Presentations

• Partnerships: Higher Education
• Haley Glover, Director of Convening Strategy, Lumina Foundation
• Eva Klein, President Eva Klein & Associates
• William Generett, Executive Director, Pittsburgh Central Keystone Innovation Zone
• Partnerships: Venture Capital
• Martin Babinec, Founder and Chairman, Upstate Venture Connect
• Partnerships: Workforce Development
• Ted Gershon, Associate VP, Community-Based Initiatives & Special Advisor
- Economic Development
• Larry Good, Chairman, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
• Sherryl Weems, Associate Vice Provost, Continuing and Professional, Studies
Executive Director of the Educational Opportunity Center, University of Buffalo
• Success Stories: Manufacturing
• Mark Pulver, CEO, Syracuse Castings
• Small Business & Entrepreneurialism
• Jim King, State Director, NYS Small Business Development Centers
• Dean Bennett, Executive Director, NYS Division of MWBE
• Success Stories: Technology
• Dan Berglund, President & CEO, State Science and Technology Institute
• Paul Tolley, Executive Director, Smart Systems Technology Commercialization Center
• Success Stories: Agribusiness
• Laurie Griffen, Co-Owner, Saratoga Sod
• John Noble, CEO, Synergy, LLC
• Success Stories: Regional/Community Development
• Tracey Grose, Vice President and Director of Research & Strategic Development,
Collaborative Economics
• Bruce Katz, Vice President and Founding Director, Metropolitan Policy Program,
Brookings Institution
• Performance Measurement
• Peter Kwass, Principal, Mt. Auburn Associates
• David Post, Strategy and Innovation Global Offering Lead, Sustainability Strategy,
IBM Corporation
• Ken Poole, Ph.D., Executive Director, Council for Community and Economic Research
• How to Win: Successful Strategic Plans
• Howard Glaser, Director of State Operations