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

November 26-27, 2001
Midwest Express Center, Milwaukee

 

Tuesday's Program Schedule

 

Tuesday, November 27, 2001
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Welcome and Announcements:
Jay L. Smith, President, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents; CEO & Chairman, JLS Investment Group; Co-chair, Wisconsin Economic Summit II

Moderator: Tom Still, Associate Editor, Wisconsin State Journal
8:05 a.m. Remarks: Lieutenant Governor Margaret Farrow
8:15 a.m.

A Federal Perspective on Boosting Wisconsin's Economy

Panelists:

  • Congressman Tom Barrett
    U.S. House of Representatives
  • Congressman Mark Green
    U.S. House of Representatives

Moderator: Steve Gunderson, Managing Director, The Greystone Group, Inc.
9:30 a.m.
Break
10:00 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

The Milwaukee Momentum: A Case for Urban Economic Development

Moderator: Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor, UW-Milwaukee

Panelists:

  • Dean Amhaus, President, Spirit of Milwaukee
  • Scot Gray, Director, The Business Council
  • Shelley Jurewicz, Executive Director, Business Performance Network, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
  • Penny Scheuerman, Community Development Manager, Wisconsin Electric - Wisconsin Gas

Lessons Learned (Part 1): Gaining Knowledge from Successful Economic Strategies

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

Panelist:

  • Jeffrey Finkle, President and CEO, International Economic Development Council
    Presentation:
    Successful Economic Development Strategies

    Panelist:

  • Jon M. Roberts, Managing Director, TIP Development Strategies, Inc.
    Presentation:
    The Effectiveness of State Strategic Planning - The Texas Experience

 

The Cluster Model for Economic Development in Wisconsin (Part 1)

Moderator: John Torinus, CEO, Serigraph

Panelists:

  • Peter R. Hughes, Vice President of Marketing, Planning and Community Services, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
  • Prudy Hway, CEO, Pick Heaters
  • Don Nichols, Professor of Economics, UW-Madison
  • Tim Sheehy, President, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce

 

Preserving Wisconsin's Economic Backbone (Part 1): Can Wisconsin's Traditional Industries -- Manufacturing and Agriculture -- Survive and Thrive?

Moderator: Richard Wells, Chancellor, UW-Oshkosh

Panelists:

  • Brian Dunsirn, Vice President and General Manager of Dunsirn Division of Avery Dennison
  • James Harsdorf, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
  • James Hubbard, Chief of Staff, Mercury Marine
  • Jay Lee, Professor and Director of Intelligent Maintenance Systems, UW-Milwaukee
  • Gary Sipiorski, Chair, Governor's Growing Wisconsin Agriculture Task Force; Executive Vice President, Citizens Bank of Loyal

 

Wisconsin's People Power (Part 1): Trends, Issues and Challenges

Moderator: Jennifer Reinert, Secretary, Department of Workforce Development

Panelists:

  • Mike Borden, Chair of the Governor's Council on Workforce Investment.
  • Gary Green, Professor of Rural Sociology, UW-Madison
  • Dale Hopkins, Executive Director/CEO, Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin, Inc.
  • Terry Ludeman, Chief, Local Workforce Planning, Department of Workforce Development

 

Mobile Corporate Headquarters: Why Businesses Stay or Leave and What We Can Do to Retain Them

Moderator: James Haney, President, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

Panelists:

  • CorDell Larkin, Principal, Roberts & Ryan
  • Dan Malachuk, Partner & Worldwide Director, Arthur Andersen LLP
  • Bill Testa, Vice President and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

 

Tapping Our Hidden Resources: New Partners in an Expanding Economy

Moderator: Gerard Randall, President/CEO, Private Industry Council of Milwaukee

Panelists:

  • Jeff Crawford, Attorney General, Forest County Potawatomi Community
  • James Forbes, Chairman & CEO, Badger Meter Company; Chairman, Greater Milwaukee Committee
  • Shirley Lanier, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Legacy Bank
  • Randy Myricks, President, North Milwaukee State Bank

 

The Media and Wisconsin's Economy: Reporting What Matters?

Moderator: David Meissner, President, Public Policy Forum

Panelists:
11:00 a.m.

Break
11:15 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Lessons Learned (Part 2): How Can We Jointly Embrace Best Practices at Home?

Moderator: Phil Albert, Acting Secretary, Department of Commerce

Panelists:

 

The Cluster Model for Economic Development in Wisconsin (Part 2): Biotechnology/Biomedical Industry: A New and Growing Cluster

Moderator: Mark Bugher, Director, University Research Park, UW-Madison

Panelists:

Preserving Wisconsin's Economic Backbone (Part 2): Assisting Wisconsin's Service Industries

Moderator: Tim Christen, CEO, Virchow Krause & Company

Panelists:

 

Infrastructure Strategies: Is Wisconsin Prepared to Meet Future Energy, Transportation and Digital Needs?

Moderator: Brian Rude, Director, External Relations, Dairyland Power Cooperative

Panelists:

 

Successful Entrepreneurs: How Can We Enhance the Entrepreneurial Climate?

Moderator: Erica Kauten, Director, Small Business Development Center, UW-Extension

Panelists:

 

Wisconsin's People Power (Part 2): Solving the Brain Drain Problem

Moderator: Linda Weimer, Vice President, University Relations, UW System

Panelists:

Statewide Strengths: Regional Activities Throughout Wisconsin

Moderator: Kevin Reilly, Chancellor, UW-Extension

Panelists:

  • Brian Doudna, Executive Director, Portage County Business Council
  • Lynn Regnier, President, New Richmond Area Chamber and Visitors Bureau and President, St. Croix Valley Regional Tourism Alliance
  • James T. Schneller, Jr., General Manager, AVISTA, Incorporated
  • Howard Snyder, Executive Director, Northwest Side Community Development Corporation

 

Educating Our Workforce & Training Workers: The Critical Transition Points in Our Educational System

Moderator: Elizabeth Burmaster, State Superintendent, Department of Public Instruction

Panelists:

  • Bryan Albrecht, Division Director for Career and Technical Education, Department of Public Instruction
  • Tony Baez, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Milwaukee Area Technical College
  • Nan Brien, Associate Director, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
  • Stan Johnson, President, Wisconsin Education Association Council
  • Ken Munson, CEO, Bradley School of Technology and Trade High School (TECH)
  • Gerard A. Randall, Jr., President and CEO, Private Industry Council of Milwaukee
12:15 p.m.
Luncheon
Presentation: On-Ramp to the New Economy Superhighway: Increasing Everyone's Stake in the Economic Health and Wealth of Our Economy
 

George Franco, Chair, Council on the New Economy

David J. Ward, President, NorthStar Economics, Inc.
1:45 p.m.

Moderators Panel: A Review of the Many Thought-Provoking Ideas Presented during the Summit

Panelists:

3:00 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m.

The Role of Government in Building the New Economy

Panelists:
4:30 p.m.

Wrap-up: Wisconsin's Economy at the Crossroads: Choosing the Right Road to Map Our Future

Jay L. Smith, President, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents; CEO & Chairman, JLS Investment Group; Co-chair, Wisconsin Economic Summit II
Katharine C. Lyall, President, University of Wisconsin System; Co-chair, Wisconsin Economic Summit II

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