Conference Schedule
7:30-8:30 a.m. – Registration and continental breakfast
8:30 a.m. – Welcome – UALR Chancellor Joel Anderson
8:45 a.m. – Welcome – Gov. Mike Beebe
9:15 a.m. – Keynote presentation – Edward Gordon, author of The 2010 Meltdown
10:15 a.m. – Break
10:30 a.m. – Presentation – Jim Clinton, Southern Growth Policies Board
11:15 a.m. – Presentation – Mike Cassidy, Georgia Research Alliance
Noon – Lunch panel featuring:
- Maria Haley, Director, Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- John Ahlen, President and CEO, Arkansas Science and Technology Authority
- Ken James, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Education
- Artee Williams, Director, Arkansas Department of Workforce Education
- Kathryn Hazelett, Chair, Governor’s Workforce Cabinet and Director of Policy, Governor Mike Beebe
- Hugh McDonald, CEO, Entergy Arkansas
- Jay Chesshir, President and CEO, Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce
1:30-3 p.m. – Interactive planning workshops:
- Community Success Stories in Human Capital for Economic Growth – Ed Gordon
- Investing in Research and Technology for Economic Growth – Jim Clinton and Mike Cassidy
Each workshop will be asked to develop three to four action items to forward to Chancellor Joel Anderson and to the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet