Wednesday, May 16, 2012 @ The Diamond Bar Center
Event Time: Registration 8:00 AM – 8:55 AM Program begins at 9:00 AM
Event Cost: $50 if purchased in advance. $60 at the door (unless tickets are sold out prior to the event date)
Event Contact: Christy Schroeder (951) 742-8110 christy@macevent.net
Agenda
9:00 AM-Opening Remarks: Four Corners Coalition Chairperson, Gwenn Norton-Perry
9:10 AM-Presentation: City of Industry NFL Stadium Presentation: John Semcken, Majestic Realty Co.
Panel One: “The Current State of the Economy at the Local, Regional and State Level”
Moderator: Steve PonTell-President-La Jolla Institute, CEO-National CORE
Panelists:
State Representative (invited) – Office of the Governor
Dr. John Husing- President, Economics & Politics, Inc.
Dr. Wallace Walrod-Chief Economic Advisor, Orange County Business Council
Kevin Klowden-Director, California Center; Managing Economist, Milken Institute
Panel start time: 9:35 AM
Panel end time: 11:00 AM
11:05 AM-Presentation: Southern California Association of Governments Presentation: Update on the 2010 Regional Economic Strategy presented by Hasan Ikhrata, Executive Director, SCAG
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM: Lunch Served
Panel Two: “The Important Role Ontario Airport plays in the Region’s Economy”
Moderator: David Abel-Publisher, Editor-in-Chief-The Planning Report & Chairman of VerdeXchange
Panelists:
Gina Marie Lindsey- Executive Director, Los Angeles World Airports
Ron Loveridge- Mayor, City of Riverside
Alan Wapner-Council Member, City of Ontario
Michael Armstrong- Aviation Program Manager, Southern California Association of Governments
Denny Schneider-President, Alliance for a Regional Solution to Airport Congestion (ARSAC)
Panel start time: 11:55 PM
Panel end time: 1:20 PM
1:30 PM- Presentation: “The Great California Exodus” presented by Author, Joel Kotkin
1:55 PM-Closing Remarks: Gwenn Norton-Perry, Chairperson, Four Corners Coalition