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 "Raising the Bar:Best Practices in the Midwest and Canada" |
| September 19-21, 2000 Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Green Bay, WI |
| Thursday Conference Agenda |
Thursday, September 20
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| Paul W. Ehrfurth, Vice President Economic Development, Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, Daniel Newman, Minister, Northern Development & Mines, Province of Ontario, Paul Jadin, Mayor, City of Green Bay | ||||||
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| "Economic Trends in the Midwest and Ontario" Michael H. Moskow, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Mr. Moskow also serves on the Federal Reserve Open Markets Committee, the Federal Reserve's most important policy making body | ||||||
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| Building and Staffing a World Class Technology Infrastructure Ensuring a solid future means harnessing new technology. These three programs are leading edge examples of how economic developers in Minnesota, Michigan, and Ontario are meeting the future head on. "Nurturing Technology Driven Economic Development in Northwestern Ontario" Judy Sander, Manager, Northwestern Ontario Technology Center, Thunder Bay, Ontario"do I.T! A Public/Private I.T. Initiative in Northeastern Minnesota" Richard A. Nordvold, Director of Technology Programs, State of Minnesota Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, Eveleth, Minnesota "Michigan's e-Recruitment Strategy" Cindy Ballard, Managing Director, Business Productivity Services, Michigan Economic Development Corporation Lansing, Michigan |
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| "Building Cross Border Ties with Our Largest Trading Partner" Mr. Thomas Marr, Senior Trade Commissioner and Deputy Counsel, Canadian Consulate General, Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
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| Leading the Way in Workforce Development How we train the workforce of tomorrow, and how we integrate new cultures into our ever-changing communities, will shape our future. These two programs from Wisconsin and Michigan are meeting these challenges. "The Employers Workforce Development Network: Bringing Cultural Diversity into the Workplace" Paul Linzmeyer, President, Bay Towel, Green Bay, Wisconsin "M-TEC...Michigan's Technical Education Centers" Cindy Ballard, Managing Director, Business Productivity Services, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Lansing, Michigan, James W. Bennie, Executive Director Business and Workforce Development, Douglas Russell, Director of Customized Training, Bay de Noc Community College, Escanaba, Michigan |
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| Note: 1:15 -5:15 p.m. Optional Tours of Georgia-Pacific Paper Mill, Schneider National Headquarters, and Green Bay Packaging Mill available. (Tours limited to groups of 20. Three individual departures from the Radisson by bus. Because of limitation, please sign up for specific tour on registration form.) | ||||||
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| Academic Based Economic Development Centers of Excellence These programs from Iowa and Minnesota demonstrate just how vital our schools can be as sources for innovative ED programming "The Iowa Labor Shed Study and Other Innovations from the UNI Institute For Decision Making" Drew Conrad, Program Manager, Institute for Decision Making, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa "Welcoming New Iowans: Building Tolerance and Respect for Immigrants and Refugee Newcomers" Dr. Mark Grey, Cultural Anthropologist and Associate Professor, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa "Emerging Principles in Economic Development: Industry Clusters as an Organizing Tool for a Successful Economic Development Strategy" Lee Munnich, Senior Fellow and Director, State and Local Policy Program, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Building Strategic Alliances Match making is the most difficult step in building effective strategic alliances. Ontario communities have developed a successful model. "Cross-Border Strategic Alliance Initiatives" Ms. Nancy Creighton, Manager of Development, City of Thunder Bay, Ontario and Mr. Geoff Gillon, Community Investment Manager, Rainy River Future Development Corporation, Fort Frances, Ontario |
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