Partners Forum

Date: November 1-2, 2012

Location: Holiday Inn Jordan Creek

6075 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50266
515-309-3900

Forum Presentations

Speaker Bios

Speaker Contact List

Agenda

Forum Presentations

Pre Forum

CIRAS (Center for Industrial Research and Service) and ISU Extension and Outreach - Ron Cox
INS/IADG Partnership - Ripple Effect - Ron Keller and Sue Cosner
FIND (Fulfilling Iowa’s Need for Dentists) – Beth Jones
New Market Tax Credits – Dan Robeson
Community Foundations – Angela Dethlefs -Trettin
Tax Increment Financing - Bob Josten

November 1
Turning on Your Light Bulb
  Sarah Miller Caldicott - Presentation not available  www.powerpatterns.com

Strategic Marketing – Achieving Success in an Unpredictable World
  Dee Baird – President & CEO, Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance
  Ed Malloy – Mayor, Fairfield, IA

Entrepreneur…One Who Organizes, Manages, and Assumes the Risks of a Business or Enterprise
  Roger Brown – CFO, Precision Pulley & Idler
  Bruce Rastetter – CEO, Summit Group
  Dan Sabin – President, Iowa Northern Railway Company

November 2

Business, Buildings and Brokers
  Steven Jacobs – President, BCC Advisors
  Kevin Crowley – SIOR/Commercial Manager, Iowa Realty Commercial

Professional Excellence = Accountability = Measurable Results
  David Kolzow – President, Team Kolzow, Inc.

Movement to Smart Action
  Rob Denson - President, Des Moines Area Commnity College