2010 Convening the Region Summit Agenda

12:30 pm Registration

1:00 pm – Welcome & Summit Overview

• Charles Bone – Moderator, Cumberland Region Tomorrow

1:30 pm – 2010 Summit Keynote

• Commissioner Matt Kisber – TN Dept. of Economic & Community Development

2:00 pm – National Panel Presentation

• Geoff Anderson – Smart Growth America
• Lynn Richards – EPA Office of Smart Growth
• Shailen Bhatt – Federal Highway Administration
• Commissioner Gerald Nicely – TN Dept. of Transportation

2:45 pm - Break

3:00 pm – Leadership in Regional Thinking & Action Awards

• Gary Scott, Summit Chair, Cumberland Region Tomorrow

3:15 pm – Advancing our Region - Key Regional Issue of Transportation and Transit – Presentation of the DRAFT 2035 Regional Transportation Plan

• Mayor Karl Dean – Chair, Nashville Area MPO
• Michael Skipper – Executive Director, Nashville Area MPO

4:00 pm – Public/Private Perspectives on Planning and Leadership for Regional Transit

• Charles Bone – Moderator, Cumberland Region Tomorrow
• Mayor Jo Ann Graves – Chair, Middle Tennessee Mayors Caucus
• Ed Cole – Executive Director, Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee

4:30 pm – Advancing our Region – Key Regional Issue of Open Space Conservation

• Julian Bibb – Land Trust for Tennessee and Cumberland Region Tomorrow
• Jeanie Nelson – Land Trust for Tennessee

4:45 pm - Conclusion & Invitation to Summit Reception

• Charles Bone – CRT Moderator

5:00 pm – Reception