Greater St. Louis Inc. Leadership Institute

Greater St. Louis Inc. Leadership Institute

"Best Practices in Regional Economic Development" 2009 Series

In 2009, we will continue our successful "Best Practices in Regional Economic Development" series. Our program is open to all members of the Greater St. Louis Economic Development Network.

This year's Leadership Institute will bring local economic developers face-to-face with some timely and relevant issues presented by top leaders in their respective fields. This is a rare opportunity to gain insight directly from top experts who have honed the "best practices" for cultivating regional growth and sustainability.

Our topics will include: workforce development, real estate, incentives, sustainability, LEEDS, and logistics.

We hope you'll join us for all six sessions. Have questions? Please contact Jim Alexander at 314-444-1135 or by email at jalexander@stlrcga.org.

The 2009 Schedule

All meetings will be held at the St. Louis RCGA offices in the Regional Collaboration Center located on the 13th floor of One Metropolitan Square from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m, unless otherwise noted. The 2009 schedule is as follows:

2009 Schedule
January 29	Talent Development: Challenges in a Dynamic Economy and review of Economic Development Network Guiding Principles Speaker: Blair Forlaw, Executive Director, Greater St. Louis Works This meeting will be held at the Hilton at the Ballpark in Grand Salon C
March 26	The State of Real Estate Led by: Colliers Turley Martin Tucker Click here to view the Colliers Turley Martin Tucker presentation Regional Legislative Update Speaker: Michelle Sherod, District Director for Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) Speaker: Bill Houlihan, District Director for Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois)
June 3	Economic Incentives: “To subsidize or not to subsidize” and The State of the U.S. Economy Speaker: John Lenio, Economic Incentives Group Practice Leader and Managing Director, CB Richard Ellis Click here to view John's presentation Speaker: Jim Rounds, Vice President and Senior Economist, Elliott D. Pollack & Company Click here to view Jim's presentation
August 20	Economic Development: Why Sustainability is the Future Led by: HOK Click here to view HOK's presentation St. Louis Climate Prosperity Project Speaker: Chip Casteel, Senior Vice President-Public Policy, RCGA Click here to view Chip's presentation
October 1	Globalization of Logistics and Its Impact on Local Industrial Real Estate Speaker: Tim Feemster, Senior Vice President and Director of Global Logistics, Grubb & Ellis Company Click here to view Tim's presentation
December 3	Competitiveness of Missouri and Illinois Incentive Programs and Evaluation of the 2009 Leadership Institute series Speaker: Julia Hoffman, Executive Director of Business Incentives and Credits, Ernst & Young, LLP Click here to view Julia's presentation