Community Economic Development Symposium

Building Blocks of Economic Development

Hamline School of Business invites you to the 2016 Community Economic Development Symposium, an annual event that brings together professionals from business, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations to address strengthening our communities through economic development and closing the income disparity gap.

Experience a powerful convergence of more than 20 professionals from diverse sectors, all of whom have real-world experience and successes in creating lasting economic change in communities. Leave with concrete tools for negotiating the complexities of housing, public safety, and job creation, all of which are fundamental pillars of any community economic development initiative.

Keynote Panel

FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Gary L. Cunningham, president and CEO, Metropolitan Economic Development Association
Eric Jolly, president and CEO, Minnesota Philanthropy Partners
Sandy Vargas, president and CEO, Minneapolis Foundation

Featured Keynote Address

WHY SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITIES NEED RELIABLE INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION AS A BUILDING BLOCK

Mary Stucky, executive director and lead journalist, Round Earth Media

Symposium Details

When: April 29, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: Hamline University, Anderson Center, Saint Paul, MN
Cost: $85 Early-bird registration rate (register by April 8), $100 Regular conference rate, $30 Hamline students, faculty, and staff.
Continental breakfast and lunch included.