Spark Growth Leaders’ Exchange

Don’t miss this fast-paced event for people who want to know…

We are in a time of unprecedented change, with major new challenges facing us every day. As leaders, thinkers and problem solvers, even the unspoken rules of business and innovation we once used no longer apply. For the future of your business, how you manage change is as important as knowing what changes to make.

2018 Speakers

“Data: Visualize This!”

More and more aspects of our lives and work are moving to the cloud, devices monitor and record our every move, all producing incredible amounts of data per individual. The implications are endless and overwhelming, with experts suggesting that this “data” is the new currency. What does it all mean? What use is it to you and your organization? And where do you start?

 

“Where’s the Money?”

As cities look to harness the power of technology to better serve their citizens through increased economic opportunities and better quality of life, who pays for it and how? See what some communities are doing to deploy capital more effectively for greater impact.

“Food for Life…Today and Tomorrow.”

It can be easy to throw around the “live, work, play” buzzwords. However fostering quality places that provide quality of life encompasses all public and private sectors and requires leaders to collaborate for any type of real results. Discover how one eco-warrior is making a difference in his city and around the world to make “live, work, play” sustainable and more than a buzzword.

 

“Moving Beyond Good…to Great!”

Even the most sophisticated mapping tools require your current location before they can identify a route to your desired destination. Although many communities would like to be, “put any name here”, understanding where you are currently: assets, economic clusters, history and culture is essential to develop authentic solutions that can move you from today into your tomorrow.

“From Sand pile to Catalyst for Economic Growth.”

Talked about for decades, once the BOLD decision was made to move forward with the Bradenton Riverwalk this internationally acclaimed 1.5 mile park was finished on time and under budget. Since the completion in November 2012, what have been the economic impacts on development and what can we learn as more than ever communities need leaders willing to be BOLD?

 

“Transforming Education and Industry – It Starts Here!”

Known for decades as the land of opportunity and as the leader in innovation, in recent years as some manufacturing has moved to foreign soils and as what were considered “third world” nations “emerge”, the U.S. has faced numerous challenges. Find out what a few students and engineering educators are doing to bring engineering education, entrepreneurship and advanced manufacturing together into something that could transform education and industry. And it all really does start here!