Innovative ideas and strategies for a strong Minnesota
February 10, 2010
Hubert H. Humphrey Center, University of Minnesota
301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Speaker Biographies
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7:30 and 7:45 a.m.
Buses leave the Capitol
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Parking is also available at the Humphrey Center; please bring in your ramp ticket to be validated.
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8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Continental breakfast
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Following breakfast, please move into the auditorium.
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8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome
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J. Brian Atwood, Dean, Humphrey Institute |
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Program overview and introduction of speakers
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Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Minnesota House of Representatives |
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8:45 - 9:45 a.m.
Economy and budget:
How Minnesota measures up
Moderated by Majority Leader Pogemiller
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Scott Pattison, Executive Director, National Association of State Budget Officials
PowerPoint Presentation: The Economy and Budget: Minnesota and the Nation
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9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
Innovation strategies that work
Moderated by Minority Leader Senjem
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Diana Urban, State Representative, Connecticut General Assembly
Teri Takai, Chief Information Officer, State of California
P.K. Agarwal - PowerPoint Presentation:
Thinking 21st Century
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11:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
High-performance government
in tough fiscal times
Moderated by Speaker Kelliher
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Steve Aos, Associate Director, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
PowerPoint Presentation:
Better Outcomes, Less Taxpayer Cost: An "Evidence-Based" Investment Strategy:
The Washington State Legislative Approach
Bill Leighty, Director, Government Performance Initiative, Virginia Commonwealth University
PowerPoint Presentation:
Minnesota Legislative Policy Conference
Paul Anton, Research Scientist, Wilder Research
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Move to atrium
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12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon panel:
Paths to job creation
Moderated by Lawrence Jacobs, Director, Center for the Study of Politics and Governance
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Kathy Tunheim, President and CEO, Tunheim Partners
Gerald Timm, Professor, University of Minnesota; medical device entrepreneur
Bruce Dorey, Senior Director of Corporate Strategy and Planning, McQuay Americas
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1:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Break
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1:45 - 3:45 p.m.
Interactive workshop on tools and strategies for innovation
Moderated by Minority Leader Zellers
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Larry Keeley, Co-founder and President, Doblin
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3:45 - 4:30 p.m.
The Minnesota perspective
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Tom Gillaspy, Minnesota State Demographer
Tom Stinson, Minnesota State Economist
PowerPoint Presentation: Unsustainable?
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4:30 - 4:45 p.m.
Reflections and lessons from House and Senate leadership
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Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Kurt Zellers, House Minority Leader
Larry Pogemiller, Senate Majority Leader
David Senjem, Senate Minority Leader
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4:45 - 5:30 p.m.
Reception
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Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres in the Humphrey Forum.
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5:15 and 5:30 p.m.
Buses leave for the Capitol
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Many thanks to our sponsors:
Center for the Study of Politics and Governance
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota
www.leg.mn/leg/minnesota
For questions about the conference contact Kate Cimino (Humphrey Institute),
cspg@umn.edu or 612-625-8330.