October 27-28, 2003
Midwest Airlines Center
Milwaukee

 

 

Please note that this is a draft agenda and is subject to change as presenters, times and room locations are confirmed. Please check back often for updated information. Thank you.

Tuesday, October 28, 2003

7:00 Continental breakfast (Ballroom ABC)

8:00 Summit Welcome
Toby Marcovich, President, UW System Board of Regents

Moderator: Tom Still, President, Wisconsin Technology Council

8:05 Summit Charge
Jay L. Smith, Chairman & CEO, JLS Investment Group
Co-chair, Wisconsin Economic Summit

8:15 Summit Overview & Introduction
Katharine C. Lyall, President, University of Wisconsin System
Co-chair, Wisconsin Economic Summit

8:30 Cisco Systems: An Overview
Keynote John P. Morgridge, Chairman of the Board, Cisco Systems, Inc

9:15 A Regional Economic Growth Strategy: Does it Make Sense for Wisconsin?
Moderator: Julia Taylor, President, Greater Milwaukee Committee
Presenters:
David J. Ward, President, NorthStar Economics, Inc.
Terry Ludeman, Chief Economist, Department of Workforce Development
Kathy Heady, Area Development Manager, Department of Commerce
Jan Alf, President, Wisconsin Economic Development Association
Debbie Mahaffey, Vice President, Wisconsin Technical College System
Kevin Reilly, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin – Extension
Ed Huck, Executive Director, Wisconsin Alliance of Cities, Inc.

10:30 Networking & display table viewing

11:00 Wisconsin's Economic Challenges
Introduction by Fred Kasten, Chairman, Robert W. Baird & Co.
Keynote: Governor Jim Doyle

Presentation of the Baird Excellence In Teaching Economics & Financial Literacy Awards

Karen L. Ray, Good Hope Christian Academy, Milwaukee "Economic Experiments" (First place)
Frank Wood, Arrowhead High School, Hartland, "Living On Your Own" (Second place)
Mike Nerbovig, Chippewa Falls High School, Chippewa Falls, "Living Mathematically" (Third place)

12:00 Luncheon (Ballroom D)

1:30 Health Care Costs and the Economic Development Impact
Introduction by Don H. Davis, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Rockwell Automation
Moderator: John Torinus, CEO, Serigraph, Inc
Presenters:
Jennifer Alexander, Principal, Alexander, Wegner & Associates
Al Jacobs, Executive Director, WEA Trust
Linda Reivitz, Nursing Faculty Associate, UW – Madison
David Riemer, State Budget Director, Department of Administration
Chris Queram, CEO, Employer Health Care Alliance Cooperative
Robert Phillips, M.D., Medical Director, Marshfield Clinic
Mary Starmann-Harrison, CEO, St. Marys Hospital
David Newby, President, Wisconsin AFL-CIO
James Buchen, Vice President, Government Relations, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

Representative Gregg Underheim, Wisconsin State Assembly

3:30 Networking & Display Table Viewing

3:45 Clusters: A Progress Report
Moderator: Don Nichols, Chair, La Follette School of Public Affairs, UW-Madison
Panelists:
Ron Kuehn, Executive Director, Wisconsin Biotechnology Association
Cory Nettles, Secretary, Department of Commerce
Pat Schillinger, President, Wisconsin Paper Council
John Torinus, CEO, Serigraph, Inc.

4:30 Wisconsin's Business Climate: A New Commitment to Growth and Expansion - Working with our Officials

Moderator: Mike Grebe, President, The Bradley Foundation
Panelists:
Speaker John Gard
Senator Mary Panzer
Senator Julie Lassa
Representative Jim Kreuser
Marc Marotta, Secretary, Department of Administration
Cory Nettles , Secretary, Department of Commerce
Katherine Hudson, Chairman of the Board, The Brady Corporation
Tim Hoeksema, Chairman, President and CEO, Midwest Airlines, Inc.
Jeff Bleustein, Chairman and CEO, Harley-Davidson, Inc.
John Shiely, CEO, Briggs & Stratton

5:45 Wrap-up
Katharine C. Lyall, President, University of Wisconsin System
Co-chair, Wisconsin Economic Summit
Jay L. Smith, Chairman & CEO, JLS Investment Group
Co-chair, Wisconsin Economic Summit

6:00 Governor's Reception

Monday's Schedule