Schedule of Events
Monday, July 28, 2008
11:30 a.m. Registration
Noon Welcome and overview – Jude Thompson, Chairman, Kentucky Chamber
12:05 p.m. Opening keynote luncheon: Globalization – Ted Fishman, best-selling author of China Inc.: How  the Rise of Next Superpower Challenges America and the World
1:30 p.m. Dessert break with sponsors
2 p.m. Globalization and Opportunities for Kentucky – Bob Lekites, President, UPS Airlines, UPS, Louisville, Ky.
3 p.m. The State of Kentucky's Health and Wellness – James W. Holsinger, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Wethington Endowed Chair in the Health Sciences, UK College of Public Health and Chancellor-Emeritus, UK Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Ky.
4 p.m. Day one Economic Summit adjourns
5 p.m. Taste of Kentucky Reception with sponsors
7 p.m. Day one adjourns
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
8 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast with sponsors and exhibitors
8:30 a.m.

Welcome – Jude Thompson, Chair, Kentucky Chamber
Economic Summit Overview – Dave Adkisson, President and CEO, Kentucky Chamber
8:35 a.m. Opening keynote: Closing the Expectations Gap – Alignment in Education – Dave S. Spence, President, Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, Ga.
9:30 a.m. Break with sponsors
10 a.m. Improving the Education Attainment of Kentuckians at All Levels (panel discussion) 
    Early Childhood Development – Kim F. Townley, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Kentucky College of Education, Lexington, Ky.
    P-12 – Robert F. Sexton, Ph.D., Executive Director, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, Lexington, Ky.
    Postsecondary – Gary A. Ransdell, Ed.D., President, Western Kentucky University, Convenor of Presidents, Kentucky Public College and Universities, Bowling Green, Ky. and Richard A. Crofts, Ph.D., Interim President, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, Frankfort, Ky.
    Adult Education/Workforce – Michael B. McCall, Ed.D., President, Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), Versailles, Ky.
    Overview of the Education System – Helen B. Mountjoy, Education Secretary, Kentucky Education Cabinet, Frankfort, Ky. 
    Moderator – Diana Taylor, Consultant, Taylor-Gray Associates, Frankfort, Ky.
11:30 p.m. Lunch
12:15 p.m. Keynote: Energy, Agriculture and Education – Opportunities for Kentucky – Pearse Lyons, Ph.D., President and Founder, Alltech, Inc., Lexington, Ky.
1 p.m. Dessert break with sponsors
1:30 p.m. Kentucky’s Role in the Future of Energy – Victor Staffieri, Chairman, President and CEO, E.ON U.S., Louisville, Ky.
2:30 p.m. Break with sponsors
3 p.m. Modernizing Government – Crit Luallen, Kentucky State Auditor, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Frankfort, Ky
4 p.m. Third Annual Economic Summit adjourns
5 p.m. Reception
6:30 p.m. Annual Dinner and Keynote Presentation: A Spirited Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Election – Donna Brazile and Tucker Carlson
9 p.m. Kentucky Chamber's Annual Meeting adjourns

 

 

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