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Thank you for your interest in the 2014 Economic Innovation and Leadership Symposium!

On October 30th and 31st, some 200 elected officials, developers, business owners, and citizens gathered together at SPC Seminole to evaluate where we stand as a local economy, nearly 10 years after the Pinellas by Design plan was approved. Together we learned about redevelopment successes and challenges faced by the Pinellas community and explored ways to collaborate for a robust future.

A list of presentations given at the symposium is posted below, with links to available slideshows, videos, documents, and relevant websites.

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Thursday | October 30, 2014
 
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
  bullet Karen Williams Seel, Pinellas County
Commission Chair
  bullet Dr. James Olliver, St. Petersburg College Seminole Campus Provost
    Videovideo_icon
 
9:05 a.m. Pinellas by Design – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
bullet Michael Crawford, Pinellas Planning Council, Interim Executive Director
  Videovideo_icon | Slideshow
  Pinellas by Design Plan (2005)
 
9:20 a.m. Overview of Pinellas County’s Economy
bullet Mike Meidel, Pinellas County Economic Development Director
  Videovideo_icon | Slideshow
 
9:35 a.m. The Pinellas County Landscape – Redevelopment Challenges and Opportunities
bullet James Moore, Ph.D., HDR, Inc. International Planning & Design Director; Urban Land Institute Tampa Bay Governance Committee Chair
  Videovideo_icon | Slideshow
 
10:20 a.m. Review Economic Conditions and Goals for Economic Growth
bullet William Fruth, POLICOM Corporation President
  Videovideo_icon
  Economic Development Performance Evaluation 2003-2013, Pinellas County, Florida (2014)
 
12:05 p.m. Key Findings and Recommendations for Pinellas County’s Future
bullet William Fruth, POLICOM Corporation President
  Videovideo_icon
  Recommendations for Improving the Pinellas County, Florida Economy (2014)
bullet Question and Answer Session
  Videovideo_icon
 
1:30 p.m. Rep. David Jolly, Florida’s 13th congressional district, shares his support for the goals of the Pinellas County Economic Innovation and Leadership Symposium.
  bullet Videovideo_icon
 
1:35 p.m. “We Are All Tampa Bay” – Capitalizing on a Regional Marketing Strategy.
bullet Jill Pearson, ChappellRoberts Senior Account Executive
  Videovideo_icon | Slideshow
 
2:15 p.m. Creative Tools and Innovative Strategies – Local and National Case Studies
The Collaborations and Strategies Required to Make Creative Village Orlando a Reality.
bullet Brooke Bonnett, City of Orlando Director of Economic Development
bullet Craig Ustler, Ustler Development President
  Videovideo_icon | Slideshow
 
Urban Redevelopment Through Adaptive Reuse: From Blight to Bright.
bullet Joseph Kokolakis, J. Kokolakis Contracting, Inc., President
  Videovideo_icon | Slideshow
 
Data Management and Collaboration Can Be Powerful Economic Development Tools.
bullet Adam Carnow, ESRI Account Executive
bullet Bryan Zumwalt, Pinellas County Geographic Information Systems Manager
  Videovideo_icon | Slideshow | Online Application
 
3:45 p.m. Closing
bullet James Moore, Ph.D., HDR Inc. International Planning & Design Director; Urban Land Institute Tampa Bay Governance Committee Chair
  Videovideo_icon



Friday | October 31, 2014
 
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Objectives
bullet Karen Williams Seel, Pinellas County
Commission Chair
bullet Mike Meidel, Pinellas County Economic Development Director
    Videovideo_icon
 
9:10 a.m. Going from Challenge to Opportunity
Overcoming the Big Barriers to Redevelopment.
bullet Chris Eastman, Echelon, LLC Senior VP
bullet Steve Kurcan, Echelon, LLC VP of Development
  Videovideo_icon | Slideshow
 
A Case Study in Downtown Revitalization and Incentivizing Urban Redevelopment of Redwood City, CA.
bullet Blake Lyon, Pinellas County Development Review Services Director
  Videovideo_icon | Slideshow
 
10:00 a.m. Collaborations, Strategies and Tools
Workforce and Education.
bullet James Connolly, Ph.D., St. Petersburg College Director of Corporate Training
  Videovideo_icon | Slideshow
 
Economic Development Tools and Concepts.
bullet Mike Meidel, Pinellas County Economic Development Director
  Videovideo_icon | Slideshow
 
11:00 a.m. Panel Discussion – Question and Answer Session
Moderated by Alexis Muellner, Tampa Bay Business Journal Editor
  Videovideo_icon
Panelists:
bullet James Connolly, Ph.D., St. Petersburg College Director of Corporate Training
bullet William Fruth, POLICOM Corporation President
bullet Joseph Kokolakis, Kokolakis Contracting, Inc. President
bullet Steve Kurcan, Echelon, LLC Senior VP
bullet Blake Lyon, Pinellas County Development Review Services Director
bullet Mike Meidel, Pinellas County Economic Development Director
bullet James Moore, Ph.D., HDR, Inc. International Planning & Design Director; Urban Land Institute Tampa Bay Governance
bullet Adam Carnow, ESRI Account Executive
 
12:00 p.m. 2014 Pinellas County Symposium – Closing
Friday, Oct. 31, 2014
bullet Karen Williams Seel, Pinellas County
Commission Chair
  Videovideo_icon