On September 22, 2005, the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce and Penn State University held a symposium on innovative strategies for economic development among business leaders, government officials, and economic development practitioners and researchers. This web site contains the video, audio and written transcripts of all of the sessions.
| Featuring national thought leaders who were featured speakers at the "Symposium for 21st Century Economic Development" Conference | |
| 8:30-9:30 |
Keynote Breakfast David Sampson, Deputy Secretary of Commerce , U.S. Department of Commerce |
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| 9:30-10:30 | Strengthening America’s Communities Advisory Committee
Final Report Mark Drabenstott, Vice President and Director, Center for the Study
of Rural America, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Phil Singerman, Executive Director, Maryland Technology Development Corporation |
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| 10:45-11:45 |
Innovation: A New Wave of Opportunity for Innovation-Led Economic
Development Erik Pages, President, EntireWorks Consulting |
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| 11:45-12:45 |
Entrepreneurship: The Key to High-Wage Job Creation Greg Main, CEO & President, i2E (Oklahoma Technology Commercialization
Center) Burt Chojnowski, President, Fairfield Entrepreneurs Association |
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| 12:45-2:00 | Luncheon Keynote Haley Barbour, Governor, State of Mississippi |
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| 2:00-3:00 |
University-Led Economic Development Elson S. Floyd , President, University of Missouri |
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| 3:15-4:15 |
Regionalism: Identifying and Developing Industry Clusters Dennis Cuneo, Senior Vice President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing North
America |
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| 4:30-5:30 |
Creating a World-Class 21 st Century Workforce Emily DeRocco, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Employment
and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor |
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| 5:45-7:15 |
Cocktail Reception/National Awards for Excellence in Economic Development Economic Development Award Winners |
