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Thursday | October 30, 2014 |
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9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions |
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Karen Williams Seel, Pinellas County
Commission Chair
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Dr. James Olliver, St. Petersburg College Seminole Campus Provost |
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Video |
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9:05 a.m. |
Pinellas by Design – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow |
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Michael Crawford, Pinellas Planning Council, Interim Executive Director |
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Video | Slideshow |
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Pinellas by Design Plan (2005) |
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9:20 a.m. |
Overview of Pinellas County’s Economy |
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Mike Meidel, Pinellas County Economic Development Director |
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Video | Slideshow |
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9:35 a.m. |
The Pinellas County Landscape – Redevelopment Challenges and Opportunities |
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James Moore, Ph.D., HDR, Inc. International Planning & Design Director; Urban Land Institute Tampa Bay Governance Committee Chair |
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Video | Slideshow |
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10:20 a.m. |
Review Economic Conditions and Goals for Economic Growth |
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William Fruth, POLICOM Corporation President |
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Video |
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Economic Development Performance Evaluation 2003-2013, Pinellas County, Florida (2014) |
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12:05 p.m. |
Key Findings and Recommendations for Pinellas County’s Future |
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William Fruth, POLICOM Corporation President |
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Video |
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Recommendations for Improving the Pinellas County, Florida Economy (2014) |
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Question and Answer Session |
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Video |
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1:30 p.m. |
Rep. David Jolly, Florida’s 13th congressional district, shares his support for the goals of the Pinellas County Economic Innovation and Leadership Symposium. |
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Video |
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1:35 p.m. |
“We Are All Tampa Bay” – Capitalizing on a Regional Marketing Strategy. |
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Jill Pearson, ChappellRoberts Senior Account Executive |
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Video | Slideshow |
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2:15 p.m. |
Creative Tools and Innovative Strategies – Local and National Case Studies
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The Collaborations and Strategies Required to Make Creative Village Orlando a Reality. |
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Brooke Bonnett, City of Orlando Director of Economic Development
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Craig Ustler, Ustler Development President
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Video | Slideshow |
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Urban Redevelopment Through Adaptive Reuse: From Blight to Bright. |
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Joseph Kokolakis, J. Kokolakis Contracting, Inc., President
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Video | Slideshow |
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Data Management and Collaboration Can Be Powerful Economic Development Tools. |
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Adam Carnow, ESRI Account Executive
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Bryan Zumwalt, Pinellas County Geographic Information Systems Manager
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Video | Slideshow | Online Application |
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3:45 p.m. |
Closing |
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James Moore, Ph.D., HDR Inc. International Planning & Design Director; Urban Land Institute Tampa Bay Governance Committee Chair |
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Video |
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Friday | October 31, 2014 |
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9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Objectives |
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Karen Williams Seel, Pinellas County
Commission Chair
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Mike Meidel, Pinellas County Economic Development Director
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Video |
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9:10 a.m. |
Going from Challenge to Opportunity
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Overcoming the Big Barriers to Redevelopment. |
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Chris Eastman, Echelon, LLC Senior VP
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Steve Kurcan, Echelon, LLC VP of Development
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Video | Slideshow |
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A Case Study in Downtown Revitalization and Incentivizing Urban Redevelopment of Redwood City, CA. |
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Blake Lyon, Pinellas County Development Review Services Director
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Video | Slideshow |
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10:00 a.m. |
Collaborations, Strategies and Tools
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Workforce and Education. |
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James Connolly, Ph.D., St. Petersburg College Director of Corporate Training
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Video | Slideshow |
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Economic Development Tools and Concepts. |
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Mike Meidel, Pinellas County Economic Development Director
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Video | Slideshow |
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11:00 a.m. |
Panel Discussion – Question and Answer Session
Moderated by Alexis Muellner, Tampa Bay Business Journal Editor |
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Video |
Panelists: |
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James Connolly, Ph.D., St. Petersburg College Director of Corporate Training |
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William Fruth, POLICOM Corporation President |
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Joseph Kokolakis, Kokolakis Contracting, Inc. President |
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Steve Kurcan, Echelon, LLC Senior VP |
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Blake Lyon, Pinellas County Development Review Services Director |
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Mike Meidel, Pinellas County Economic Development Director |
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James Moore, Ph.D., HDR, Inc. International Planning & Design Director; Urban Land Institute Tampa Bay Governance |
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Adam Carnow, ESRI Account Executive |
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12:00 p.m. |
2014 Pinellas County Symposium – Closing
Friday, Oct. 31, 2014 |
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Karen Williams Seel, Pinellas County
Commission Chair |
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Video |
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