Directions 2008 Agenda

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Registration, Continental Breakfast, Sponsor Exhibits Open

8:00 a.m.

National Anthem- McQueen High School Choir 

Welcome 
Jack Prescott, Chairman, EDAWN
Valerie Clark, Chairman, Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce

Presentation of “2007 Top Stories in Review” - Video by KTVN Channel 2

UNR in 2008 and Beyond
Milton Glick, President, UNR

Remarks: Bring Your Meeting Home
Ellen Oppenheim, CEO, RSCVA

Remarks: Airport Transportation
Brian Kulpin, Reno-Tahoe International Airport

Back to the Future: Transportation in the 21st Century
A national and local overview of how transportation impacts economies.

Speakers:
Tom Skancke, Member, Governor Guinn’s Blue Ribbon Committee on Transportation and National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission
Mike Schneider, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of InfraConsult LLC
Greg Krause, Executive Director, RTC

9:50 a.m.

Mid-Morning BREAK: Sponsor Exhibits Open. Refreshments provided. (25 minutes)

Banking on the Economy
Panel Session Featuring:  Moderator: Television Personality, Tad Dunbar
Participants:
Tom Cargill, Professor, UNR
Dr. Eugenio J. Alemán, Senior Economist, Wells Fargo
Robert Barone, Principal - Ancora West Advisors; Chairman - California State Auto Association (AAA)
Jeff Thredgold, President, Thredgold Economic Associates

Results of the Greater Reno-Tahoe Business Outlook Survey - Video by KOLO Channel 8.
Featuring: Valerie Glenn, President and CEO, The Glenn Group
Sara Hart, Director of Research, InfoSearch International

KEYNOTE: An Economic Outlook for 2008

Speaker: Jeff Thredgold, President, Thredgold Economic Associates
www.thredgold.com

Trends for 2008 and Closing Remarks
Chuck Alvey, President & CEO, EDAWN

Doug Kurkul, CEO, Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce

12:00  p.m.

Program adjourns/ Continued networking and exhibits open.

12:30 p.m.

Exhibits close/Event ends.