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IEDC is heading to Toronto, Ontario for 2017 Annual Conference, and the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, the Premier of Ontario, has invited you to attend. See her special message:
There are so many reasons to join IEDC in Toronto this September. Aside from the benefit of great examples of economic development successes in Ontario, this year's program reflects a global perspective with strong regional ties. The preliminary program is now available! See what discussions you can enjoy:
Building a Home for Creativity to Thrive
Like any other industry, the arts and culture sectors need an appropriate space to thrive. The construction - literally and figuratively - of state-of-the-art theaters, gathering spaces and room to create is essential to boosting the performance of your creative industries. This session will explore how a comprehensive approach is needed to allow your creative industries to thrive be it through infrastructure improvement, design-forward placemaking and economic revitalization. The best collaborative practices will be on display in this session.
What you'll learn:
- How multi-agency and multi-sector efforts are needed to accomplish your creative economy goals
- The importance of high-level planning and connectivity for reimaging and activating spaces
- Igniting existing space within your community into places that suit the needs of the creative industries
Beyond Borders: Having Global Reach with a Regional Impact
The grass is not always greener on the other side, but it does not hurt to see where they get their water. As a way to share economic development knowledge across borders, this session has been designed to give economic developers a peak into how economic development is done in Canada and provide an opportunity for open exchange around various growth-promoting tactics. Topics for discussion will include broadening and deepening connections, adapting to organizational change, and collaborating beyond borders to promote investment and drive prosperity.
What you'll learn:
- Evaluating and responding to the shifting structure of economic development organizations
- Creating a resource framework that meets the needs of rural EDOs
- Productive collaboration to successfully attract investment and businesses
An Equitable Approach to Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Local government economic development policies and programs have at times not benefited all populations, including people of color, immigrants and low-income communities. There is a need for cities to be intentional about targeting their economic development programs, funding and policies at the specific populations and neighborhoods that are increasing distant from the growth sectors of their regional and city economy. This session will dive in specific case studies to explore the efforts made in supporting small business and emerging entrepreneurs in low-income communities. This session will be beneficial and informative to everyone that is interested in expanding tools and programs that will benefit communities in a more equitable way.
What you'll learn:
- Exploring how equity is influencing economic development programs, services, and policies to be intentional about supporting entrepreneurial activity in communities of color
- Understanding the role that community engagement, partnerships, outreach, and cross disciplinary collaboration is critical to the equitable economic growth
- Case studies from three US cities that are supporting women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs of color
See the full program.
You'll hear from these incredible speakers and hundreds of other economic development experts.
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Angelos G. Angelou
Founder & Principal Executive Officer
AngelouEconomics
Austin, TX |
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Tracey Hyatt Bosman, CEcD
Managing Director
Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co.
Chicago, IL |
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Carlos Delgado
Equitable Economic Development Fellowship Program Manager
National League of Cities I Rose Center
Washington, DC |
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Gene DePrez
Founder & Managing Partner
Global Innovation Partners, Ltd.
Sparta, NJ |
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Michael Langley, FM
CEO
GREATER MSP
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
2017 IEDC Board Chair |
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Susan Liberty
Vice President, Infrastructure & Economic Development
McGuire Woods Consulting
Tysons, VA |
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Barry I. Matherly CEcD, FM
President and CEO
Greater Richmond Partnership
Richmond, VA
Immediate Past Chair - 2016 IEDC Board of Directors |
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Lauren Millier, BES, MCIP, RPP
Vice-President Consulting
MDB Insight Inc.
Toronto, ON, Canada |
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Regina Smith
Managing Director
Kresge Foundation
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Don't wait till the last minute. Spaces will go fast. Book your room now to stay at the Annual Conference headquarters hotel:
 Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
123 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M5H 2M9
IEDC Room Rate: $249 CAD single/double
Group Rate Cutoff: Friday, August 25, 2017
Book your room now.
Other important dates:
Conference Dates: September 17-20, 2017
Early Bird Registration Rate Cutoff: June 30, 2017
Pre-Conference Training Course:
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This highly interactive course lets participants work in small teams to help understand the complexity of strategic planning and its challenges. Economic developers must build consensus among board members, stakeholders and the community as a whole, creating a unified vision for the future. Learn techniques to build consensus among stakeholders who represent different values and interests. Also, participants will learn the quantitative techniques used to better understand their community including: location quotients, shift share, input-output and cluster analyses.
Course Highlights:
- Stakeholder analysis, structuring participation, planning fundamentals
- Consensus building, group facilitation and conflict
- Defining geography, competitive advantage and SWOT
- Determining vision, mission, goals and objectives
See them all
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Instructors:
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Eric McSweeney, CEcD, EcD(F), CCIM, ALC
President
McSweeney & Associates
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Jon Roberts
Principal
TIP Strategies, Inc.
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Anne Roise, CEcD MCP
Instructor, Urban Studies & Planning
Savannah State University
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Accommodations/Training Location:
Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
123 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M5H 2M9
IEDC Room Rate: $249 single/double
Group Rate Cutoff: Friday, August 25, 2017
See the program, plan your travel. Register for IEDC's first international Annual Conference now to save up to $140 with the early bird rate.
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