Thursday, May 7, 2009

Brookfield Sheraton
375 S Moorland Rd
Brookfield, WI 53005

Registered attendees as of May 5, 2009 PDF

Schedule

8:15 - 9:00 am Welcome / Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 am Wind Energy Research & Technology
The eighteen counties of northeast Wisconsin provide the manufacturing elements necessary for the growing wind energy industry. No other region in the Midwest offers the unique combination of advantages available here, including superior supplier potential built upon a one hundred year old manufacturing tradition, an expanding economy, access to some of the nation's best wind resources, strong existing markets and excellent workforce and transportation assets.

Speaker: Chris N. Linn, Vice President - Marketing & Business Development, Bassett Mechanical

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10:00 - 11:00 am Best Practice Roundtable Discussion
11:00 - 11:15 am Break
11:15 - 11:30 am Legislative/Budget Update
11:30 - 12:30 pm Best Practice Roundtable Discussion

The following four topics will be Brookfield's Best Practice Roundtable discussions:

  • Business Retention and Expansion: Neil Lerner, Small Business
  • Economic Development Finance: Gary Becker, Vierbicher Associate
  • Marketing/Attraction: Rick Terrien, Iowa County Economic Development Corporation
  • Evaluation Techniques for Economic Development Projects and Programs: Brenda Hicks-Sorensen, Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corp.

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