BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220915T113000Z DTEND:20220915T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:GFW Inc. Economic Development Summit DESCRIPTION:If you want to get a feel for what's happening in the efforts to build a nationally recognized economy in Allen County\, this is your event. Confirmed speakers include:\n\n Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch.\n Dr. Michael Hicks\, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the Ball State University.\n Ann Lathrop\, executive vice president of global investments for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.\n Mayor Scott Fadness\, City of Fishers.\n\nAGENDA: \n\n7:30 8:30a Registration/Breakfast\n\n8:30a 8:45a Welcome: John Urbahns\, Greater Fort Wayne Inc.\, CEO\n\n8:45a 9:45a Session 1: Entrepreneurship \n\n9:45a 10:00a Break\n\n10:00a 11:00a Session 2: National\, State & Local Econ. Dev. Policy & Outlook\, Mike Hicks\n\n11:00 12:00p Session 3: Indiana's Business Development Plan\, Ann Lathrop\n\n12:00p 12:45 Lunch \n\n12:45 1:45p Session 4: Regional Public University Growth\n\n1:45p 2:00p Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch\n\n2:00p 2:15p - Break\n\n2:15p 3:00p Session 5: Why Housing Matters\n\n3:00p 3:45p Session 6: Housing Panel\n\n3:45p 4p Closing: John Urbahns\n\n4p - 5p Cocktail Social sponsored by Upstate Alliance of Realtors\n\n\nTitle Sponsor: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:If you want to get a feel for what'\;s happening in the efforts to build a nationally recognized economy in Allen County\, this is your event. Confirmed speakers include:\n
7:30 &ndash\; 8:30a &ndash\; Registration/Breakfast
8:30a &ndash\; 8:45a &ndash\; \;Welcome: John Urbahns\, Greater Fort Wayne Inc.\, CEO
8:45a &ndash\; 9:45a Session 1: Entrepreneurship \;
9:45a &ndash\; 10:00a &ndash\; Break
10:00a &ndash\; 11:00a Session 2: National\, State &\; Local Econ. Dev. Policy &\; Outlook\, Mike Hicks
11:00 &ndash\; 12:00p Session 3: Indiana&rsquo\;s Business Development Plan\, Ann \;Lathrop
12:00p &ndash\; 12:45 &ndash\; Lunch \;
12:45 &ndash\; 1:45p Session 4: Regional Public University Growth
1:45p &ndash\; 2:00p &ndash\; Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch
2:00p &ndash\; 2:15p - Break
2:15p &ndash\; 3:00p Session 5: Why Housing \;Matters
3:00p &ndash\; 3:45p &ndash\; \;Session 6: Housing Panel
3:45p &ndash\; 4p &ndash\; \;Closing: John Urbahns
4p - 5p &ndash\; Cocktail Social sponsored by Upstate Alliance of Realtors
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