Agenda

9:00 AM   Guest Welcome & Regional Sharing Stephen Reuther, NORLI Executive Director

9:15 AM Regional Economic Development Activity

10:10 AM Break

10:20 AM What is Economic Development: Economic Drivers, Strategy, and Practice Russell Richardson, President & CEO of St. Tammany Corp Jerry Bologna, President & CEO of JEDCO Ginger Cangelosi, Executive Director of Tangipahoa Economic Development Moderator: Stephen Reuther

11:15 AM Break

11:25 AM Organizational Overview - CILI (Career Immersion & Leadership Institute) Perry Sholes, Founder & CEO of CILI

11:50 AM Morning Reflections

12:00 PM Lunch

12:40 PM LOPA Overview & Presentation

1:00 PM LOPA Tour

1:35 PM Break

1:45 PM Regional Partnerships, Politics, and Economic Development Robby Miller, Tangipahoa Parish President Ryan Seal, Washington Parish President Mike Cooper, St. Tammany Parish President Moderator: Ashley Llewellyn, Vice President at St. Tammany Corp.

2:30 PM Break

2:45 PM NORLI Announcements

3:00 PM Fireside Chat - LED Overview, strategy, and the future of economic development in LA Josh Fleig, Chief Innovation Officer at LED

3:40 PM Session Evaluations

3:45 PM Break

3:55 PM Discussions & Reflections

4:20 PM Session Ends

4:30 PM After Session Networking Copland’s of New Orleans -Covington

Agenda

9:00 AM   Guest Welcome & Regional Sharing Stephen Reuther, NORLI Executive Director

9:15 AM    Leadership, Culture and Tourism Mark Romig

9:50 AM   Break

10:00 AM   History of Congo Square Freddi Evans

10:40 AM    Walk to & Tour Congo Square

11:40 AM Morning Reflections

12:00 PM Lunch

12:30 PM New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Presentation & Overview

1:00 PM New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Tour

1:30 PM Speed Dating/Round Robin Gerald Duhon, Executive Director, NOCHI Amanda Frantz, Senior Communications Strategist, New Orleans Historic Collection Lynn Spearman, Director of Development & Communications, Community Sailing Heather West, Executive Director, Community Sailing

2:15 PM Break

2:30 PM Group Activities & Reflections

3:20 PM Break

3:30 PM Celebrate Canal Sandra Thompson Herman, Founder, Celebrate Canal

4:05 PM Session Reflections

4:30 PM After Session Networking

Opening Retreat - Day 2 Agenda

8:30 AM   Breakfast

9:00 AM   Thoughts in the Night, Ronnie Slone, President, The Slone Group

Communications: Using What We Learned                             

Unheard Voices in the Community

Group Consensus on Opening Principles  

11:00 AM    Check-out

11:30 AM   Shared understanding and common values, Stephen Reuther, NORLI Executive Director

12:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM Where Y’at?  Understanding the GNO Region, Stephen Reuther, NORLI Executive Director

What will We Cover?

Logistics, Communications

3:30 PM Reflections & Closing

Opening Retreat - Day 1 Agenda

8:30 AM   Breakfast and Retreat Check-In

9:00 AM   Welcome and Introductions, Stephen Reuther, NORLI Executive Director

9:15 AM    Class Introductions, Ronnie Slone, The Slone Group

10:15 AM   Settlement and Development: A Brief History and Geography of the Greater New Orleans Region, Richard Campanella, Tulane University

12:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM Leading With Your Brain in Mind: Emergenetics©, Ronnie Slone, The Slone Group  

4:30 PM Reflections & Closing, Hotel Check-in

5:30 PM Happy Hour

6:30 PM Dinner