2016 EDA National Conference

Assistant Secretary of Commerce For Economic Development Jay Williams.

Deputy Assistant Secretary and Chief Operating Officer Matt Erskine delivering closing remarks.

Karen Persichilli Keogh of JP Morgan, Mayor of Detroit Mike Duggan, and Mayor of Fresno Ashley Swearengin discuss the importance of creating more widely shared economic opportunities.

John Hope Bryant of Operation Hope and Clarence Anthony of National League of Cities discuss the importance of economic mobility.

Success Stories

• Mayor Ashley Swearengin, Fresno
• Mayor Mike Duggan, Detroit
• Success Stories

Program

• Day 1: April 7, 2016

  Day 1
  April 7,2016

  7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY WITH CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
  7:30 AM - 5:00 PM	REGISTRATION OPEN
  8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	OPENING PLENARY SESSION Welcome: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Jay Williams, U.S. Department of Commerce 50th Anniversary Recognition: Barry Matherly, International Economic Development Council Opening Keynote: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Jay Williams, U.S. Department of Commerce Remarks: Secretary Anthony Foxx, U.S. Department of Transportation Remarks: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio
  9:45 AM - 10:45 AM	PLENARY SESSION: FEDERAL PARTNERSHIPS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT This plenary will dive into the role of the Federal Government in expanding opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship, creating more public-private partnerships, and ensuring our communities are becoming places that enable families to succeed and thrive. OMB Director Shaun Donovan will frame the discussion during an armchair dialogue with EDA Assistant Secretary Jay Williams. Their remarks will be followed by a panel discussion with senior Administration officials with unique perspectives form across the government. Opening Armchair: Shaun Donovan, Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget Jay Williams, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, U.S. Department of Commerce Panel Discussion Moderator: Tara McGuinness, U.S. Office of Management and Budget Panelists: Deputy Secretary Nani Coloretti, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary of Labor Chris Lu, U.S. Department of Labor Administrator Denise Turner Roth, U.S. General Services Administration
  10:45 AM - 11:00 AM	BREAK
  11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	BREAKOUT SESSIONS Federalism after Flint: New Rules, New Tools (ZIP) Driving Economic Impact: The Role of Universities in Economic Development (ZIP) Building an Effective CEDS (ZIP) Unlocking Opportunity: Economic Development through Open Data (ZIP)
  12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	PLENARY LUNCHEON: REVITALIZING OUR CITIES AND CREATING MORE INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH Countless communities are struggling to create jobs, grow businesses and revitalize neighborhoods - all with the aim of rebuilding pathways to the middle class. Finding ways to create more widely shared economic opportunity - in Detroit, Fresno and in cities everywhere - is critical to economic growth and stability. Opening Keynote Remarks: Jerry Abramson, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, The White House Moderator: Karen Persichilli Keogh, JP Morgan Chase Mayor Mike Duggan, Detroit, Michigan Mayor Ashley Swearengin, Fresno, California
  1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	BREAKOUT SESSIONS Collaboration Junction, What's your Function?: Partnerships that Drive Results in Advanced Manufacturing (ZIP) The Role of Startups and Innovation in Economic Growth Innovate, Educate, and Integrate: The Three Realities in Economic Development (ZIP) Made in Rural America
  2:30 PM - 2:45 PM	BREAK
  2:45 PM - 3:45 PM	PLENARY SESSION: ECONOMIC MOBILITY Economic mobility is central to the American Dream - if you work hard, you can support yourself, be more successful than your parents, and invest in your children so that they are more successful still. This American Dream of upward mobility has not comported with recent economic reality. What is happening in terms of American economic mobility and how can economic development contribute to restoring that American Dream? In addition to national trends, we'll focus on the importance of place in influencing economic mobility, and the capacity of local actions and strategies to make a difference. Maureen Conway, The Aspen Institute Clarence Anthony, National League of Cities John Hope Bryant, Operation HOPE Erin Currier, Pew Charitable Trust Sarah McKinley, The Democracy Collaborative
  3:45 PM - 4:45 PM	PLENARY SESSION: BUILDING ECOSYSTEMS: HOW TO CREATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION CULTURE AT SCALE (ZIP) In the 50 years since EDA was founded, economic development has changed significantly. It used to be basic infrastructure and incentives to recruit and retain businesses were the foundation of economic development programs. Today, entrepreneurship and innovation are "must dos" for any economy hoping to thrive in today's global marketplace. The key questions are why and how? This general session will be a discussion about the future of economic development. Participants will hear from and engage with national thought leaders on why it's important to think differently about your entrepreneurship and innovation programs and how to get there. Moderator: Tom Guevara, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Henry Doss, Rainforest Strategies Victor Hwang, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
  4:45 PM - 5:00 PM	BREAK
  5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	PLENARY SESSION: ATTRACTING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS: WHAT CITIES AND COMPANIES ARE DOING TO ATTRACT AND KEEP A NEW GENERATION OF WORKERS Millennials will make up a majority of the workforce after 2020, so cities and companies are positioning themselves to draw a new age of workers to their region. Whether it is creating density and an innovative ecosystem in regions to draw new potential employees to an area, or a company encouraging a fluid, entrepreneurial approach to work, it is clear that the upcoming workforce is changing landscapes across the country. This panel will explore ways that states, cities and companies are positioning themselves to attract the best and brightest in an ever-changing landscape. Moderator: Julie Lenzer, Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Michael Burcham, Co-Chair, National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Sue Ellspermann, Former Lieutenant Governor of Indiana Sidney Locke, SAGE Automotive Marty Rodgers, Accenture

• Day 2: April 8, 2016

  Day 2
  April 8,2016

  7:00 AM - 9:00 AM	NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY WITH CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
  7:00 AM - 1:00 PM	REGISTRATION OPEN
  7:15 AM - 8:15 AM	REGIONAL FORUMS Start out your day meeting with the EDA leadership and staff from your region! Each regional office will break out into separate rooms to meet and greet with their regional stakeholders. Atlanta Regional Office Chicago Regional Office Philadelphia Regional Office
  8:15 AM - 9:15 AM	REGIONAL FORUMS Start out your day meeting with the EDA leadership and staff from your region! Each regional office will break out into separate rooms to meet and greet with their regional stakeholders. Austin Regional Office (ZIP) Denver Regional Office Seattle Regional Office
  9:30 AM - 10:15 AM	PLENARY SESSION U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Armchair Discussion with Andrew Yang of Venture for America
  10:15 AM - 10:30 AM	BREAK
  10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	BREAKOUT SESSIONS The Communities that Work Partnership: Bridging the Gap between Workforce and Economic Development Do Economic Resilience and Disaster Recovery Present Opportunities to Sustain Economic Growth? (ZIP) Bringing Together the Resources Needed to Support Innovation (ZIP) Economic Diversification — The Ongoing Challenge in a Global Economy (ZIP) Need for Speed — Better Broadband for a Better Regional Economy (ZIP)
  11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	LUNCH ON YOUR OWN Light food and refreshments will be provided
  12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	DATA DEMONSTRATION (ZIP) Join us for this interactive training and demonstration session of tools and data that can inform your economic development decision-making. Snacks will be served.
  1:00 PM - 1:45 PM	BREAKOUT SESSIONS Building a Manufacturing Ecosystem and Supply Chain (ZIP) How to Foster Global Competitiveness and Connectivity by Supporting Local Exports and Attracting Foreign Direct Investment (ZIP) Trends for Building Regional Capacity with Infrastructure Investments (ZIP) Incubate or Accelerate? Tools for Stoking the Fire of Entrepreneurship in Your Community Leveraging Financial Institutions to Partner in Revitalizing Communities (ZIP)
  1:45 PM - 2:30 PM	CLOSING PLENARY Armchair discussion with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews on building an innovative ecosystem. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews, U.S. Department of Commerce Barry Johnson, Division Director, Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships, National Science Foundation Will Powers, Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing
  2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	FEDERAL AGENCY MATCHMAKING OPPORTUNITY Representatives from a variety of federal agencies engaged in economic development will be on hand to make it easy to connect and answer any of your questions. Check the board outside the room to see which members of our federal family are represented.

• Presentations

  Day 1

  BREAKOUT SESSIONS

  • Federalism after Flint: New Rules, New Tools (ZIP)
  • Driving Economic Impact: The Role of Universities in Economic Development (ZIP)
  • Building an Effective CEDS (ZIP)
  • Unlocking Opportunity: Economic Development through Open Data (ZIP)
  • Collaboration Junction, What's your Function?: Partnerships that Drive Results in Advanced Manufacturing (ZIP)
  • The Role of Startups and Innovation in Economic Growth
  • Innovate, Educate, and Integrate: The Three Realities in Economic Development (ZIP)
  • Made in Rural America

  PLENARY SESSIONS

  • Building Ecosystems: How To Create Entrepreneurship And INnovation Culture At Scale (ZIP)

  Day 2

  REGIONAL FORUMS

  • Austin Regional Office (ZIP)

  BREAKOUT SESSIONS

  • The Communities that Work Partnership: Bridging the Gap between Workforce and Economic Development
  • Do Economic Resilience and Disaster Recovery Present Opportunities to Sustain Economic Growth? (ZIP)
  • Bringing Together the Resources Needed to Support Innovation (ZIP)
  • Economic Diversification — The Ongoing Challenge in a Global Economy (ZIP)
  • Need for Speed — Better Broadband for a Better Regional Economy (ZIP)
  • Building a Manufacturing Ecosystem and Supply Chain (ZIP)
  • How to Foster Global Competitiveness and Connectivity by Supporting Local Exports and Attracting Foreign Direct Investment (ZIP)
  • Trends for Building Regional Capacity with Infrastructure Investments (ZIP)
  • Incubate or Accelerate? Tools for Stoking the Fire of Entrepreneurship in Your Community
  • Leveraging Financial Institutions to Partner in Revitalizing Communities (ZIP)

  DATA DEMONSTRATION

  • Data Demonstration (ZIP)