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GREATER MSP @ IEDC -- Booth #113

Date: October 6 - 7, 2013

 

Program


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Thursday, October 3

 

8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Professional Development Course: Economic Development Marketing and Attraction $

 

Friday, October 4

 

9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Professional Development Course: Economic Development Marketing and Attraction $

 

Saturday, October 5

 

7:00 am - 9:30 pm

Certified Economic Developers (CEcD) Exam $

 

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

 

Tour: Lehigh Valley: Bethlehem Steel Brownfield Redevelopment $
 

Sunday, October 6

 

7:00 am - 12:00 pm

Certified Economic Developers (CEcD) Exam $

 

7:00 am - 12:00 pm

 

Golf Outing at Bala Golf Club $
 

8:00 am - 7:30 pm

Registration and Resource Center Open

 

8:00 am - 1:30 pm

 

Tour: Revitalizing Atlantic City: 'The Walk', Revel, Miss America, and Beyond $
 

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

 

Creating and Scaling-up Foreign Direct Investments: Strategies for Your EDO
 

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

 

Economic Development Ethics Workshop
 

12:00 - 1:00 pm

 

Learning Lab: The Pitch: How to Channel Mad Men's Don Draper in Recruiting Retailers to Urban Business Districts
Sponsor Learning Lab: GIS Innovations Spark Economic Development
 

1:00 pm - 7:30 pm

The Economic Development Marketplace (Exhibit Hall) Opens

 

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

 

Opening Plenary Session
 

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

 

Walking Tour: Center City Philadelphia $
 

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm

 

Concurrent Sessions:

Bringing the Global Economy to My City: Working with Special Economic Zones
Transforming Economies: Economic Development 21.0
CDFIs to Crowdfunding: Tools for Community Investment
Corporate Real Estate Directors Session
Discussion Roundtables #1
Sponsor Session: Moneyball Economic Development

 

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

 

New Member Briefing
Non-Member Briefing
 

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

 

Chairman's Reception
 

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

 

Atlas Advertising: The 2nd Annual Economic Development Olympics - Awarding the Nation's Top Performing EDOs
 

9:00 pm

 

Young Professional and Student Networking Event at the Field House
 

Monday, October 7

 

7:00 am - 5:30 pm

Registration, Resource Center and The Economic Development Marketplace Open

 

7:00 am - 8:00 am

 

Learning Lab: The Energy Boom: All of the Above
• Networking Breakfast in The Economic Development Marketplace (Exhibit Hall)
 

8:15 am - 10:15 am

 

Monday Morning Plenary Session
 

8:30 am - 11:30 am

 

Tour: Collective Strength: Community Development Corporations Change the Game for Philadelphia $
 

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

 

Concurrent Sessions:

Taking the Mystery out of Best Places Rankings
Transforming Your City into a Magnet for Global Talent
Helping Companies Decide to Manufacture Locally: Reshoring and the Total Cost of Ownership
Special Session: Rebuilding Your Community's Image After a Crisis
Sponsor Session: The Economic Development Olympics - Performance Enhancing Tactics from the World's Best EDOs

 

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

 

Focus Group: Business-to-Business Collaboration in Advanced Manufacturing
 

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

 

Learning Lab: Influencing the Economic Landscape: Grant Making Priorities for EDA in the Northeast
 

11:40 am - 1:40 pm

 

Economic Development Ethics Workshop
 

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

 

Defining Issues Luncheon: Helping Your Community Achieve the American Dream $
Networking Lunch in The Economic Development Marketplace
Young Professional and Student Roundtable Lunch
Special Networking Luncheon: Elected Officials and Board of Directors of EDOs $
Learning Lab: Success in Adaptive Reuse: A Tale of Two Cities
Sponsor Learning Lab: The Rise of the Digital Ambassador

 

1:30 pm - 5:30 pm

 

Small Business Financing for Economic Recovery Workshop
 

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm

 

Concurrent Sessions:

Powering Up: The Future of Energy and Economic Development (IEDC Research Session)
Innovative Public/Private Partnerships to Support Entrepreneurship
Recruit, Retain, Expand: The Role of Culture, Arts, and Entertainment 
Incentives that Make Sense: More Effective Approaches 

 

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm

 

Make it Here, Sell it There: Federal Resources to Grow Your Export Economy
 

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm

 

Sponsor Session: A View from the Top: CRM for Success
 

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

 

The Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA $
 

3:15 pm - 3:50 pm

 

Silent Auction & Ice Cream Social
 

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

 

Concurrent Sessions:

Model Economic Development Partnerships with Community Colleges
From Grassroots to Green Shoots: Building the Next Great Startup City
Best Practices in Regionalism: Working Across Borders 
EDRP Research Session: Immigration and Economic Development 
Engaging Federal Partners in Economic Development: Working with the EDA 
Discussion Roundtables #2

 

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

 

fDi American Cities of the Future 2013/14 Awards Ceremony
 

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

 

OU/EDI Alumni Reception
 

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

 

Recognition Dinner $
 

Tuesday, October 8

 

6:30 am - 7:30 am

 

DCI Fun Run/Walk
 

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration Open

 

7:00 am - 11:00 am

The Economic Development Marketplace (Exhibit Hall) and Resource Center Open

 

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Networking Breakfast in The Economic Development Marketplace

 

7:00 am - 8:30 am

 

Preparing for the CEcD Exam Workshop
 

7:30 am - 8:30 am

 

Learning Lab: Innovation Nation: Featuring Richard A. Bendis of Innovation America
Sponsor Learning Lab: Enabling Business Connections through Pure Michigan Business Connect
 

7:30 am - 12:00 pm

 

Tour: Wilmington, Delaware: A Tale of Two Unique Redevelopment Initiatives $
 

8:45 am - 10:15 am

 

Plenary Session
 

9:00 am - 11:30 am

 

Tour: Philadelphia's Schuylkill River: Waterfront Access as Revitalization Catalyst $
 

10:00 am - 11:00 am

 

Exhibit Appointment Hours in The Economic Development Marketplace
 

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

 

Concurrent Sessions:

Collective Strength: Public-Private Partnerships Increase Non-Profits' ROI
The Multiplier: Invigorating Your Community through Local Ownership 
21st Century Infrastructure: Increasing Access to High-Speed Internet 
Current Trends Session: Healthcare Industries
Sponsor Session: Disrupt or Die: Economic Development Innovation

 

12:15 pm - 2:00 pm

 

Keynote Luncheon featuring Daniel J. Hilferty, President & CEO, Independence Blue Cross
 

2:15 pm - 3:45 pm

 

Concurrent Sessions:

The Young and the Restless in Economic Development
Leveraging Entrepreneurial Networks to Encourage Small Business Success 
EDRP Research Session: Sector Partnerships and Other Successful Workforce Strategies 
Engaging Federal Partners in Economic Development: Working with SelectUSA 
Sponsor Session: Reinventing Your GIS System for Today's Economy 

 

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

 

Tour: Strengthening the Entrepreneur and Startup Landscape in Philadelphia $
 

3:45 pm - 5:45 pm

Excellence in Economic Development Awards Ceremony

 

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

 

Concurrent Sessions:

Reaching Out: Bringing Small Businesses into International Markets 
Getting the Most out of Local Food: Establishing a Foodshed Innovation Center 
Banding Together, Branding Together: Finding Common Ground through Regional Marketing
How to Develop Skilled Workers in Rural Places 
Special Session: Becoming an Accredited Economic Development Organization

 

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Networking Reception

 

Wednesday, October 9

 

7:30 am - 9:00 am

 

Dateline Sustainability: Putting the Triple Bottom Line to Work 
Where the Future and Prosperity Intersect: Integrating Multimodal Transportation, Economic Competitiveness, and Livability 
• Networking Breakfast

 

9:15 am - 10:45 am

 

Creating Jobs in Value-Added Agriculture
Need for Speed: Ignite IEDC vol. IV 
 

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

 

Data Unleashed: Tools for Success 
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