Members/ Nonmembers - $45
Legislators – No charge

AeA FLORIDA SUMMIT ON COMPETITIVENESS

PURPOSE: 
To bring technology company senior executives, university presidents, legislators, school superintendents and economic development officials together to define an agenda for change to secure and improve the US technology industry's global competitiveness.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: 

Senior level technology company executives, university presidents, legislators and economic development officials interested in productively addressing growing challenges faced by the high tech industry such as:

• Securing a Highly Skilled Workforce

• Opening International Markets (fair trade)

• Immigration Policy

• Research & Development Funding

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND: 

• To gain an understanding of the challenges and threats facing the high tech industry

• To advance solutions to the challenges in a proactive and effective manner

• To learn how you can communicate your concerns to legislators

• To promote your company’s interests in these complex issues

• To build valuable contacts in the industry

When:  June 2, 2006
            8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
            
Where: National Entrepreneur Center
            Land Mark One
            Suite 100
            315 East Robinson Street
            Orlando, FL 3280
            Directions

Click here for a list of hotels in the downtown Orlando area.

Sponsored By:

Sponsorship opportunities are still available for this event. Call Maryann Fiala, 407.882.2425 or more information.

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Tentative Agenda 

June 2, 2006

Morning - Outlining the Issues

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.	Welcome Remarks Patti Rader, President, Avancent Consulting
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.	Chancellor Mark Rosenberg, Florida University System
9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.	Losing the Competitive Advantage? The Challenge for Science & Technology in the United States   Maryann Fiala, Executive Director,
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Securing Tomorrow's Workforce - Challenges and Opportunities Steve Brown, President, DeVry University, Orlando Campus  Randolph E. Gunter, Ph.D., President, 21st Century Learning Solutions  Craig Hagen, Director, Electronic Arts Tiburon
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	Global Trade - Opening Markets and Protecting IP Alan M. Weisberg, Esq., Christopher & Weisberg, P.A. Manny Mencia, SVP, Enterprise Florida
11:00 a.m. -  11:30 a.m.	R & D Funding - Finding the Next Breakthrough Innovation Dr. Kwame Boakye
11:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch with Keynote - Darrell Kelley, COO, Holland & Knight, LLP

Afternoon – Setting the Stage for Change

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Open Forum - Moderated Group Discussion Moderator - Richard Kip, Lobbyist, AeA Florida
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Next Steps

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Space is limited, so reserve today to ensure you are present
for this important business development event.