Economic Summit II - Statewide Steering Committee

Wisconsin's Economy at the Crossroads:
Building Higher Paying Jobs for the Future

November 26-27, 2001
Midwest Express Center, Milwaukee

Statewide Steering Committee

Executive Committee

Jay L. Smith, Co-Chair
President
UW System Board of Regents;
CEO & Chairman
JLS Investment Group

Katharine C. Lyall, Co-Chair
President
University of Wisconsin System

Phil Albert
Acting Secretary
Department of Commerce

Roger Axtell
Author/Speaker;
Member
UW Board of Regents

Mark Bugher
Director
University Research Park
UW-Madison

Jim Haney
President
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

Wayne Harris
President
Forward Wisconsin

Tom Hefty
Chairman, President and CEO
Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin;
President
Competitive Wisconsin

Don Kettl
Professor
Public Affairs & Political Science
UW-Madison

Richard Leazer
Past Chair
Wisconsin Technology and
Entrepreneurs Council

Tod Linstroth
Partner
Michael, Best & Friedrich;
Chair, Wisconsin Technology Council

Fred Mohs
Partner
Mohs, MacDonald, Widder & Paradise; Member
UW Board of Regents

Don Nichols
Professor of Economics
UW-Madison

David Olien
Senior Vice President for Administration
University of Wisconsin System

Gerard Randall
President/CEO
Private Industry Council of Milwaukee;
Vice President
UW Board of Regents

Tom Still
Associate Editor
Wisconsin State Journal

John Torinus, Jr.
CEO, Serigraph, Inc.;
Immediate Past President
Competitive Wisconsin

David J. Ward
President, NorthStar Economics, Inc.;
Interim Executive Director
UW Learning Innovations

Dick Wegner
Deputy Secretary
Department of Workforce Development;
Chair
Governor's Interagency Economic Development Work Group

Linda Weimer
Vice President for University Relations
University of Wisconsin System

Dennis Winters
Vice President
Director of Research
NorthStar Economics, Inc.

Staff
Laurie S. Dies Special Assistant to the Vice President Economic Summit Coordinator University of Wisconsin System ldies@uwsa.edu
Kevin Boatright Assistant Vice President for University Relations University of Wisconsin System	Susan Trebach Special Assistant to the President University of Wisconsin System
Steering Committee
Tess Arenas Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Senior Advisor to the President for Multicultural Affairs University of Wisconsin System Todd Berry President Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance Mike Bishop CEO, Infigen, Inc.; Chair, Wisconsin Biotechnology Association Elizabeth Burmaster State Superintendent Department of Public Instruction Ed Chin State Director Wisconsin Technical College System Board Jeff Crawford Attorney General, Forest County Potawatomi Community George Franco Chairman & CEO, National Financial Corporation; Chair, Council on the New Economy; Chair, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin Aliki Godi Chair, Student Ambassadors UW System Bill Harvey Executive Vice President - Generation Alliant Energy Bill Hendee Senior Associate Dean & Vice President Medical College of Wisconsin Oscar Herrera Secretary Department of Regulation & Licensing Stan Johnson President Wisconsin Education Association Council Tommie L. Jones, Jr. Student Regent UW System Board of Regents Ralph Kauten Former President PanVera Corporation Suzanne Kelley Manager, Government Relations GE Medical Systems Paul LaSchiazza President SBC/Ameritech Wisconsin Don Mash Chancellor UW-Eau Claire	Bob Milbourne President Greater Milwaukee Committee Matt Miller Division Manager The Stark Company; Chairman Wisconsin Realtors Association Terry Mulcahy Secretary Wisconsin Department of Transportation Roger Nacker President Wisconsin Economic Development Institute James W. Nellen, II Partner, Michael, Best & Friedrich; Chair, Invest Wisconsin; President-Elect Competitive Wisconsin David Newby President Wisconsin AFL-CIO Kevin Reilly Chancellor UW-Extension Joel Rogers Director Center on Wisconsin Strategy Tim Sheehy President Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce Art Smith President & CEO Keystone Travel Services, American Express Travel Charles Sorensen Chancellor UW-Stout Richard "Moose" Speros Secretary Department of Tourism Linda Stewart Director UW-Milwaukee Joint Center for Workforce Development Rolf Wegenke President Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities Bob Weisenberg President Northwoods Software Development Gary Wolter President & CEO Madison Gas & Electric Nancy Zimpher Chancellor UW-Milwaukee