Schedule of Events - Thursday March 19, 2009
| 7:00 am Check-in, Continental Breakfast (Grand Ballroom) |
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| 8:00 am Welcome and Opening Session: Jason P. Perry, Executive Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development "The Economy of Utah": An Economist or other Review, Wells Fargo Economist Keynote Address: Major Figure |
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| Entrepreneurship | Business Law | Business Development | Business Promotion | Business Tools |
| 9:00 am - BREAKOUT SESSION NO. 1 | ||||
| Strategies fo the New Economic Realities "Words from the Wise" Lessons Learned from the 1990s |
Legislative Review 2008 |
Real Estate Redevelopment of Downtown Salt Lake and Mixed-use Development in Utah |
Marketing and Public Relations in a Lean Economy Lou Hammond, Public Relations, Struck, Blitz Media |
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| 10:15 am - BREAKOUT SESSION NO. 2 | ||||
| Identifying Emerging Entrepreneurial Opportunities Processes and methods businesses use to identify opportunities New niches for mature businesses Teaching an old dog new tricks New Market Areas |
Employment Law in the Current Economy Considering the unemployment situation, lay-offs etc of the current economy. ParsonBehle, Elisabeth Blattner |
County and City Economic Development Review A panel discussion of State Corporate Recruitment, the process, the nuts and bolts of the State and Local effort. Derek Miller |
Catching the Green Wave - Promoting your business through environmental messaging |
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| 11:45 am Featured Speaker: Governor Jon Huntsman |
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| 12:25 pm Lunch Served (Grand Ballroom) Theme: TBD |
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| 1:00 pm | ||||
| Entrepreneurship | Business Law | Business Development | Business Promotion | Business Tools |
| 2:00 pm - BREAKOUT SESSION NO. 3 | ||||
| How to Recognize the Entrepreneur in Your Midst Recruiting, supporting and retaining entrepreneurs Developing strategic partnerships |
Urban Land Initiative Session to include trends, planning, best practices, projects around the state currently underway or proposed. Doug Clark |
Freight Movement in Utah Daniel B Kuhn, Freight Transportation Planner, DOT The history of transportation in Utah and current economic trends. Craig Peterson |
Creative Collaboration and Brand Sharing to Promote Your Business |
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| 3:15 pm - BREAKOUT SESSION NO. 4 | ||||
| Equity Sources of Funcing Access to Venture Capital and Angel Capital |
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