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C2ER 49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, JUNE 2 - 5, 2009, KANSAS CITY, MO

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

A Framework for Your Entrepreneurial Analysis – EntreDay 1
Instructors: Erik R. Pages, Ph.D., President, EntreWorks Consulting, Arlington,VA
Graham S. Toft, Ph.D., GrowthEconomics, Inc. Longboat Key, FL

Intro to GIS for Regional Economic Research – GIS-Day 1
Instructors: Warren Jensen, Research Analyst, Center for Economic Development, California State University, Chico, CA
Jason Schwenkler, Interim Director, Geographical Information Center, California State University, Chico, CA

Wednesday, June 3,2009

Research Support for Networks – EntreDay 2
Instructors: Christine Hamilton-Pennell, Founder and President, Growing Local Economies, Denver, CO
June Holley, Consultant, Network Weaver, Athens, OH

Managing Spatial Data for GIS – GIS-Day 2
Instructors: Warren Jensen, Research Analyst, Center for Economic Development, California State University, Chico, CA
Jason Schwenkler, Interim Director, Geographical Information Center, California State University, Chico, CA

State Chapter Roundtable
Facilitator: John Helms, Deputy Director, Marketing and Communications, Mississippi Development Authority, Jackson, MS

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Thursday, June 4,2009

Welcome and Keynote Presentation
Master of Ceremonies: Marlena Bandurski, C2ER Chair, Director of Research, Greater Des Moines Partnership, Des Moines, IA
Marty Romitti, Ph.D., Director, Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, Missouri Department of Economic Development, Jefferson City, MO

Why Entrepreneurship? Why Now?
Speaker: Thom Ruhe, Director, Entrepreneurship, Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, MO

Directions in Entrepreneurial Policy
Moderator: Tim Rubald, CEcD, CMSM, Rubald and Associates, Carson City, NV
Speakers: Erik R. Pages, Ph.D., President, EntreWorks Consulting, Arlington, VA
Graham S. Toft, Ph.D., GrowthEconomics, Inc. Longboat Key, FL

Defining Green Jobs: Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Moderator and Speaker: Bob Isaacson, CCR, Chair-Elect, C2ER, Director, Communications, Analysis & Research Division, Minnesota Department of Employment
& Economic Development, St. Paul, MN
Speakers: Luke A. Tilley, Senior Economist, U.S. Regional Service, Country Analysis and Forecasting Group, IHS Global Insight, Eddystone, PA
Bonnie Graybill, Deputy Division Chief, Labor Market Information Division, California Employment Development Department, Sacramento, CA

Measuring Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a Global Environment
Moderator: J. Scott Moody, President, Public Choice Analytics for the U.S. States, Haverhill, NH
Speakers: Anat Lewin, Operations Officer, Global Information & Communication Technologies, The World Bank, Washington, DC
Javier Miranda, Economist, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC

Special Presentation: The University as Innovator, Entrepreneur, and Economic Development Partner
Guest Speaker: Steve Wyatt, Associate Dean of Entrepreneurship & Extension Associate Professor, Business Development Program, MU
Extension, Columbia, MO

Implementing a Research Program to Support Entrepreneurship
Moderator: Judson Edwards, Ph.D., Director, Center for International Business and Economic Development, Troy University, Troy, AL
Speaker: Monica Doss, Director, FastTrac, Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, MO
Joel A. Elvery, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Urban Studies, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University,
Cleveland, OH

Stimulating Rural Entrepreneurship
Moderator and Speaker: Marty Romitti, Ph.D., Director, Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, Missouri Department of Economic Development, Jefferson City, MO
Speaker: Wendy Harrington, Small Business Development Specialist, Director, Business Research and Information Development Group (BRIDG), University of Missouri Extension, Columbia, MO
Sharon Gulick, Director, ExCEED, University of Missouri Extension, Columbia, MO

Friday, June 5,2009

ACCRA Cost of Living Index Update Breakfast Meeting
Facilitator: Dean Frutiger, COLI Project Manager, C2ER, Arlington, VA

The Role of Science & Innovation in the Entrepreneurial Development Process
Moderator: Mark Lange, Executive Director, Edward Lowe Foundation, Cassopolis, MI
Speaker: Donna Ginther, Associate Professor of Economics, Director, Center for Economic and Business Analysis, Policy and Social Research, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Deborah A. Strumsky, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Charlotte, NC

Closing Keynote Luncheon: "Financing and Supporting High Potential Entrepreneurs: Angel Investors"
Hosted by the Kauffman Foundation
Guest Speaker: Marianne Hudson, Executive Director, Angel Capital Education Foundation (Founded by KAUFFMAN), Lenexa, KS