CSG Entrepreneurship Days: Tennessee
The Council of State Governments, in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and CSG's Pathways to Prosperity Initiative, hosted CSG Entrepreneurship Day on May 13, 2014 at the FedEx Institute of Technology on the University of Memphis campus. The program brought together economic development practitioners, national thought leaders, entrepreneurs and educators to explore state-based solutions for increased entrepreneurship. Attendees learned about the latest research on the importance of entrepreneurship to economic growth, innovative policy strategies to encourage entrepreneurship and success stories from Tennessee entrepreneurs. Meeting materials are available for download below.
Welcome and Introductions
- Kevin Boggs, Assistant Vice President of Tech Transfer, University of Memphis
- David Adkins, Executive Director/CEO, The Council of State Governments
- Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, 2014 CSG National Chair
Panel 1: The Power of Entrepreneurship
Moderator – Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris
Panelists:
- Jason Wiens, Lead Policy Engagement Manager, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation [download presentation]
- Jeff Chapman, Manager, Economic Development Tax Incentives Project, The Pew Charitable Trusts [download presentation]
- Ted Townsend, Assistant Commissioner of Strategy, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development [download presentation]
Luncheon and Keynote Address
- Charlie Brock, CEO & President, Launch Tennessee [download presentation]
Panel 2: The Tennessee Perspective
Moderator – Charlie Brock, Launch Tennessee
Panelists:
- Steven J. Bares, President and Executive Director, Memphis Bioworks [download presentation]
- Andre Fowlkes, President, Start Co.
- Carol Reed, Executive Director, Northwest Tennessee Entrepreneur Center
- Richard Billings, CEO, Screwpulp
Panel 3: Education and Entrepreneurship
Moderator – Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris
Panelists:
- Larry Gibson, Manufacturing Director, Unilever [download presentation]
- Stan Elliott, Director, Missouri Innovation Campus [download presentation]
- Kelly Penwell, Director, Experiential Learning Lab, University of Memphis [download presentation]
- Michael A. Botticello, CEO & Founder, Custom Coin Holders LLC
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 TN_Agenda.pdf | 167.05 KB |
| Memphis bios with cover.pdf | 567.93 KB |
 Brock.pptx | 6.36 MB |
| chapman_memphis.pptx | 1.14 MB |
| Gibson.pptx | 9.84 MB |
| Stan Elliott.pptx | 3.51 MB |
| Wiens.pptx | 4.56 MB |
| Updated Presentation_051314.ppt | 4.4 MB |
| MBF Presentation CSG.pptx | 2.57 MB |
| Penwell ppt.pdf | 1.88 MB |
| Brock.pdf | 871.79 KB |
| chapman_memphis.pdf | 520.79 KB |
| Gibson.pdf | 3.68 MB |
| MBF Presentation CSG.pdf | 1.55 MB |
| Stan Elliott.pdf | 1.04 MB |
| Wiens.pdf | 984.2 KB |
| Updated Presentation_051314.pdf | 1.04 MB |
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