Creative Cities Summit Agenda

*Please note, agenda and participants subject to change*

Wednesday, Sept. 8th
Location:  The Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg

5:30 - 8 pm: Registration, opening reception

6 pm: Docent-led tour of the Museum (optional)

6:45 pm: Announcements, introductions

8 pm: Party ends. Explore downtown St Pete with new friends.

Thursday, Sept. 9th
Location: Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club, St. Petersburg

8 am: Registration, breakfast

8:30 am- 10 am: Plenary Speakers

     Opening Remarks:

     Peter Kageyama, Sextant Marketing Group & Creative Tampa      Bay, Conference Co-Chair

     Randy Berridge, President, Florida High Tech Corridor Council

     H. William Habermeyer, Jr., President and CEO, Progress      Energy Florida

     Richard Florida - live via satellite
     Author, The Rise of the Creative Class


10 am - 10:30 am: Coffee & networking break

10:30 - 11:45 am: Breakout Session I

• Creative Industries Focus: Design
  This panel focuses on how design plays a key role in four work areas: Institutions, Products, Experience Design and Retail. The panelists will discuss how design is defined, deployed, and integrated into the work environment for competitive and business advantage.
  
  Moderator: Matthew Childs, VP, Strategic Planning, FKQ Advertising, Clearwater, FL
  
  Panelists:
  Alessandro Franchini, Creative Director, Crate & Barrel, Chicago, IL
  Terri Ducay, V.P. Strategic Design, Cheskin, San Francisco, CA
  Trent Green, Prof. of Archiecture, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
  
  
• Financing the Creative Enterprise
  Traditional methods of financing don't often apply to creative endeavors such as films, music, publishing and creative entrepreneurship. Discussion will focus on avenues of finance for untraditional business ventures.
  
  Moderator: Brent C.J. Britton, Akerman Senterfitt, Tampa. FL
  
  Panelists:
  Bryan Crino, Skyway Capital, Tampa, FL
  Ben Older, Older & Lundy, Tampa, FL
  Mariruth Kennedy, Friends of the Festival, Inc. Tampa
  
  
  
• Educating the Creative Workforce
  Today's knowledge based workers are the driving force behind business growth and development. Education and training to maintain and expand their skills is an investment in your company and your community. Learn how others are using training and "re-training" to create competitive advantage.
  
  Moderator: Donna Manion, Tampa Tribune
  
  Panelists:
  Julie Burros, Director of Cultural Planning, City of Chicago Cultural Affairs Dept., Chicago, IL
  Judson French, Executive Director, Digital Media Alliance Florida, Orlando, FL
  Darryl Blaker, Home Shopping Network, Clearwater, FL
  Dr. Larry Thompson, President, Ringling School of Art & Design, Sarasota, FL
  
  
• A Shared Vision - How Culture Drives the Economy of Southeast Florida
  The mere presence of cultural institutions is a factor in today's creative economy. With a shared vision of economic growth, cultural institutions can actively support the broader community's golas. Join us as we discuss how Southeast Florida is capitalizing on the region's cultural assets.
  
  Moderator: Don Upton, President, Fairfiled Index, Lithia, FL
  
  Panelists:
  Mark Nerenhausen, Pres. & CEO, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  J.T. Tarlton, Pres. & CEO, Broward Alliance, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  Suzanne Jewell, Pres. & Chief Innovation Officer, Motivus Consulting, Miami, FL
  

12 - 1:30 pm: Lunch, followed by Keynote

     The Honorable Glenda E. Hood, Florida Secretary of State

     Charles Landry
     Partner, COMEDIA, United Kingdom
     Author, The Creative City: A Tool Kit for Urban Innovators

1:30 - 2:45 pm: Breakout session II

• Creative Industries Focus: Digital Media & Film
  Digital media is perhaps the most convergent technology in the world, with a huge range of uses from medicine, engineering, modeling and simulation, gaming, film and entertainment. Learn how communities are developing clusters of talent in this sector including Orlando, the state's leader in this industry.
  
  Moderator: Rob Tiisler, Tampa Digital Studios, Tampa, FL
  
  Panelists:
  Mark Smith, Esq., Director, Louisiana Film Commission
  Stephen Emery, Film Development Director, Valhalla Motion Pictures, Beverly Hills, CA
  Sterling Van Wagenen, Director, UCF Film School, Orlando Florida, and Founder, Sundance Film Festival
  Suzanne Quinn, Director, Austin Studios, Austin, TX
  
  
  
• Incubators & Hives of Entrepreneurial Activity
  The latest generations of incubators offer much more than cheap space and business advice. They are creating synergy. Hear how some of the best are doing it in this session.
  
  Moderator: Kathy Baylis, VP, Economic Development, Sarasota County Committee For Economic Development, Sarasota, FL
  
  Panelists:
  Umberto Crenca, Director, AS220, Providence, RI
  Carol Ann Dykes, COO, UCF Technology Incubator, Orlando, FL
  Nadine Gabai-Botero, Director of Development, CuDC - Flashpoint DC, Washington, DC
  
  
• The Downtown Core: Re-Development Challenges
  Re-development has unique challenges, especially in the downtown core. This panel will discuss the issues faced, how other cities have addressed them, and the success stories that have been created as downtown's are transformed into vibrant urban centers.
  
  Moderator: Tony Collins, Sr. VP, Tucker/Hall, Tampa, FL
  
  Panelists:
  Neisen O. Kasdin, Shareholder, Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, Miami, FL, and former Mayor of Miami Beach, FL
  Mayor Wayne Poston, City of Bradenton, FL
  Ann Wykell, Manager, Cultural Affairs, City of St. Petersburg
  Bob Jeffrey, Manager Development Services & Urban Design, City of St. Petersburg, FL
  
  
  
• Creativity & the Corporation
  Businesses are looking to unleash the creative resources within their workforce. Programs ranging from new HR practices, institutional changes and even "intrapreneurial" ventures are seeking to leverage internal creative talent for competitive advantage. Here how corporations are doing this and how you can implement programs within your organization.
  
  Moderator: Martin Bosman, PhD., USF, Tampa, FL
  
  Panelists:
  Larry Quick, Larry Quick & Associates, Melbourne, Australia
  John B. Zumwalt, Pres. & CEO, PBS&J, Tampa, FL
  John Streitmatter, Sun Trust Bank, Tampa, FL
  

2:45 - 3:15 pm: Networking break

3:15 - 4:30 pm: Breakout session III

• Creative Industries Focus: Technology & Software
  Entrepreneurship is at the core of the creative economy, and the tech sector has long been a center for entrepreneurship and innovation. Hear how communities are responding to the needs of this highly competitive sector, and best practices for encouraging tech innovation and entrepreneurship.
  
  Moderator: Kurt Long, Tampa Bay Technology Forum, Tampa, FL
  
  Panelists:
  George Gordon, CEO, Enporion; President, Tampa Bay Technology Forum, Tampa, FL
  James Klein, Director of Communications & Research, LARTA, Los Angeles, CA
  Monica Doss, CED NC, Research Triangle Park, NC
  
  

• Marketing the Creative City
  Cities are brands. Learn how cities have used marketing to develop their brands, their personality and their buzz. Hear what has worked, what has not and why.
  
  Moderator: Carol Coletta, Coletta & Co. & Smart City Radio
  
  Panelists:
  Wendy Ceccherelli, Director of Arts & Cultural Affairs, City of Tampa, FL
  Ed Bailey, V.P. Brand Development, Austin City Limits, Austin, TX
  Thom Stork, Pres. & CEO, Florida Aquarium, Tampa, FL
  Lucy Meade, Director of Business Development, Richmond Renaissance, Richmond, VA
  
  

• New Models & Trends in Economic Development
  In the global battle for talent economic development specialists have responded with creative approaches to traditional practice and are incorporating new models into their arsenals. Hear from successful economic development organizations on how they are responding, what questions they are being asked, and what the future holds.
  
  Moderator: Stuart Rogel, Pres. & CEO of Tampa Bay Partnership, Tampa, FL
  
  Panelists:
  Richard Bendis, CEO, Innovation Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
  Kip Bergstrom, Executive Director, Rhode Island Economic Policy Council, Providence, RI
  John Fremstad, VP, Techology Industry Development, Metro Orlando EDC, Orlando, FL
  Lou Musante, Partner, Catalytix, A Richard Florida Creativity Company, Pittsburgh, PA
  
  
• Role of Networks & Grassroots Organizations
  Local, grassroots organizations are springing up all over the world and are playing key roles in the development of creative economies. Hear how these organizations have formed, how they govern themselves, how they get things done, and how they interact with traditional entities such as government and business.
  
  Moderator: Deanne Roberts, President, Roberts Communications & Creative Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL
  
  Panelists:
  Henry T. Perea, Fresno City Council Member, Creative Fresno, Fresno, CA
  Rodgers Frantz, Richard Florida Creativity Group, Pittsburgh, PA
  Jessica Muroff, Emerge Tampa, Tampa, FL
  Robert E. Johnson, Sr. Executive Asst. Director, Dept. of Labor & Economic Growth, State of Michigan, Lansing, MI

4:30 - 5:15 pm: Wrap-up session - main ballroom

5:15 - 6:30 pm: Cocktail reception

6:00 - 7:00 pm: Tampa Bay's Media Talk radio show

             Live from the Vinoy. Online broadcast available at
             www.tampabaymediatalk.com .

7:30 pm: Offsite parties
          
            After-Party @ Dan Marino's Restaurant in Baywalk,
            begins at 8:00pm

            American Stage Performance of "Anna in the                 Tropics" - New play from St. Petersburg's resident             theatre group; mention the Summit for half price tickets             for 7:30pm performance. For information call
            (727) 823-PLAY.