At the Utah Intergovernmental
Roundtable’s Annual Summit,
“The New Economy: Preparing
Utah for the Future,” a
distinguished group of national
and local experts will explore
how the current economic
crisis will impact our communities
on a long term basis.
Some of the issues that
will be addressed include:
- What do the struggles
in the economy mean to
people in Utah and the
people who live here?
- How will the changes
influence decisions on
housing, community planning,
job markets, and transportation?
- How could the economic
changes impact the demand
for housing?
- How will current growth
patterns and changing
demographics impact our
decision making?
- What direction is the
national economy taking?
Utah Intergovernmental
Roundtable’s mission is
to facilitate discussion
and promote understanding
of intergovernmental issues
in order to enhance the
cooperation and interaction
of governmental entities.
The economy is providing
many opportunities for various
branches of government to
reconsider how they operate
and how to do more with
less. This event is a unique
opportunity to bring experts
together to consider these
issues on a broader basis.
A few of the speakers include
Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert,
Jeff Thredgold, Chief Economist
of Zions Bank and President
of Thredgold Economic Associates,
and Salt Lake City Mayor
Ralph Becker. A full list
of speakers and the agenda
follows.
Summit Agenda
| 8:00 |
Registration and continental
breakfast |
| 8:30 |
Welcome – Utah State
Representative Julie
Fisher |
| 8:45 |
Pamela
Perlich,
Senior Research Economist,
Bureau of Economic and
Business
Research, The University of
Utah |
| 9:00 |
Arthur
C. Nelson,
Presidential Professor,
College of Architecture
+ Planning, The University
of Utah |
| 9:45 |
Break |
| 10:00 |
Utah Governor
Gary R. Herbert |
| 10:20 |
Panel — Moderated
by Alan Matheson,
Executive Director,
Envision Utah
Jeff Thredgold,
Chief Economist of Zions
Bank and President of Thredgold
Economic Associates
Kristen Cox,
Executive Director, Utah
Department of Workforce
Services
Chuck Chappell,
Executive Director, Wasatch
Front Regional Council
Ralph Becker,
Salt Lake City Mayor |
| 12:00
noon |
Lunch |
| 12:30 |
David Wyss,
Chief Economist, Standard & Poor’s |
The
Summit is sponsored by
Utah Intergovernmental
Roundtable, Zions Bank,
Utah League of Cities
and Towns, and the University
of Utah’s Center for Public
Policy & Administration.
The event will be held
November 4th beginning at
8:00 a.m. and includes a
continental breakfast and
lunch. Registration cost
$60. Students can attend
for $30 and a limited number
of student scholarships
are available. For more
information, please contact
Sara McCormick at 801-585-7764
or sara.mccormick@cppa.utah.edu.
To register for this event,
please visit http://www.cppa.utah.edu/uir/.
