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Summit II Highlights About the Speakers News Releases Program Schedule Announcement Briefing Papers Feedback Steering Committee Summit Archive Wisconsin's Economy at the Crossroads: Building Higher Paying Jobs for the Future November 26-27, 2001 Midwest Express Center, Milwaukee   Monday's Program Schedule   Monday, November 26, 2001 8:00 a.m. Registration begins (open all day) 8:45 a.m. Pre-Summit Workshops: Helping to Build a Stronger State Economy Intellectual Property as a Foundation for Economic Growth - This workshop will focus on the necessity of legally protecting innovations and having a well-planned market strategy for developing and exploiting those innovations. Moderator: Michael Gratz, Partner, Boyle Frederickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.C. Panelists: Ted Klumb, CEO, Alliance Technology Service, Inc. Deb Malewicki, Director, Wisconsin Innovation Service Center Mark McGuire, President, Nameprotect, Inc. Al Oelschlaeger, Partner, Telaric LLC Strategies for Successful Rural Economic Development in the New Economy - This workshop will provide economic development professionals, local elected officials, and business leaders with proven strategies and the latest tools that can be employed to build communities. Moderator: Al Anderson, Director, Center for Community Economic Development Panelists: Bill Pinkovitz, Center for Community Economic Development Bill Ryan, Center for Community Economic Development How to Strategically Recruit a Multicultural Workforce for Your Company or Organization - UW System personnel will provide information and techniques for your company to help recruit undergraduate and graduate students of color to your firm. Panelists: Dr. Andrea-Teresa Arenas, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Senior Advisor to the President for Multicultural Affairs, Office of Multicultural Affairs, UW System Ifeyinwa Offor, Research Intern, Office of Multicultural Affairs, UW System Dr. Marilyn S. Rhodes, Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs, UW System Kristine Werner, Business Council Liaison, Office of Multicultural Affairs, UW System Cluster Economic Development for Counties - This workshop will demonstrate one methodology to determine and implement county cluster economic development strategies. Moderator: John Torinus, CEO, Serigraph Panelists: Daryl Duenkel, Vice President of Information Services/CIO, St. Joseph's Community Hospital, West Bend John Gehl, CEO, Gehl Guernsey Farms, Inc. Prudy Hway, CEO, Pick Heaters Thomas Lindell, Vice President, West Bend Mutual Insurance Dean Joel Rodney, University of Wisconsin-Washington County Jerry Santowski, CEO, Broan-Nutone Group Implementing a Tech-based Economic Development Strategy - The life-blood of a tech-based economy is the entrepreneur. This session will consider different local courses of action to spur entrepreneurial growth and explore how three Wisconsin areas are transforming themselves to compete in today's economy. Moderator: Erica Kauten, State Director, Small Business Development Center, UW-Extension Panelists: Lane Brostrom, Executive Director, TechStar Beth Donley, General Counsel, WARF, General Manager, WiSys Paul Ehrfurth, Vice-President, ADVANCE, Green Bay John Keating, Chancellor, UW-Parkside Deb Malewicki, Director, Wisconsin Innovation Service Center, UW-Whitewater Robert Meyer, Dean, Technology, Engineering and Management, UW-Stout 10:00 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Pre-Summit Workshops: Helping to Build a Stronger State Economy Help for the Entrepreneur, Access to Start-up Capital - A panel of experts will address three problem areas for the entrepreneur seeking capital for their business start-up: business planning, management team building, and valuation. Moderator: James W. Nellen II, Chairman, Invest Wisconsin Panelists: Adam Bock, Early Stage Research - valuation Lucy Holifield, UWM University Outreach - SBDC services Ankur Malhotra, Agave Group, LLC - business plans Allen Oelschlaeger, Telaric - management team building A New Workforce for a New Economy - The Role of Workforce Development Boards - The New Economy creates new challenges and opportunities for local Workforce Development Boards. This workshop panel will discuss the Milwaukee experience and the coordination of workforce investment and economic development. Moderator: Don Layden, Chairman, Private Industry Council of Milwaukee County Panelists: Gerard A. Randall Jr., CEO/President of Private Industry Council of Milwaukee County David Reimer, Director of Administration, City of Milwaukee Tim Sheehy, President, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) Economic Development Best Practices & Partnerships - The role of Economic Development in Wisconsin has grown exponentially over the past decade. How have these professionals and their organizations anticipated change and prepared their communities for the "Next Economy"? A diverse panel of professionals will highlight best practices and cite partnerships with business, universities and technical colleges that are leading us forward. Moderator: John Ramer, President, Fond du Lac County, Economic Development Corporation Panelists: John Alt, Campus Administrator, Madison Area Technical College, Reedsburg Campus "Wisconsin's Plastic Valley Initiative" Gordon Kacala, Executive Director, Racine County Economic Development Corporation "Racine County: Positioning Your Community for the New Economy" Michael D. Stumpf, Director, Whitewater Community Development Authority "Industry Clusters Marketing Project" Energy Conservation as an Economic Development Strategy - This workshop will discuss the role of energy conservation efforts with Wisconsin businesses and residences in the state's economic development future. Moderator: Patrick Walsh, Assistant Dean, Community Development Programs, UW-Extension Panelists: George Edgar, Director of Energy Policy, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation Preston Shutt, Industrial and Agricultural Program Manager, Wisconsin Division of Energy, Department of Administration Wisconsin's Indian Tribes - Contributors to the New Wisconsin Economy - The Tribes, currently major contributors to Wisconsin's tourism industry, seek to add fuel to the state's economic engines through the development of long-term economic diversification strategies. This panel will focus on the potential relationship for Tribes in Wisconsin as partners, participants and contributors in the new Wisconsin Economy. Moderator: Art Skenandore, Director of Economic Development, Forest County Potawatomi Panelists: Dr. Michael K. Evans, Chief Economist, American Economics Group and Chairman, Evans, Carroll & Associates Rick Hill, Chair Emeritus, National Indian Gaming Association and Chairman, The Hill Group - Gaming Consultants Bruce King, Vice President, Marshall, Miller and Schroeder Investment Group 11:45 a.m. Lunch (on your own) 1:00 p.m. Summit Kickoff: Wisconsin's Economy at the Crossroads: Building Higher Paying Jobs for the Future Welcome and Summit Charge Jay L. Smith, President, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents; CEO & Chairman, JLS Investment Group; Co-chair, Wisconsin Economic Summit II Summit Overview Katharine C. Lyall, President, University of Wisconsin System; Co-chair, Wisconsin Economic Summit II Moderator: Tom Still, Associate Editor, Wisconsin State Journal   Remarks: Harry Argue, Executive Vice President/CEO, Wisconsin Bankers Association 1:15 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Daniel Burrus, Futurist Founder, President & CEO Burrus Research Associates, Inc. Futureview®: Shaping Wisconsin's Future Today! 2:15 p.m. Wisconsin's New Economy on the Move: What Has Happened Since Summit I? Presenter: Katharine C. Lyall, President, UW System 3:00 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. The Wisconsin Economy: Benchmarks and Trends Presenter: David J. Ward, President, NorthStar Economics, Inc. 4:15 p.m. Greater Milwaukee Committee Report   Presenter: James Keyes, Chairman & CEO, Johnson Controls 4:35 p.m. Reactor Panel: Panelists. Tom Hefty, Chairman, President & CEO, Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin James Keyes, Chairman & CEO, Johnson Controls Paul Purcell, CEO, Robert W. Baird & Company Art Smith, President & CEO, Keystone Travel Services, American Express Travel Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor, UW-Milwaukee Moderator: Bob Milbourne, President, Greater Milwaukee Committee 5:30 p.m. Governor's Reception Remarks: Governor Scott McCallum Go to Tuesday's Program Schedule

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