DAY 1: APRIL 30, 2009
1:30 PM REGISTRATION (open until 3:15 PM) // EXHIBIT HALL OPENS
Foyer A
2:00 PM PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP | WV WEB 2.0 – TACTICS FOR USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO ADVANCE
JASON KEELING, Consultant – Keeling Strategic Communications
JUSTIN SEIBERT, President – Direct Online Marketing
2nd Floor Terrace Room
3:00 PM WELCOME
PAUL DAUGHERTY, Chair – Generation West Virginia
Salons E-H
3:15 PM GENERATION WEST VIRGINIA 2009 OVERVIEW: INITIATIVES UNDERWAY
[Moderator: Paul Daugherty]
Committee Chairs:
HOLLY CLARK, Statewide Marketing and Image Improvement Committee
PAUL DAUGHERTY, Leadership Development & Steering Committee
CHRIS FERRO, Legislative & Policy Issues Committee
ABRAHAM SAAD, Best Practices/Outreach Committee
R. B. SEEM, Economic Development & Impact Committee
Salons E-H
3:45 PM TRACK SESSIONS:
Our Generation…Exploring Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Creative Solutions to Knocking Down Barriers | Building an Attractive Workplace Culture
[Moderator: Reid Williams]
Panelists:
LAUREN BODER, Graphic Designer – Maple Creative
MICHAEL HAID, Chief Executive Officer – Maple Creative
SKIP LINEBERG, Chief Creative Officer – Maple Creative
JIM NESTER, Vice President – Maple Creative
Wharf Room
Our Generation…Meeting Our Workforce Needs
Sectors in Need of Skilled Labor
[Moderator: Brandon Holmes]
Panelists:
JUDY CURRY, Director – Division of Early Care & Education, WVDHHR
B.K. FULTON, President – Verizon West Virginia
KELLEY GOES, Cabinet Secretary – WV Department of Commerce
SENATOR EVAN JENKINS, Executive Director – West Virginia State Medical Association
MICHAEL NOWAK, Senior Management & Technical Advisor – NETL
KEITH PAULEY, President and CEO – MATRIC
JIM SKIDMORE, Chancellor – Community and Technical College Education
Waterfront Room
Our Generation…Living in a Time When It’s No Longer “Politics as Usual”
Being Young and Enacting Transformative Change through Legislation
[Moderator: Paul Daugherty]
CHRISTIAN FONG, Vice-Chair – Generation Iowa Commission
Salon E-H
5:00 PM TRACK SESSIONS:
Our Generation…Exploring Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Attracting the Creative Class | Building an Arts Community | A Case Study in Microincubation
[Moderator: Juliet Terry]
PETER CORUM, Managing Partner – Town Run Commons
Wharf Room
Our Generation…Meeting Our Workforce Needs
Developing a Strategy to Tap our Young Talent
[Moderator: Parween Mascari]
KAREN PRICE, President – WV Manufacturers Association
Waterfront Room
Our Generation…Living in a Time When It’s No Longer “Politics as Usual”
Building a New Economy Culture | Fostering Innovation
[Moderator: Brandon Holmes]
Panelists:
SENATOR RICHARD BROWNING, Chair – Economic Development Committee, WV Legislature
JOHNATHAN GAY, Director – Kentucky’s West Liberty Innovation Center
JAMIE GAUCHER, Manager – Microloan & SBIR/STTR Programs, SBDC, WVDO
PAUL HILL, Vice Chancellor of Research – Higher Education Policy Commission
JEFF JAMES, Principal – Mythology; Chair – Create WV
Salon D
6:15 PM FREE TIME AND EXHIBIT HALL OPENS
Foyer F-H
6:30 PM SPEED NETWORKING RECEPTION [Moderators: Elizabeth Ayers and Anita Davis]
Foyer F-H
7:00 PM GROUP PHOTO [Photographer: Scott Frederick]
Foyer / Patio
7:40 PM DINNER
Salons E-H
7:55 PM ANNUAL REPORT
PAUL DAUGHERTY, Chair – Generation West Virginia
Salons E-H
8:05 PM PRESENTATION OF DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY RESULTS TO GOVERNOR MANCHIN
R.B. SEEM, Chair – Economic Development & Impact, Generation West Virginia
Salons E-H
8:15 PM KEYNOTE: IT’S AN EXCITING TIME TO LIVE IN WEST VIRGINIA! | OUR ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN
[Introduced by: Jonathan Deem, General Counsel – Office of Governor Joe Manchin]
Salons E-H
8:40 PM ALL STAR AWARDS
PAUL DAUGHERTY, Chair – Generation West Virginia
Salons E-H
DAY 2: MAY 1, 2009
7:30 AM BREAKFAST
Foyer F-H
7:45 AM REGISTRATION (open until 9:30 AM)
Foyer A
8:00 AM G’MORNING
ELIZABETH AYERS, Member – Huntington YPC; Member – Conference Planning Committee, Generation West Virginia
Salons E-H
8:10 AM PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW CAN GWV MEMBERS ASSUME LEADERSHIP ROLES WITHIN WV?
[Moderator: Elizabeth Ayers]
Panelists:
JONATHAN DEEM, General Counsel – Office of Governor Joe Manchin, III
B.K. FULTON, President – Verizon West Virginia
CRYSTAL GOOD, Associate Director – Covenant House
MARIA YESTER, Director – Center for Education and Organizational Development, West Virginia University Hospitals
Salons E-H
9:00 AM KEYNOTE: LEARNING TO LEAD: MAKING IT WORK IN WV
TAMMY GRAY, Vice President of Operations – beBetter Networks
[Introduced by: Brandon Holmes]
Salons E-H
9:45 AM TRACK SESSIONS:
Our Generation…Exploring Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Six Degrees of Separation | How Industries Spawn New Opportunities | A Case Study in Green Building Renovation
[Moderator: Holly Clark]
Panelists:
BRANDON HOLMES, Managing Partner – LightsON! West Virginia
GENE KISTLER, Managing Partner – LightsON! West Virginia
Wharf Room
Our Generation…Meeting Our Workforce Needs
The Progression of West Virginia's Economic and Workforce Trends
[Moderator: Martina Bison-Huckaby]
STEVE ROBERTS, President – West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Waterfront Room
Our Generation…Living in a Time When It’s No Longer “Politics as Usual”
Meet Our Young Elected Leaders
[Moderator: Amanda Pasdon]
Panelists:
DELEGATE TIFFANY LAWRENCE
DELEGATE PAT MCGEEHAN
DELEGATE JONATHAN MILLER
COUNCILMAN NATE RANDOLPH
Salon D
11:00 AM TRACK SESSIONS:
Our Generation…Exploring Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Innovative Solutions Driving New Job Creation
[Moderator: Paul Daugherty]
Panelists:
JEFF JAMES, Principal – Mythology; Chair – Create WV
JEFFREY LUSK, Executive Director – Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority
Wharf Room
Our Generation…Meeting Our Workforce Needs
What to do about the ‘Wage Gap’? | Tackling One of the Biggest Obstacles to Attracting Young Talent
[Moderator: Martina Bison-Huckaby]
Panelists:
DR. RANDY CHILDS, Research Associate Professor – Bureau of Business and Economic Research, WVU
NORA MYERS, Executive Director – Entrepreneurship Center; Director – Center for Career Development, University of Charleston
DR. RUSS SOBEL, Professor – Department of Economics, WVU
Waterfront Room
Our Generation…Living in a Time When It’s No Longer “Politics as Usual”
A New Day in American Politics | Lessons Learned from the 2008 Campaign
[Moderator: Emily Bennington]
Panelists:
DEREK SCARBRO, Executive Director – WV Democratic Party
ROMAN STAUFFER, Campaign Manager – Beth Walker for Supreme Court 2008
CURTIS WILKERSON, Political Consultant – Orion Strategies
Salon D
12:15 PM LUNCH & KEYNOTE: SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOMETHING OF YOURSELF
SKIP LINEBERG, Chief Creative Officer – Maple Creative
[Introduced by: Emily Bennington]
Salons E-H
1:30 PM PANEL DISCUSSION: COME HOME TO WEST VIRGINIA
[Moderator: Rebecca Roth]
Panelists:
SHANNON CUNNINGHAM, President – West Virginia Grantmakers Association
AMY KING, Come Home to WV Spokesperson; Member – Spilman Thomas & Battle
GARY LEE TOLLEY, Retired U.S. Army Veteran & Full-Time Entertainer
Salons E-H
2:45 PM UPDATE FROM THE FIELD | WHAT EACH REGIONAL YOUNG PROFESSIONAL GROUP IS UP TO
[Moderator: Paul Daugherty]
Regional Partners:
MIKE ARCHER, Young-Emerging Leaders of the Mid-Ohio Valley (Parkersburg)
EMILY BENNINGTON, Generation Charleston
BRIDGET COHEE, Young Professionals of the Eastern Panhandle (Martinsburg)
PAUL DAUGHERTY on behalf of Young Pendleton County
ASHLEY HARDESTY, Generation Morgantown
TIMOTHY MCKEEN, OVConnect (Wheeling)
CHRISTINA SAAD, Young Professional Committee of the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce
Salons E-H
3:30 PM CLOSING REMARKS
PAUL DAUGHERTY, Chair – Generation West Virginia
Salons E-H
4:00 PM ADJOURN
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