Program
The Kansas Economy: Investing in People, Business, and Community
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Printable Program (PDF)
| Lawrence location - all sessions will take place
at the Kansas Union, The University of Kansas Ulysses location - all sessions will take place in the Video Conferencing Room, Pioneer Communications |
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8:00 |
Registration, Coffee & More |
8:30 |
Welcome and Introduction Danny Anderson, Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, The University of Kansas |
8:45 |
Morning Keynote State of the State - Government, Politics, and the Kansas Economy Joseph A. Aistrup, Professor of Political Science and Interim Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University PDF of presentation VIDEO of presentation |
9:30 |
Break |
9:45 |
Panel Discussion – Innovation and Economic Development Senator Steve Morris, President, Kansas State Senate, Hugoton Barbara Handelin, President & Principal, BioPontis Alliance, Philadelphia, PA [PDF of presentation] Bala Subramaniam, Dan F. Servey Distinguished Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering and Director, Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, The University of Kansas Moderator Julie Goonewardene, Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Research & Graduate Studies, The University of Kansas |
11:00 |
Break |
11:15 |
Panel Discussion – Communities Facilitating Economic Growth - Investments that Work Senator Jeff King, Kansas Senate District 15, Independence and Project 17 – Together We Succeed: Southeast Kansas Economic Improvement Initiative Jeff Hofaker, President, wKREDA and Director, Phillips County Economic Development, Phillipsburg [PDF of presentation] Marty Long, Grant County Commissioner, Ulysses and Western Kansas Development Organization (WeKanDo) (Ulysses) Moderator Steven Maynard-Moody, Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Professor, School of Public Affairs & Administration, The University of Kansas (Ulysses) |
| 12:30 | Luncheon and Luncheon Panel Introduction Steve Warren, Vice Chancellor, Research & Graduate Studies, The University of Kansas Policies to Grow State Economies Erin Sparks, Senior Policy Analyst, Economic, Human Services & Workforce Division, National Governors Association, Washington, D.C.
Kenny Wilk, Board Member, Kansas Board of Regents, Lansing Moderator Neeli Bendapudi, Dean and H.D. Price Professor of Business, School of Business, The University of Kansas VIDEO of luncheon panel |
2:00 |
Closing Remarks Donna Ginther, Director, Center for Science, Technology & Economic Policy, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Kansas |
2:15 |
Adjourn |