Inter-City Leadership Visit to Louisville - Schedule of Events Announced
In a few short weeks, leaders from Southwest Indiana and Western Kentucky will head to the greater Louisville area in May for the 2008 Inter-City Leadership Visit. This is the fourth such trip organized by The Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana and it has proven to be a valuable tool for creating positive change in our region.
With each visit our leaders bring home new ideas, new energy, new focus and a new commitment to improve the future of our region.
The concept of an Inter-City Leadership Visit is simple: invite a delegation of our community’s decision makers to engage in dialogue with their counterparts in another high-performing community. Success stories in cities all across the country can be traced back to Inter-City Leadership Visits.
The greater Louisville area was selected primarily due to a number of factors, including its regional approach to economic development, unified local government and the recently launched construction of a new downtown arena.
The Inter-City Leadership Visit will take place May 21 – 22. Your Chamber is putting the finishing touches on a high-powered agenda as follows:
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
7 a.m. CST Depart Evansville
10 a.m. (all times now EST) Arrive in Louisville
10:30 a.m. Unified Local Government Panel Presentation
Panel:
Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson
Louisville Deputy Mayor William Summers, IV
Ed Glasscock, Frost Brow Todd, LLC
Bruce Traughber, Louisville Metro Government
11:45 a.m. Break
Noon Lunch & Community Branding Panel Presentation
Panel:
Eileen Pickett, Greater Louisville, Inc.
Dan Barbercheck, Red7e
1:30 p.m. Louisville’s New Downtown Arena
Panel Presentation
Panel:
Joe Reagan, Greater Louisville, Inc.
Jim Host, Host Communications
Alice Houston, Houston-Johnson, Inc.
Dr. James R. Ramsey, University of Louisville
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Development of Downtown Louisville Presentation
Speaker:
Barry Alberts, Downtown Development Corporation
3:30 p.m. Tour of Downtown Louisville
Speaker:
Barry Alberts, Downtown Development Corporation
5:00 p.m. Return to Hotel
6:00 p.m. Dinner at Muhammad Ali Center
Diversity & Inclusion Issues Panel Discussion
Panel:
Ben Richmond, Louisville Urban League
Cissy Musselman, Women 4 Women
Tricia Burke, National Association of Women Business Owners
Dr. Sheldon Berman, Jefferson County Public Schools
8:00 p.m. Evening on your own
Thursday, May 22, 2008
7:45 a.m. Check-out & Board Bus
8:30 a.m. Arrive at Churchill Downs & Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Youth Sports Presentation
Speaker:
Diane McGraw, Greater Louisville Sports Commission
10:00 a.m. Quality of Life Matters Panel Discussion
Panel:
Stephen Klein, The KY Center for the Performing Arts
Allan Cowen, Fund for the Arts
Dan Jones, 21st Century Parks, Inc.
Shannon White, Young Professionals Association of Louisville
10:45 a.m. Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development Panel Discussion
Panel:
Mark Crane, Enterprise Corp.
Kris Kimel, Kentucky Science & Technology Corp.
11:45 a.m. Break
Noon Lunch & Regional Economic Development Strategy Panel Discussion
Panel:
Joe Reagan, Greater Louisville, Inc.
Michael Dalby, One Southern Indiana
Kerry Stemler, KM Stemler Co.
1:15 p.m. Break
1:30 p.m. Education and Workforce Development Panel Discussion
Panel:
Dr. Sheldon Berman, Jefferson County Public Schools
Joe Tolan, Metro United Way, Inc.
Kevin Hable, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Gale Rhodes, University of Louisville
2:30 p.m. Transportation / Infrastructure Presentation
Speakers: Kay Stewart, Government Strategies
Bruce Traughber, Louisville Metro Government
3:30 p.m. Debrief / Takeaways
4:30 p.m. Depart Louisville
5:30 p.m. (CST) Arrive in Evansville
The cost to participate in the 2008 Inter-City Leadership Visit is $650 per person. The fee covers everything – transportation, hotel, meals, special events and materials. Scholarship support is available.
If you have questions or would like to make reservations to
participate, please contact Carly Griffin, administrative
assistant/events coordinator, at 812-425-8147, via e-mail at
cgriffin@ccswin.com.
Click here to
download ICLV registration form
