Georgia Tech’s 46th Annual Basic Economic Development Course
March 12-15, 2013 – Atlanta, Georgia
Global Learning Center Auditorium – Room 222
THEME: “Re-Thinking Economic Development in a Time of Transformation”
AGENDA
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Networking Breakfast – Georgia Tech Atrium
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. BEDC Opening Session/Welcome
Speaker: Charles Ross – Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute
Speaker: Hortense Jackson – Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Georgia Tech’s Overview of Professional Education Services
Speaker: Dr. Leo Mark– Georgia Tech Professional Education
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Keynote Address:
Speaker: Vicki Horton – SC&H Group
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Q & A Session
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. BEDC Group Photo Session
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH – (ATRIUM)
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. BREAK
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Managing Economic Development Organizations – The Landscape
Speaker: Ed Nelson – EAN International Consulting
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Q & A Session
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Managing Economic Development Organizations – Case Study: Gwinnett Partnership
Speaker: Nick Masino – Gwinnett Partnership
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Q & A Session
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. BREAK
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Real Estate and Reuse – Commercial Development
Speaker: Jim O’Bryan – Georgia EMC
4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Q & A Session
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Real Estate and Reuse – Commercial Development Case Study: Lee County
Speaker: Winston Oxford – Lee County Development Authority
6:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Announcements/Wrap Up
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
7:15 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast – Georgia Tech Buzz Break Area
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Economic Development Strategic Planning
Speaker: Lisa Collins – Early County 2055
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Q & A Session
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Economic Development Research
Speaker: Ellen Anderson Cutter – Market Street Services
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Q & A Session
12:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Marketing and Attraction
Speaker: Gene Stinson – SEDC
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Q & A Session
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. BREAK
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. The Rise of Social Media Marketing in Economics Development
Speaker: Suzanne Barnett – UGA Small Business Development Center
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Q & A Session
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Workforce Development
Speaker: Debra Lyons – ATC, Inc.
5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Q & A Session
5:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Announcements/Wrap Up
Thursday, March 14, 2013
March 14, 2013
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast – Georgia Tech Buzz Break Area
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Healthcare and Economic Development
Speaker: Don Betts – Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Q & A Session
9:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Business and Retention
Speaker: Crystal Morphis – Creative Economic Development Consulting, LLC
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Q & A Session
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Entrepreneurship and Small Business (Panel Discussion)
Moderator: Greg King – Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute
Panelist: Mary Ellen McClanahan – Georgia Department of Economic Development
Panelist: Charles Ross – Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Q & A Session
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Entrepreneurship and Small Business: SBDC Networks
Speaker: Eric Bonaparte – UGA SBDC
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Q & A Session
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Ethics in the Economic Development
Speaker: Joy Wilkins – UGA SBDC
5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Q & A Session
5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Announcements/Wrap Up
Friday, March 15, 2013
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7:15 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast – Georgia Tech Buzz Break Area
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Economic Development Finance
Speaker: Thelma Adams Johnson – ACT, Inc.
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Q & A Session
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. BREAK
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Economic Development Finance - Local Impact Analysis
Speaker: Alfie Meek – Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Q & A Session
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. How to Effectively Work with Site Selectors
Speaker: Vicki Horton – SC&H Group
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Q & A Session
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. WORKING LUNCH: IEDC and the Certification Process
Speaker: Skip Teaster – Carl Vinson Institute of Government
1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. CLOSING SESSION
Speaker: Mac Holladay – Market Street Services, Inc.
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Q & A Session
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Wrap Up/Graduation
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