Chad Evans, vice president of the National Innovation Initiative at the Council of Competitiveness, a four-year private sector-led effort to create an innovation agenda for the United States, headlines UALR’s day-long conference on regional stewardship Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the Peabody Hotel in downtown Little Rock.

The conference entitled Where Innovation Thrives will also feature a talk by Lisa Rowe-Ralls of the Council for Entrepreneurial Development on the technology and innovation infrastructure of North Carolina’s Research Triangle.

Joe Black of the Southern Development Bancorp will discuss the Delta Bridge Project, a comprehensive targeted development initiative.

Panel discussions will focus on the changes and opportunities for young professionals in the region and what the future holds for the innovation culture in central Arkansas. For more information and to register for the conference, visit ualr.edu/regionalstewardship