PAST REGIONAL SUMMITS

  • MidSouth Development Summit 2024

    October 25, 2024

    Speakers included:

    Sly James & Joni Wickham, Wickham James Strategies & Solutions, “What If..”

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    Dr. Jim Johnson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, “Warning: Gale Force Demographic Wind Gusts Ahead!”
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    Mary Beth Hudson, “The Transformation of Manufacturing”
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    Lilian Roth, JobsFirstNYC’s, “Collaborating for Impact: JobsFirstNYC’s Partnership-Driven Approach”
    Video Presentation

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    Fireside Chat: “Ag Innovation” with: Tom Womack, AgLaunch & Marcie Lawson, Sikeston Chamber, Economic Development and Tourism
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    Panel Discussion: “Best Practices of Regionalism” with: Erich Zimmerman, National Association of Regional Councils / Amanda Graor, Mid-America Regional Council in Kansas City / William Murdock, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
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  • RegionSmart Event

    March 29, 2019

    Disruptive Demographics, Vulnerable Populations, and City Competiveness with Dr. Jim Johnson

    Video Presentation

  • RegionSmart Summit at Halloran Centre

    April 26, 2018

    Speakers included:

    Ed McMahon, ULI
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    Lynn Ross, Spirit for Change Consulting, LLC, “The Power of the Commons”
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    John Hope Bryant, Operation HOPE, Inc., “The Memo”
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  • RegionSmart Special Event

    February 13, 2018

    Dr. James Johnson, University of North Carolina, “Six Disruptive Demographics That Will Change America Forever”
    Video Presentation

  • RegionSmart Summit at Halloran Centre

    April 27, 2017

    Speakers included:

    Peter Kageyama, “For Love of the Cities”
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    Kevin Woods & Patrick Johnston, “Memphis: A Workforce Under Construction”
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    Mayor Joe Riley, Charleston, SC, “Urbanism in the 21st Century”
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    Michael Randle, “Manufacturing Rules in the American South”
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    Paulo Nunes-Ueno, “Can We Get There? Regional Transportation Coordination”
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    Ellen Dunham-Jones, “Retrofitting Suburbia for 21st Century Challenges”
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    Mitchell Silver, “The Value of Regional Planning”
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  • RegionSmart Summit at Halloran Centre

    April 28, 2016

    Speakers included:

    Dr. James Johnson, University of North Carolina, “Disruptive Demographics: Implications for Workforce, Planning & Development in the Mid-South”
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    Glen Fenter, “Workforce Development in the Mid-South”
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    Emily DeRocco, “Talent Will Be the Memphis Magic!”
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    Richard Smith, Why the Mid-South Must Collaborate”
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    Matt Chase, “National Trends: Lead or Be Left Behind”
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    Michael Banner, “Turn Up the HEET: Housing, Education, Economic Development & Transportation”
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    Bridgett Massengill, “Accessing the Assets: Transforming the Transportation Conversation”
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    Tom Murphy, “The Power of Regional Collaboration”
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