The Wisconsin Economic Development Association’s 17th Annual Governor’s Conference on Economic Development will be held February 8-10 in Madison. The topic of this year’s conference is “The Power of Deliberate Practice”.

Three conference sessions will illustrate how Wisconsin can increase its productivity by helping its companies compete, nationally and globally.

• Mature and Emerging Clusters
  • Forestry, Water, & Energy
  • Marine, Aeronautics & Defense
• Cheese, Wine, and Beer… Local Artisan Food and its Opportunity for Economic Impact
• Insights on Foreign Direct Investment and EB5

The conference will also play host to a number of outstanding speakers including:
Governor Scott Walker
Tony Aggarwal, Founder, Kinetic Cubed Ltd.
Aaron Brickman, Deputy Executive Director, SelectUSA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Secretary Richard Chandler, Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Morris Davis, UW Professor Real Estate Urban & Land Economics
Paul Jadin, Chief Executive Officer, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Peter Kageyama, Author of “For the Love of Cities”

Online registration for the conference is ongoing.

WEDA is a client of the Hamilton Consulting Group.