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Driving Innovation and Prosperity: Transforming Industries and Communities for the Next Economy
As the recession's impact lingers on people, places and firms, how do you chart a path to prosperity?
Attend the International Economic Development Council's 2012 Spring Conference, June 10-12, in St. Louis, Missouri, to learn cutting-edge tools and strategies that ignite innovation and transform your community's economic base for a promising economy. .
More exports, new sources of energy and increasing returns on knowledge and ideas are the sources of future economic growth. A strategy to capture this growth and transform a region's economy will leverage assets, spark innovation, strengthen infrastructure, and cultivate a place where talented people and firms want to be. Conference attendees will learn how to build on their communities' assets and industrial base to stimulate the growth of new clusters, companies and jobs.
Like many major industrial hubs, St. Louis experienced significant decline in its manufacturing base during the late 20th century. The city responded to the challenge by leveraging its innovation assets and is now known for world-class healthcare and research institutions, a growing brokerage and investment services sector, and as a center for plant and life sciences. This dynamic and progressive city will provide a rich learning laboratory of best practices for transforming a local economic base.
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Thomas F. George
Chancellor
University of Missouri - St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Daniel J. Ludeman
President & CEO
Wells Fargo Advisors
St. Louis, MO
George Paz
President & CEO
Express Scripts
St. Louis, MO
William A. Peck, MD
Washington University Center for Health Policy
St. Louis, MO
Kerry Preete
Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy
Monsanto Company
St. Louis, MO
Rakesh Sachdev
Director, President & CEO
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
St. Louis, MO
Mark Trudeau
President, Pharmaceuticals
Covidien Pharmaceuticals
Hazelwood, MO
James D. Weddle
Managing Partner
Edward Jones
St. Louis, MO
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