Day 2

Thursday, April 8th

7:30am Registration Opens @Lexington Center

8:30 – 8:45am – Welcome & Remarks
Mayor Jim Newberry

8:45 – 9:45am Keynote Jeremy Gutsche
Founder, TheTrendHunter.com & author of Exploiting Chaos

In his book, 150 Ways to Spark Innovation During Times of Change, Gutsche notes that times of change and uncertainty can spark the greatest opportunities for innovation. Many multi-billion dollar corporations like Hewlett-Packard, Disney, and Microsoft were started during periods of economic recession. Jeremy Gutsche, North America’s most sought after authority on trend hunting, shows you how to gain an edge in business by harnessing the creativity that will help your company survive and flourish in any economic climate. With a respected understanding of exploiting whats cool and predicting future trends, Gutsche shows how to create a culture of innovation in your company, maximize the exposure of your marketing message, and think big while acting small. A fascinating and valuable talk, Gutsche details how to stimulate creativity and unlock the powerful strategies of trend-hunting to help your business thrive in these uncertain times.

Interlude:  Tee-Dee Young, guitarist

9:45 – 10:30 Keynote: Tonya Surman
Executive Director, Centre for Social Innovation, Toronto, Canada

Tonya Surman is a globally recognized thought leader in the area of social entrepreneurship, best summed up as “making a difference while making a dollar.” She heads up The Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) in Toronto which brings together entrepreneurs of all types who share a common motivation; a desire to give something back to their community. Developing social entrepreneurs is a different approach to community and economic development yet one that is appealing to more and more communities as their success not only creates jobs and economic returns but they also better the social, cultural and environmental aspects of the community. Tonya will discuss the unique combination of physical space and community that makes CSI into a dynamic hive of activity, creativity and innovation.

10:30 – 11:00 – Break

11:00 – 12:00pm Breakout Session One

The Black Creative Class

When Richard Florida debuted the concept of the “creative class” he included all people regardless of race, belief, sexual orientations and gender. Yet each of these discrete communities face unique challenges in fully realizing their creative, innovative and therefore economic potential. This session looks the issues and opportunities for the African-American community in developing “creative class” assets and turning a legacy of creativity in entrepreneurs and businesses.

Featuring:
Kwende Kefentse, writer, radio host & DJ, Ottawa, Canada
Rod Gailes OBC, Produer, Director, NY, NY
Collin Wallace, CEO, FanGo Software Systems, Lexington, KY
Moderator, Anthony Wright, Director of Economic Development, Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government

Media & the City
Every community has a narrative. Historically that narrative was shaped first by newspapers and later by radio and television.   Today, media extends to a variety of non-traditional sources and mediums: citizens making observations; bloggers; social media mavens; and Flip camera armed residents. They are playing an increasingly important role in shaping the community narrative.  Along side that, we are seeing new media models arise that blend the professional standards of traditional journalism with the latest technologies and citizens’ desire to be part of the conversation.  This session brings together traditional and new media and asks the question of where media, not just journalism, is going and what impacts this will have on the development of our communities.

Featuring:
Ashley Aidenbaum, Issue Media Group, Detroit, MI
Diana Lind, Editor, Next American City Magazine
Tom Eblen, Lexington Herald Leader
Moderator:  Tom Martin, Editor in Chief, Business Lexington

Sparking Social Innovation Within Your City

Social entrepreneurs are coming up with market-based solutions to improve the world we live in. Citizens are increasingly the source of new ideas that are building healthy communities. Unusual partnerships are emerging and thriving. What is going on here?

In this session, Tonya Surman and Amy Pearl will share a variety of ways in which their respective cities — Toronto and Portland (OR) — are sparking social innovation, harnessing creativity and fostering fair, inclusive, healthy and inspired communities. From shared spaces, to inspired collaborations, citizen engagement to social enterprise, Tonya and Amy will empower you with the information you need to spur social innovation within your city.

Featuring:
Tonya Surman, Centre for Social Innnovation, Toronto
Amy Pearl, Springboard Innovation, Portland
Moderator Nathan Cryder, Progress Lex

Taming the Car: Reclaiming Our Cities from the Tyranny of the Transportation Department
Who is the city for? Is it for the car or is it for the citizen? If you look at most North American cities you would think that cities existed in service of our cars and not our people. Bold cities all over the world are rethinking the design and use of public space so that the needs of people are prioritized over the car. This session will illuminate how communities all over the world are becoming more pedestrian and bicycle friendly, and with astounding results.

Featuring:
Charles Landry, COMEDIA & author of The Art of City Making
Chris Miller, Illuminomics, Savannah, GA
Mike Lydon, Street Plans Collaborative & co-author, The Smart Growth Manual
Moderator, Steve Austin, Director of Legacy Center at Blue Grass Community Foundation, Lexington, KY

12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch and Keynote

Ford Theater Reunion

Rebecca Ryan
Founder a, Next Generation Consulting, author Live First, Work Second

Are you exporting your youngest, brightest minds to other cities? You’re not alone: in the 1990’s, ninety percent of America’s largest cities LOST young talent. Smaller cities and rural areas suffered most. What are the causes of “brain drain” and how can your community reposition itself to attract young talent? Rebecca Ryan, author of the groundbreaking report, “Hot Jobs – Cool Communities,” and Live First, Work Second takes you inside the minds of the next generation to evaluate your community through their lens. Specifics include:
Why “brain drain” happens in your community;  How communities score in the seven indexes young professionals use to evaluate “cool communities;  How some communities are taking a “no holds barred” approach to poaching your talent; How your community can design a clear, authentic strategy to attract and retain talent.

1:30 – 2:30pm Breakout Session Two

Best Practices: New Strategies for Economic Development

The competitive framework of global economic development has fundamentally shifted. The old tool and tactics like tax incentives and land deals are still necessary but they are insufficient by themselves to ensure competitiveness. This session explores new practices and thinking in the area of economic development. What is the “new playbook” for cities and regions competing for talent and each other in the global marketplace? Hear from these practitioners on the latest trends and tactics with an emphasis on what communities can do in tight economic times.

Featuring:
Chris Miller, Illuminomics, Savannah, GA
Lou Musante, Catalytix, Pittsburgh, PA
Jason Schupbach, Creative Economy Industry Director, MA

Best Practices:  Design & Sustainability; Innovating the Built Environment

Our built environment impacts our economic vitality, our social capital, our environment and our health yet we think of it in the most basic and functional terms. How can a better built environment, from a street or a public space, produce a better, healthier and more vibrant community? Mike Lydon, co-author of The Smart Growth Manual, examines innovative approaches to making communities better through design and will share brilliant examples from all over the world.

Featuring:
Mike Lydon, founding Principal Street Plans Collaborative & co-author, The Smart Growth Manual

Best Practices: Growing Entrepreneurial Culture

Communities all over the world are trying grow their pool of local entrepreneurs. Ranging from space to training to economic incentives, the tools and tactics continue to expand. But what has really worked? How does one create an entrepreneurial culture where not one but many companies spring up and everyone feels like they can have a go at their own start up.  Hear how the Cleveland Foundation created the Civic Innovation Lab to fund new ideas and fire start businesses and how Austin, Texas has become a hot bed of creative industry development.

Featuring:

Jennifer Thomas, Exec. Director, Civic Innovation Lab, Cleveland, OH
Jim Butler, City of Austin, Texas
Moderator:  Kris Kimel, founder, IdeaFestival

Best Practices:  Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program

The Mural Arts Program in Philadelphia has become a global model of community engagement, urban regeneration, youth development, job training and artist development through murals.  With over 3000 murals city wide and an annual budget of $7 million, the program is an innovative and successful public/private partnership that encompasses both the city  and the nonprofit community.

Featuring:  Kathryn Ott Lovell, Chief Advancement Officer, Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, PA

2:30 – 3:15pm Mayors Panel

This panel featuring Mayor Jim Newberry (Lexington), Mayor Elaine Walker (Bowling Green) & Mayor Jerry Abramson (Louisville) discusses their city’s respective roles in attracting and retaining talent, including specific strategies and tactics currently being employed.

Moderator:  Adam Edelen, Chief of Staff, Gov. Steve Beshear

Interlude:  Devine Carama

3:15 – 3:45 – Break

3:45 – 5:00pm Pecha Kucha Session on Midwest Projects

“Pecha Kucha” is the Japanese word for the sound of people talking and it was first used in a presentation format in Japan by architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham in 2003. In this format each presenter is allowed 20 slides, each shown for 20 seconds each, automatically advancing – giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of presentation. This session will showcase a cross section of great projects from across the Midwest.

Moderator:  Kent Lewis, HP & Host, Pecha Kucha Night Lexington
Nathan Cryder/Scott Clark – “Purple Tent”
Saraya Brewer – “Boomslang: A Celebration of Sound and Art”
Jay McChord – “Second Sunday”
Colin Wallace – “Fango.com”
Wayne Hall- “Kentucky Space”
Ben Askren – “IN2LEX”
Todd Wiley – “Lexington Collexion”
Donna Ison – “Lexington Through Poetry”

4:00pm – 7:00pm ukTech10: Gallery of Innovations – Innovative faculty at the University of Kentucky will demonstrate promising technologies at ukTech10, part of the Lexington Creative Cities Summit and IN2LEX APRIL IS. The public is invited to join university officials, faculty and students at The Penguin, across the street from the Lexington Convention Center.

5:00pm Best of the Bluegrass – Downtown

Beer compliments of Alltech and live music.

6:00pm Dine Around Begins

The Dine Around is an opportunity for you to meet your fellow attendees and to sample some of the great restaurants have to offer. At the registration desk you will have the opportunity to sign up for dinner at various restaurants around the downtown area. There will be tables reserved at the restaurants with a designated “host” from the area who will answer questions and make connections for you. You show up, meet other delegates and pay only for your own meal!

8:00 – 11:00pm Gaming Party

Join us at Baker 360 , downtown Lexington’s premiere night spot for an evening of Guitar Hero, EA Sports, and old-school video games.

201 E Main St, Chase Bank Building, 15th Floor