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2010 Wisconsin Economic Summit Series
Hosted by:
The Wisconsin Way, the University of Wisconsin System, Competitive Wisconsin, Wisconsin Technology Council and the Wisconsin Higher Education Business Roundtable are co-hosting the 2010 Wisconsin Economic Summit Series — a series of three major summits dedicated to helping Wisconsin forge dynamic strategies for a stronger economic future.
Sponsored by: Several corporations including, Alliant Energy, American Transmission Company, Aurora Health Care, AT&T Wisconsin, Baker Tilly, Wood Communications Group as well as several state associations including The Wisconsin Credit Union League, Wisconsin Builders Association, Wisconsin Counties Association, Wisconsin Economic Development Association, Wisconsin Hospitals Association and the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association are sponsoring the series.
August 2, 2010
Appleton, Wisconsin
The first summit focused on new strategies for economic development in the state. This summit highlighted, among other things, the findings and recommendations from a recent study commissioned by Competitive Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Economic Development Association and the Wisconsin Counties Association. Click here for more information on the first summit and visit www.wiroundtable.org/summit to register or find out more about the series.
August 26, 2010
La Crosse, Wisconsin
The second summit is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 26 in La Crosse. This summit will focus on the critical strategic choices that will have to be made as the new administration and legislature begin their 2011-13 state budget deliberations. The summit is open to the public and we encourage citizen’s throughout the state concerned about Wisconsin’s future to join us. Click here for more information on the second summit and visit www.wiroundtable.org/summit to register or find out more about the series.
October 5, 2010
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The third summit is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5 in Milwaukee. Building on the results of the first two summits, the third summit will concentrate on developing a set of strategic briefing paper and recommendations for the incoming administration and legislature. The summit is open to the public and we encourage citizen’s throughout the state concerned about Wisconsin’s future to join us. Click here for more information on the third summit and visit www.wiroundtable.org/summit to register or find out more about the series.
| 2010 Blueprint for Change Briefing Sessions
Now that the Blueprint has been released to the public, we have been invited to communities across the state to share the strategic initiatives and recommendations developed from the 28 public forums, more than 120 organizational meetings and six statewide public opinion surveys throughout the last three years. These sessions will provide an overview of the Blueprint findings and recommendations and an opportunity for public leaders to share suggestions and offer feedback about the Blueprint. As community briefings are scheduled, we will provide the information as requested by the local leaders in your area.
RSVP at least one week prior to the briefing to Abby Clark at 608-259-0757 or wisconsinway@wcgpr.com.
Stevens Point and Portage County Blueprint Briefing
Monday, August 30 — 5:00 p.m.
Portage County Annex Building
1462 Strongs Ave.
La Crosse County Blueprint Briefing
Tuesday, August 31 — 8:00 p.m.
Portage County Administration Center
A special thanks to the following communities for hosting a Wisconsin Way Opinion Leader Briefing:
City of Beloit
June 24, 2010
Kenosha County
July 14, 2010
City of Lancaster
July 29, 2010
Fond du Lac
August 17, 2010
Platteville
August 18, 2010
| Wisconsin Way Economic Development Conference
Hosted by:
Wisconsin Counties Association, the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association, the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and Wood Communications Group
April 27, 2009
Madison, Wisconsin
Following 14 statewide town-hall meetings, and countless presentations and meetings to business and civic leaders and policy-makers through out the state, the Wisconsin Way successfully released the Draft Blueprint for Change in December 2008. The Blueprint represents the Wisconsin Way’s best efforts to organize and focus this on-going public conversation around the topics and ideas that emerged and were refined during open forums and meetings in 2007-08. The document is organized around the three major areas of public interest and concern, including economic development; tax reform and modernization; and governmental spending and management reform and modernization.
In order to continue our public dialogue, the Wisconsin Way is hosting three, full-day conferences on each of the three “platforms” addressed in the Blueprint. Our first conference focused on economic development, taking a closer look and assessment of the strategic initiatives outlined in the Blueprint. Specifically, experts in economic development, policy-makers, and business and civic leaders examined Wisconsin’s current economic infrastructure and discuss the merits of the strategies. In addition, the audience had a chance to react to the experts findings and comment on the recommendations through a facilitated study session.
Please see the links below to view video coverage of the conference, the conference agenda and speaker and panelist biographies. | | April 27, 2009 video part 1 | | April 27, 2009 video part 2 | | April 27, 2009 video part 3 | | April 27, 2009 video part 4 | | April 27, 2009 video part 5 | | April 27, 2009 video part 6 | | Conference Agenda | | Expert Biographies | | Wisconsin’s Long-Term Visions/Short-Term Needs 2009 Conference
A Look at the Challenges, Opportunities and Risks Facing Wisconsin’s Elected Leaders as They Approach the 2009-11 Wisconsin State Budget
Hosted by:
Wisconsin Counties Association, the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association, the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and Wood Communications Group | Co-hosted by:
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Competitive Wisconsin, the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups and the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators. | |
February 2, 2009
Madison, Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Way has spent nearly two years researching Wisconsin’s long-term needs and engaging thousands of citizens from around the state in an on-going discussion about what needed to be done and how to do it. That process has generated a Draft Blueprint for Change that will be the focal point for yet another round of public engagement and discussion during the first half of 2009 that will ultimately lead to a final Blueprint for Change in late summer or early fall of 2009. Other organizations, including Competitive Wisconsin and the UW System, have also explored the fundamental challenges confronting Wisconsin and made recommendations on how to meet them.
The state is now facing the most significant fiscal crisis in its history and, it is clear that the decisions made by the Governor and Legislature as they craft the 2009-11 budget will have implications for the comprehensive long-term plans for revitalizing Wisconsin’s economy and modernizing its tax system and governmental operations developed and being considered by these initiatives. It is also possible that there may be amongst the suggestions, ideas and recommendations that have emerged from the various civic exercises some elements that our elected officials might find worth exploring as they seek answers to today’s challenges.
For these reasons, the Wisconsin Way and other significant organizations and associations hosted a one-day conference at the Madison Concourse Hotel on Monday, February 2, 2009. Nearly 150 business, academic, agricultural and government leaders engaged in a discussion about the relationship between Wisconsin’s long-term needs and opportunities and its immediate fiscal challenges.
Please see the links below to view the executive summary of the conference along with video coverage, the conference agenda, speaker and panelist biographies, and media coverage. | | Executive Summary - 2/2/2009 | | Feb. 2, 2009 Conference Video Part 1 | | Feb. 2, 2009 Conference Video Part 2 | | Feb. 2, 2009 Conference Video Part 3 | | Feb. 2, 2009 Conference Video Part 4 | | Feb. 2, 2009 Conference Video Lunch | | Feb. 2, 2009 Conference Video Part 5 | | Feb. 2, 2009 Conference Video Part 6 | | Feb. 2, 2009 Conference Video Part 7 | | Feb.2, 2009 Conference Agenda | | Participant Biographies | News Coverage | Wisconsin Way seeks answers to tough issues
News - 2/10/2009
La Crosse Tribune, Richard Mial | Stimulus should improve our rank in federal funding
News - 2/7/2009
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, John Torinus | Conference ponders potential for big changes in state budgeting
News - 2/4/2009
WisBusiness.com, Jennifer Sereno | | Wisconsin Eye - 2/2/09 Coverage of Gov. Jim Doyle addressing the 2009 Conference organized by the Wisconsin Way on Wisconsin’s Long-Term Visions/Short-Term Needs | | Governor Outlines State's Economic Challenges - 2/2/09 Channel3000.com | Doyle pushes R&D tax credit
News - 2/2/2009
WisBusiness.com, Greg Bump |
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