce:
A panel including Western Iowa Advantage regional marketing group and members of the Generation Iowa Commission will share successful strategies to attract (and retain) a highly skilled, technical and professional workforce to Iowa.
Download Presentation (3.7 MB) Session 4 Working Within Your Budget and Organization:
Three economic development organizations — Sauk County, Wisconsin; Fall City, Nebraska; and Story City, Iowa — will give their perspectives on how effective economic development can be accomplished, even on a shoe-string budget.
Download Presentation (2.9 MB) |
| 2:30 p.m. | Ice Cream Networking Reception with Exhibitors |