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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 2, 2002To: Editors, reporters
From: Erik Christianson
(608) 262-5061, echristianson@uwsa.edu
Re: Wisconsin Economic Summit III workshops
The first day of Wisconsin Economic Summit III features several workshops during which business and community leaders from around the state will share expertise about specific economic development issues.
The following summary includes topics and contacts for each workshop to assist you with possible coverage before and during the summit.
The workshops run concurrently and will start at 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14. Wisconsin Economic Summit III runs through Oct. 16 at the Midwest Express Center in Milwaukee.
For a complete list of panelists-some of whom may represent your coverage area-and a full agenda, visit www.wisconsin.edu/summit/.
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
Economic Development Practices & Measures of Success:
Learn how Wisconsin economic development practitioners and partners measure
success and manage initiatives.
CONTACT:
Jan Alf, Forward Wisconsin, Inc., and WEDA President-elect, (608)
255-5666
Capturing More Federal Procurement Dollars: Understand
the training, resources and opportunities Wisconsin firms can use to attract
federal business.
CONTACT:
Denise Kornetzke, Director of the Business Procurement Assistance
Center, Madison Area Technical College, (608) 258-2350
Technology Paths to Economic Development in Wisconsin:
Experts will examine the basic tenets of technology development and present
a new strategy to enliven and guide technology innovation for new economic
development.
CONTACT: Bill Bryant, Crossroadsaccess, (414) 559-0578
Community Development Venture Capital: Panelists will
present an overview of an emerging industry called "community development
venture capital."
CONTACT: William Beckett, President and CEO, CHRYSPAC, (414) 744-8550
The Economic Development Roles of Nonprofit Corporations:
Four experts will present how nonprofit organizations stimulate economic
development in Wisconsin communities.
CONTACT: Stephen L. Percy, Chancellor's Deputy for the Milwaukee
Idea and Director, Center for Urban Initiatives and Research, UW-Milwaukee,
(414) 229-5916
Homeland Security: Panel discussion of homeland security
issues and strategies in which Wisconsin must engage to maintain the highest
level of safety for citizens.
CONTACT: Jonathan Barry, President, Wisconsin Technical College
System Board, (608) 527-2026
"Agriculture… It's Not The Back 40 Anymore":
Learn how the structural relationships and diversity of Wisconsin's modern
agricultural base makes it one of the most valuable sectors of the state's
economy.
CONTACT: Jim Harsdorf, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,
Trade & Consumer Protection, (608) 224-5012
Momentum Chippewa Valley - Wisconsin's B.E.S.T. Working Together:
Learn how cooperative public and private partnerships are developed among
Chippewa Valley communities by coordinating regional economic development
efforts through Business, Education, Service, Technology and Tourism.
CONTACT: Darcy Way, Director, Momentum Chippewa Valley, (715) 833-6276
Helping Small Businesses Move Innovation and Technology to Market:
Learn how small business can use the Small Business Innovation Research
program to compete for federal R&D funds.
CONTACT: Erica Kauten, State Director, Small Business Development
Center, UW-Extension, (608) 263-7794
Building Angel Networks in Wisconsin: Learn about "angel
investing" from members of angel networks that are planning, forming
and actively investing.
CONTACT: David J. Ward, President, NorthStar Economics, Inc., and
member of Origin Investment Group, La Crosse, (608) 279-3393
Workforce Development is Economic Development!: Workforce
availability and preparedness is top priority for businesses. Hear unique
examples of how workforce development professionals put both resources
and leadership into play.
CONTACT: Ron Hunt, Deputy Division Administrator, Wisconsin Department
of Workforce Development, (608) 266-2687
Competing in a Global Environment: Panelists will discuss
how Wisconsin companies can expand their sales with exports and succeed
in a world economy even as global competition becomes increasingly fierce.
CONTACT: Roger Axtell, UW System Board of Regents and former Vice
President, Worldwide Marketing, Parker Pen Corporation, (608) 757-2666
Tourism's Contribution to Wisconsin's Economy and Quality of
Life: Wisconsin's tourism industry is integral to Wisconsin's
economic health, providing financial stability and cultural and recreational
infrastructure that makes Wisconsin an attractive place to live, work
and play.
CONTACT: William J. Otto, President and COO, Marcus Hotels and Resorts,
(414) 905-1200
Education as an Economic Cluster: Learn how education
is an "economic cluster" essential to Wisconsin's future as
the principal producer of resources essential for the knowledge economy:
innovative ideas and "brainworkers."
CONTACT: Dr. Rolf Wegenke, President, Wisconsin Association of Independent
Colleges and Universities, (608) 256-7761
A Market-Based Approach to Urban Revitalization: Explore
how economic strategies that emphasize private, for-profit business growth
and job development, along with nonprofit social entrepreneurship, can
create a sustainable economic base in the inner city.
CONTACT: Mike Morgan, Program Related Investments Officer, Helen
Bader Foundation, (414) 224-6470
With a Long Enough Lever: Leveraging the OEM-supplier
relationship to build a world-class manufacturing cluster in Wisconsin:
Panelists will discuss "leveraging" inter-firm relationships
to ensure the continued viability of high-road manufacturing clusters
in Wisconsin.
CONTACT: Jonathan Zeitlin, Senior Fellow, Center for World Affairs
and the Global Economy (WAGE), Professor of Sociology, Industrial
Relations, and History, UW-Madison, (608) 265-2523
New County Economic Development Models: Three southeastern
Wisconsin counties present new economic development models used to reflect
their unique local community needs.
CONTACT: Penny Scheuerman, WE Energies, (414) 221-3018
eCommerce & eBusiness: Strengthening Wisconsin Companies
and Industry Clusters: Senior executives will describe how e-commerce
and e-business provide competitive advantages for their companies and
value chain members, including customers, suppliers and distributors.
CONTACT: Dr. Raj Veeramani, Director, Consortium for Global E-Commerce,
UW-Madison, (608) 262-0861
Regional Training Partnerships: This workshop will demonstrate
the advantages of nationally recognized partnerships between companies,
unions and communities for economic and workforce development policies.
CONTACT: Earl Buford, Director, BIG STEP, (414) 342-1339
The Northern EDGE: Economic Development & Growing
the Economy: For the economic base of Wisconsin's northern counties to
grow, a strategy must be developed to infuse new-economy ideas into the
existing economic base and grow incomes in the traditional economic sectors,
while expanding into new higher wage areas of economic growth. This workshop
will discuss strategies for the 29 Northern EDGE counties.
CONTACT: Al Anderson, Director, Center for Community Economic Development,
UW-Extension, (608) 265-8256
Organizing Services to Meet Industry Cluster Needs:
Wisconsin's key industries are embracing the industry cluster concept
for growth. This session will present exciting examples and discuss some
best practices of how organizations can refocus planning and resources
to service the cluster construct.
CONTACT: Sue Gleason, Local Workforce Planning Coordinator, Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development, (608) 266-0522
Leveraging Intellectual Property for a Competitive Edge in the
21st Century: This workshop will focus on Intellectual Property
(IP) as a tool to: 1) provide a competitive edge for businesses large
and small, and 2) grow market share and thus stimulate economic development.
CONTACT: Michael J. Gratz, Registered Patent Attorney, Chair of
the State Bar of Wisconsin's Intellectual Property Section, and
Shareholder of Boyle, Fredrickson, Newholm, Stein & Gratz, S.C.,
(414) 225-1666
The Missing Link in Economic Development: Thriving Families:
The offspring of struggling families account for 26% of state and 45%
of county expenditures. This workshop will identify feasible ways to strengthen
families, the state's economy and capitalize on Wisconsin's image as a
family-friendly state.
CONTACT: Jack DeWitt, LL.B., Director, Wisconsin Cares, Inc., (608)
238-0858
Wisconsin's Groundwater: Who gets to use it? Who does not?: Conservationists,
farming, business interests and University of Wisconsin System scientists
have together asked: How do we protect this great resource while maintaining
the economy depending upon it?
CONTACT: John DuPlissis, Forestry Outreach Specialist, UW-Stevens
Point, (715) 346-4128
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