Leadership Middle Tennessee: Session VI

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Leadership Middle Tennessee: Session VI

February 17-18, 2016 - Davidson County

Government, Public Policy & The Music City Brand

AGENDA

Planning Team: Marc Hill (615-830-6011) (LMT 2015); Kaki Friskics-Warren (615-481-8787) (LMT 2013); Nancy Eisenbrandt (615-347-2069) (LMT 2013); Cristina Allen (LMT 2007); John Butler (LMT 2001); Erick Cole (LMT 2011); Toby Compton (LMT 2015), Miranda Christy (LMT 2015); Bill Evans (LMT 2015); Cara Ince (LMT 2015); Brendi Kaplan (LMT 2014); Julia Landstreet (LMT 2011); Amy Martin (LMT 2014); Ellen Zinkiewicz (LMT 2014)

Session Objective: To better understand Metro Nashville's unique position as the urban core of the Middle Tennessee region and to explore how public policy decisions at the state and local level shape the important issues impacting our region.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH:

12:45 / Arrive and check-in Hampton Inn & Suites (2330 Elliston Place, Nashville, TN 37203) 615-320-6060. [Marc Hill-Alumni on bus]
1:00 / Gather in lobby and board bus to Fisk University
1:20
1:20-1:30 / Arrive at Appleton Room, Jubilee Hall, Fisk University (1720 Meharry Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37208, 615 329 8777)
Welcome: Frank L. Sims, Interim President, Fisk University
Roadmap For The Day: Marc Hill, Chief Policy Officer, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce (LMT 2013)
1:30-2:30 / Introduction to Davidson County
Carole Bucy, Davidson County Historian, Volunteer State Community College and
Courtney Ross, Chief Economic Development Officer, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
2:30-3:30 / The Art of Public Policy: Making Government Work
Panel: Bill Purcell, Farmer, Purcell, White & Lassiter; Alexia Poe, Founder, Poe Consulting; Howard Gentry, Criminal Court Clerk, Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County
Moderated by Toby Compton, President & CEO, Associated Builders & Contractors, Greater Tennessee Chapter (LMT 2015)
3:30-3:35
3:35:3:45
3:45-4:15
4:15-4:30 / 3 Minute Moment: Kee Bryant-McCormick
Break/Board bus
Bus transportation to Metro Council Chamber, Metropolitan Courthouse (1 Public Square, Nashville, TN, 37201)
Welcome to Metro Council chambers
Bill Evans, President, Evans Glass Company (LMT 2015)
David Briley, Vice Mayor, Metro Government of Nashville & Davidson County or Councilman-At-Large
4:30-5:15 / Public policy discussion: “Promoting Economic Development, Preserving Affordable Housing”
Panel: Councilmember At-Large Bob Mendes, Founding Member, Waypoint Law; Ashford Hughes, Sr. Advisor for Labor & Workforce Issues, Nashville Mayor’s Office; Jimmy Granbery, Chairman & CEO, H.G. Hill Realty Company
Moderated by Kaki Friskics-Warren, Executive Director, Dan and Margaret Maddox Charitable Fund (LMT 2013)
5:15-6:00
6:00-6:10 / Public policy discussion: "Promoting an Authentic Music City Brand in a Rapidly-Changing City"
Panel: Butch Spyridon, President & CEO, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation; Shawn Henry, Attorney, Tune, Entrekin, & White (LMT 2013); H. Beecher Hicks, President & CEO, National Museum of African-American Music;
Moderated by Cara Ince, Director of Community Relations and Advocacy, Conexión Américas (LMT 2015)
3 Minute Moment: Paine Bone
3 Minute Moment: Katherine Brown
6:00-6:15 / Board bus, travel to reception/dinner
6:15-7:00 / RECEPTION/NETWORKING at Bass, Berry & Sims, Pinnacle Tower (150 3rd Avenue S. #2800, Nashville, TN 37201)
SPONSOR: Kevin Roddey, Vice President, Pinnacle Financial Partners (LMT 2015)
7:00-8:30 / DINNER at Bass, Berry & Sims, Pinnacle Tower
SPONSORS: Floyd Shechter, President, SmartSpace, LLC (LMT 2009); Bill Evans, President, Evans Glass Company (LMT 2015), and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
SPONSOR REMARKS: Floyd Shechter, President, SmartSpace, LLC (LMT 2009)
Program: “Public Policy, Working Within the Region and the Music City Brand
Introduction by Julia Landstreet, Principal, LandStreet Consulting (LMT 2011)
Guest Speaker: The Honorable Megan Barry, Mayor, Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County
8:30 / Downtown Nashville "On Your Own." You are encouraged to enjoy Music City's downtown sights and sounds with many live music venues.
Bus will depart from downtown returning to the Hampton Inn & Suites at 8:45 p.m. Taxi, Lyft or Uber rides are available on your own.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18th:

6:30-7:25 / Breakfast on your own at Hampton Inn & Suites [Kaki Friskics-Warren-Alumni on bus]
7:25-7:30 / Roadmap For The Day – Kaki Friskics-Warren, Executive Director, Dan and Margaret Maddox Charitable Fund (LMT 2013)
7:30-8:00 / Bus transportation to John Overton High School (4820 Franklin Road, Nashville, TN 37220)
8:15-9:00 / Innovative policy: “The Academies of Nashville: reforming education to meet economic development and workforce needs”
Panel: Donna Gilley, Interim Director of the Academies of Nashville/CTE Director, Metro Nashville Public Schools; John Doerge, Community Relations Lead for the TN Market, Deloitte; Robert Kriebel, Antioch Branch Supervising Teacher/ Tennessee Credit Union, Accounting and Banking/Finance Teacher, Antioch High School (LMT 2008); Jill Pittman, Executive Principal, John Overton High School
Moderated by Ellen Zinkiewicz, Director for Youth & Community Services, Nashville Career Advancement Center (LMT 2014)
9:00-9:30 / Student-guided tour of Overton’s academies
9:30-10:15
10:15-10:20
10:20-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:25
11:25 – 12:00 / Public Policy Discussion: “The Future of Education in Tennessee: standards, accountability, and school choice”
Panel: Jamie Woodson, Executive Chairman & CEO, State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE); Barbara Gray, President, TN Education Association; Ravi Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO, RePublic Charter Schools; Justin Owen, President & CEO, Beacon Center of TN
Moderated by Marc Hill, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce (LMT 2015)
3 Minute Moment: Laura Moore
Break/board bus
Bus transportation to Plaza Mariachi (3955 Nolensville Rd, Nashville TN 37211)
Plaza Mariachi Welcome
Cristina Allen, Principal, Caliente Consulting (LMT 2007) and Mark Janbakhsh, Founder & CEO, America’s United Financial, LLC and the AutoMasters Automobile Dealership Group
Tour Plaza Mariachi
12:00-12:45 / Lunch
SPONSOR: Tom Ozburn, CEO, TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center
Public Policy Discussion: The Role of Immigrants and Cultural Diversity in a Growing Region
Panel: Eben Cathey, Advocacy Director, Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) ; Rep. John Ray Clemmons, TN State Representative, District 55, TN General Assembly, House of Representatives; Tom Ozburn, CEO, Southern Hills Medical Center
Moderated by John Butler, Principal, Wealdstone Group, LLC (LMT 2001)
12:45-1:00 / Restroom break/board bus
1:00-1:30 / Bus transport to State Capitol (Charlotte Avenue entrance, 300 Charlotte Avenue, Tunnel Entrance of Capital Building)
1:30-1:45 / Go through security, proceed to Senate Chamber in State Capitol
Senate Chamber
1:45-1:55
1:55-2:15
2:15-2:45 / 3-Minute Moment: Tara Watson Tiller
3-Minute Moment: Keith Lampkin
Historic Facts about the State Capitol
Guest Speaker: David Ewing, Montgomery Bell Academy and Of Counsel, Rudy, Wood, & Winstead, PLLC (LMT 2005)
Introduced by Amy Martin, Associate Vice President of Environment & Energy, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LMT 2014)
Progress in the State
Speaker: Governor Bill Haslam (Q&A and picture with the class)
Introduced by Miranda Christy, Director and Counsel, UBS Investment Bank (LMT 2015)
2:45-3:15 / Public Policy Discussion: Access to Affordable Healthcare: What is the State’s Role?
Panel: Mark Cate, President, Stones River Group; State Senator Jeff Yarbro, Democratic Caucus Chair; State Sen. Jack Johnson, Commerce & Labor Chair, General Assembly
Moderated by Erik Cole, Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity & Empowerment, Office of Mayor Megan Barry, Metro Government of Nashville & Davidson County (LMT 2011)
3:15-3:45 / CAUCUS: led by Mark Cleveland & Paine Bone
4:00 / Dismiss and board bus for return to Hampton Inn & Suites (2330 Elliston Place, Nashville, TN 37203)

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