Agenda

Tentative Agenda

8:30a Check-in and Coffee and Pastries

9:00 a Welcome

Steve Cory, Forum Chairperson, Southeastern College of Business Advisory Board 

Tará Lopez, Dean, Southeastern Louisiana University College of Business

Set the Stage

Dr. William Wainwright, President, Southeastern Louisiana University

9:15a Morning Keynote

Heather McKay, Senior Vice President of Employer Engagement and Executive Director, Strada Institute for the Future of Work

10:15a Community Brief: Blueprint for Prosperity

Michael Williamson, CEO, United Way

10:30a Coffee Break

11:00a Keynote: The Art of Risk-Taking: Strategies for Moving Forward When the Stakes are High and the Playbook is Unclear

Daron K. Roberts, Harvard Law Grad, NFL coach, author and angel investor, keynote speaker to Fortune 50 companies, pro sports teams, and top industry associations

12:00p Lunch

1:15p Why Now? National Companies Discuss Investing on the Northshore 

Kevin J. Kieft, CEcD, Manager of Economic Development & Community Relations, Niagara Bottling 

2:00p Economics Indicators – Opportunity for Northshore Business Industry

Josh Wight, Executive Vice President of Growth, Lightcast

2:45p Pulling it all Together Economy, Growth and Opportunity in Louisiana

Introduction: Tará Burnthorne Lopez, Dean, Southeastern Louisiana University College of Business

Michael Hecht, President & CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc., Moderator

Susan Bonnett Bourgeois, Secretary, Louisiana Workforce Commission

Glenn Ledet, Jr., Secretary, Louisiana Department of Transportation

Susana “Susie” Schowen, Secretary, Louisiana Workforce Commission

3:30p Networking Reception