2018 Annual Conference Agenda

MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2018

Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Fundamentals Course, part 1
Dr. Alan Barefield
Meeting Room 2

Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Basic Economic Development Course
Melody Woodworth
Meeting Room 4

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​TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2018

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Fundamentals Course, part 2
Dr. Alan Barefield
Meeting Room 2

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Basic Economic Development Course
Melody Woodworth
Meeting Room 4

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018

8:00 a.m. – Noon
Fundamentals Course, part 1
Dr. Alan Barefield
Meeting Room 2

8:00 a.m. – Noon
Basic Economic Development Course
Melody Woodworth
Meeting Room 4

-Conference Begins-

Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Welcome and Networking Lunch
Ballroom 5

1:00 – 2:15 p.m.
Everything is About to Change
Doug Griffiths, 13Ways
Ballroom 5

2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Break

2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Shirt Sleeves 
Groups broken out by population to discuss common economic development challenges
Ballroom 5

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Break

3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Breakout Panel Discussions

Municipal Collaboration or the Lack Thereof
D’arcy Main-Boyington, Chief Jason Moffitt
Ballroom 6

Mall  & Big Box Redevelopment
Bev Uhlenhake, James Eldridge, Ryan Kelly
Meeting Room 1-2

New Face of Tourism
Kerrie Tripp, Angie Arno, Tara deMunnik, Jennifer Branch
Meeting Room 3-4

5:00 p.m.
Community / Brewery Tour

Dinner on your own

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THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2018

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Networking Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Welcome / Why Get Involved in BREI?
Local Officials
Ryan Kelly, John Bennett, and Teresa Evans
Ballroom 5

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Generational Business and the Evolving Brand
The Geaghan Family
Ballroom 5

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15 – 11:15 a.m.  
Breakout Panel Discussions

Finance
Brien Walton, Jim Pineau, Dan Harvey
Ballroom 6

Data Mining
Jon Farley, Dave Parsell, Dr. Alan Barefield
Meeting Room 1-2

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Tanya Emery, Evan Richert
Meeting Room 3-4

11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Break

11:30 – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch Keynote
Dave Parsell, LocalIntel
Ballroom 5

12:30 – 1:15PM
Scalability and Access to Local Capital
Paul Lancisi – Owner Dove Tail Bats
Ballroom 5

1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Break

1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Forensic Accounting: What every start up should know
Bob Brown
Ballroom 5

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Break

3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
The Forgotten Sector: Retaining & Growing Your Community’s Home Based Businesses
Melissa Davidson, York County EDO
Ballroom 5

5:00 p.m.
Lobster Bake Networking Dinner

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FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2018

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
BREI Annual Meeting
Ballroom 5

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Preparing Businesses for Cross Border Trade
Wade Merritt
Ballroom 5

10:00- 10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
Pursuit of Economic Development
Todd Gabe, University of Maine
Ballroom 5

11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Break

11:30 – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch Session
How to Attract Millennials & Innovate Your City
Clinton Senkow, Influensive
Ballroom 6

5:00 p.m.
Rock concert