Registration is Now Open for the International Economic Development Council's 2012 Spring Conference

Driving Innovation and Prosperity: Transforming Industries and Communities for the Next Economy

June 10-12, 2012
St. Louis, MO

Register before Friday, April 6 and save $100 with our Early Registration Rates

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As the recession's impact lingers on people, places and firms, how do you chart a path to prosperity?

Attend the International Economic Development Council's 2012 Spring Conference, June 10-12, in St. Louis, Missouri, to learn cutting-edge tools and strategies that ignite innovation and transform your community's economic base for a promising economy.

More exports, new sources of energy and increasing returns on knowledge and ideas are the sources of future economic growth. A strategy to capture this growth and transform a region's economy will leverage assets, spark innovation, strengthen infrastructure, and cultivate a place where talented people and firms want to be. Conference attendees will learn how to build on their communities' assets and industrial base to stimulate the growth of new clusters, companies and jobs.

Like many major industrial hubs, St. Louis experienced significant decline in its manufacturing base during the late 20th century. The city responded to the challenge by leveraging its innovation assets and is now known for world-class healthcare and research institutions, a growing brokerage and investment services sector, and as a center for plant and life sciences. This dynamic and progressive city will provide a rich learning laboratory of best practices for transforming a local economic base.

SESSION TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Biologics, Biofuels, Drugs and Devices: The Changing Face of Life Sciences
• Economic Gardening 2.0: Growing Businesses from within Your Community
• The Construction Industry: Where It Is Now and Where It's Going
• The Power of Collaboration: Centers for Entrepreneurs
• Tomorrow's Energy Landscape: Transforming Traditional Energy and Adopting Renewable Energy
• Financing for Technology Startups
• Targeting the Digital Arts: Media, Gaming and Entertainment Industries

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Christopher P. Camacho
Executive Vice President, Business Development
Greater Phoenix Economic Council
Phoenix, AZ

CR "Buzz" Canup, PhD
President, Site Selection Division
Canup & Associates, Inc.
Simpsonville, SC

Dennis G. Coleman, CEcD, FM
President & CEO
St. Louis County Economic Council
St. Louis, MO

Michelle Comerford
Managing Director
Austin Consulting
Cleveland, OH

Andy Curtis
Founding Partner and Director
Global Innovation Partners, LTD
Sheffield, England
United Kingdom

Thomas F. George
Chancellor
University of Missouri - St. Louis
St. Louis, MO

Paul L. Krutko, FM
President & CEO
Ann Arbor SPARK
Ann Arbor, MI

Mark Lange
Executive Director
Edward Lowe Foundation
Casopolis, MI

Carol Kraus Lauffer
Partner
Business Cluster Development
Palo Alto, CA

Daniel J. Ludeman
President & CEO
Wells Fargo Advisors
St. Louis, MO

Jay C. Moon, CEcD, FM
Chair, International Economic Development Council
President & CEO, Mississippi Manufacturers Association
Jackson, MS

Tammie Nemecek
Partner Development
Florida Economic Gardening Institute
Orlando, FL

George Paz
President & CEO
Express Scripts
St. Louis, MO

William A. Peck, MD
Washington University Center for Health Policy
St. Louis, MO

Kerry Preete
Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy
Monsanto Company
St. Louis, MO

Rakesh Sachdev
Director, President & CEO
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
St. Louis, MO

Andrew H. Shapiro
Managing Director
Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co.
Princeton, NJ

William C. Sproull, FM
President & CEO
Richardson Economic Development Partnership
Richardson, TX

Jerry W. Szatan
Principal
Szatan & Associates
Site Selection Consultants
Chicago, IL

Mark Trudeau
President, Pharmaceuticals
Covidien Pharmaceuticals
Hazelwood, MO

James D. Weddle
Managing Partner
Edward Jones
St. Louis, MO

HOTEL INFORMATION
Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark
1 South Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63102
IEDC room rate: $139 single/double
Group rate cutoff: Thursday, May 17, 2012

Reservations: (877) 845-7354

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