Schedule

Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008

1 – 5 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Load In – Ryman Exhibit Hall B1

3 – 6 p.m.

Registration – Ryman Hall B2 Registration Desk

Monday, Sept. 15, 2008

6:30 – 8 a.m.

Exhibit Hall Load In – Ryman Exhibit Hall B1

8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open – Ryman Exhibit Hall B1

7:30 – 9 a.m.

Registration – Ryman Hall B2 Registration Desk Continental Breakfast

9 – 10 a.m.

Session 1

Choose one of three:

Tennessee’s Competitive Edge: Roadmap for a Successful Project – Tennessee A

Making Global Connections – Tennessee B

The Housing Crisis – Magnolia Ballroom

10:15 – 11:15 a.m.

Session 2

Choose one of three:

• Wiki Your Way to Making Contacts – Tennessee A

• Making Cents of Grants – Tennessee B

• Bone Dry: planning to avoid water issues – Magnolia Ballroom

11:15 – 11:30 a.m.

Break

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Commissioner’s Luncheon

Keynote Speaker: Andy Serwer, Managing Editor FORTUNE Magazine – Tennessee CDE

1:15 – 1:30 p.m.

Break

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Session 3

Choose one of three:

• Rocky Road Ahead for Automotive? – Tennessee A

• Positive Presentations – Tennessee B

• Building a Web Site Consultants Can Use – Magnolia Ballroom

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Afternoon Snack Break

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Session 4

Choose one of three:

• A Look Ahead at Three Star – Tennessee A

• Entrepreneurship, Tennessee Style – Tennessee B

• How Google put McMinnville on the Map – Magnolia Ballroom

3:45 – 4 p.m.

Break

4 – 5 p.m.

Session 5

Choose one of three:

• Sustainable Tourism: Why it Makes Both Dollars and Sense! – Tennessee A

• What Next? Recovering After a Natural Disaster – Tennessee B

• Second Summit – Magnolia Ballroom

5 – 5:30 p.m.

Break

5: 30 – 7 p.m.

Three-Star and Tennessee Main Street Program Reception – Tennessee CDE

Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008

8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open – Ryman Exhibit Hall B1

8 – 9 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

9 – 10 a.m.

Session 6

Choose one of three:

• Incubators: Economic Gardening for Small Business – Tennessee A

• Is Your Web Site Secure? – Tennessee B

• Ask the Commissioner – Magnolia Ballroom

10 – 10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15 – 11:15 a.m.

Session 7

Choose one of three:

• PILOT’s 201 – Tennessee A

• Clean Jobs, Bright Future – Tennessee B

• Secrets of the Site Selectors - Magnolia Ballroom

11:15 – 11:30 a.m.

Break

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Governor’s Luncheon

Keynote speaker: Governor Phil Bredesen – Tennessee CDE

1 – 1:15 p.m.

Break

1:15 – 2:30 p.m.

Three-Star and Tennessee Main Street Photo Op – Tennessee CDE

1:15 – 2:15 p.m.

Session 8

Choose one of three:

• The Orange Carpet Tour – Tennessee A

• Making your Day on the Hill a Day to Remember! – Tennessee B

• Weak Dollar, Strong Prospects – Magnolia Ballroom

2:15 – 2:30 p.m.

Afternoon Snack Break

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Session 9

Choose one of three:

• Keeping Your Main Street Flourishing – Tennessee A

• The Entrepreneurial Spirit – Tennessee B

• WorkForce: The #1 Priority for Business – Magnolia Ballroom

Conference adjourns

4:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Tear Down/Load Out – Ryman Exhibit Hall B1