12:30 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

1:10 p.m.

2012 Corporate Keynote Speakers

Ralph Schulz, Moderator-Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

Terry Strange, Hemlock Semiconductor Group

Matt Gallivan, Community Health Systems

Sallie Bailey, LP Building Products

Tennessee ECD—Jobs4TN Regionalizing Tennessee Economic Development

Charles Bone, Moderator-Cumberland Region Tomorrow

Brad Smith, Chief of Staff-Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development

Julius Johnson, Commissioner-Tennessee Department of Agriculture

Advancing our Region – Key Regional Issue of Economic Competitiveness

Janet Miller, Moderator-Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

James Chavez, Clarksville-Montgomery County Economic
Development Council

Matt Largen, Office of Economic Development for Williamson County

Brandom Gengelbach, Maury County Chamber and Economic Alliance

Tennessee DOT—Creating Jobs and Economic Development through
Smarter  Transportation Investments

John Schroer, Commissioner-Tennessee Department of Transportation

Advancing our Region – Key Regional Issue of Transportation/Transit

Ed Cole, Moderator-Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee

Jo Ann Graves, Mayor-City of Gallatin

Ken Moore, Mayor-City of Franklin

Howard Bradley, Mayor-Robertson County

Karl Dean, Mayor-Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

Announcing Tennessee Regions’ Sustainable Communities Roundtable

Bridget Jones, Cumberland Region Tomorrow

Call to Action – Capitalizing on State and Regional Collaboration
for Middle Tennessee’s Economic Future

Karl Dean, Mayor-Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

Gary Scott, Moderator-Cumberland Region Tomorrow

Conclusion and Invitation to Summit Reception

Gary Scott, Moderator-Cumberland Region Tomorrow

Regional and State Networking Reception