Several nationally recognized speakers will address current economic development trends during the MVEDA Regional Economic Development Forum on Friday, June 7, 2013, 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces.
Issues critical to site selection decision making will be explored ranging from incentives and financing to tax policy and workforce readiness. Featured presenters include:
Evan Rice is General Counsel for Hickey & Associates LLC. Hickey & Associates is a preeminent international site selection, public incentives, and economic development consulting firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with offices worldwide. Mr. Rice is a former Fulbright Scholar and Peace Corps Volunteer. He earned his J.D. from the Duke University School of Law, where he was the Managing Editor of the Duke Journal of International & Comparative Law. His topic is “Tools and Trends in Contemporary Economic Development: Creative Finance Mechanisms and Cutting-Edge Incentives.”
Richard Anklam is the President and Executive Director of the New Mexico Tax Research Institute. The New Mexico Tax Research Institute is a member-supported non-profit organization dedicated to tax policy education in New Mexico. He has well over 20 years of state and local tax experience, having led two state and local tax practices for two international accounting and consulting firms, Grant Thornton LLP, and KPMG LLP. His topic is “Tax Structures: Are We Giving the Middle Finger to Businesses?”
Branka Minic is a Senior Consultant for Future Work Consortium. Branka spent 17 years with ManpowerGroup, the world leading organization in innovative workforce solutions. Most recently, Branka was ManpowerGroup’s Senior Director of Global Corporate & Government Affairs. She is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences as an expert on workforce development, corporate social responsibility, and public-private partnerships. Her topic is “Workforce Competitiveness in a Global War for Jobs.”
Dr. Ron Pollina is President of Chicago-based Pollina Corporate Real Estate, Inc. Dr. Pollina is an expert in corporate location analysis, economic development and geo-economic trends. He has represented companies of all sizes including many Fortune 500 companies, working in virtually every state as well as many foreign locations. Dr. Pollina is the author of Selling Out a Superpower; Where the US Economy Went Wrong and How We Can Turn it Around Again. Pollina Corporate annually publishes the nationally recognized Pollina Corporate Top 10 Pro-Business States study that has received coverage by CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, FOX and NPR. Pollina’s keynote topic is “How Pro-Business is New Mexico? Where is the U.S. Economy Headed?”
Early bird registration (before May 29) is $35.00 per person and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Registration fees may be paid by major credit card (VISA, MasterCard, Amex, and Discover) via the PayPal portal on the registration form or by check received in advance. All attendees must be preregistered and prepaid. No tickets will be sold at the door and no registrations will be accepted after June 3.
For more information call the MVEDA office at (575) 525-2852.
