Full Agenda Now Available: 2012 Inner City Economic Summit

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Cities across the country are creating innovative models and collaborative partnerships to lay the groundwork for sustainable economic development.

However, deliberate alignment and coordination of efforts will be required to fully amplify job creation and support growing businesses in our inner cities. By identifying industry strengths and then connecting capital, land use and business development strategies to these, city leaders can have a greater impact on their communities.

During the 2012 Inner City Economic Summit, city, civic and business leaders will gather to share practices that are proving durable in this fiscal climate; an engaging agenda will extend on-the-ground efforts and identify adaptable solutions.

Highlights include:

• Keynote presentation by Harvard Business School Professor and ICIC Chairman Michael E. Porter on U.S. Competitiveness
• Plenary Address by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 
• A discussion led by Don Graves, Executive Director of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, on the importance of industrial activity to cities
• A conversation led by Dan Nissenbaum of the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Fund on linking capital investments to city growth clusters
• "What Works for Cities: Spotlight on Solutions" dialogue, co-hosted by ICIC President Mary Kay Leonard and CEOs for Cities President Lee Fisher
• Presentation of the 2012 National Inner City Mayoral Leadership Award
• Case studies from more than 13 different cities, including: Baltimore, Boston, Bridgeport, CT, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Memphis, Milwaukee, Newark, New Orleans, New York City, Saint Paul and San Francisco

To learn more about the Summit, including the dates and times of each panel and registration information, click below.

BY Amanda Maher on July 25th, 2012

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