- Series No. 1
Introduction
Wednesday November 28, 2018
8:30 AM – 2:30 PM [Refreshments and Lunch Provided]
Holiday Inn Downtown Binghamton
Join others in your industry to increase your bottom line and help reshape the economy of the Southern Tier.
What you will learn
- Where does the Southern Tier exist in the global economy and what is our potential for growth?
- What is our own state of readiness? Is your business ready to quickly respond to a rapidly changing environment?
- What is an industry cluster and how does it impact your business and our region?
- How can the concept of expanding our industry clusters increase your bottom line?
- How can young professionals and established executives help shape success across the region?
Event sessions
Session 1
The Current State of The Southern Tier
Speaker: Jeff Smith
Planning Consultant (Senior VP NYSEG, Retired)
Speaker: Jen Gregory
Executive Director @ Southern Tier 8
Explore statistics & municipal resources.
Readiness for Companies
Session 2
Speaker: Joseph Paris
Chairman @ XONITEK
Expedite your decision-making processes with a keynote on "State of Readiness". The book was provided to all attendees.
Session 3
Regional Collaboration & Success
Speaker: Ty Muse
Visions Federal Credit Union
Built for IBM families, Visions Federal Credit Union survived and expanded operations across the region.
Session 4
Industry Clusters in a local company’s asset-based growth
Speaker: Shailesh Upreti
President @ Charge C4V
Speaker: Cliff Olin
Why the President of Charge C4V chose to manufacture in the Southern Tier.
Session 5
The Value of Industry Clusters
Speaker: Mike Decker
President @ ERA Decker Real Estate
An introduction to Industry Building Blocks (IBB) data intelligence.
Session 6
Regionalism in Economic Development: It Does Work!
Speaker: Betsey Hale
Session 7
Developing Coopetition within your Industry
Speaker: Tom Kowalik
President @ Kowalik & Associates
Tier Energy Network was created from industry leaders. Learn how you can do it too.
Session 8
Roundtable for Public Agencies
Speaker: Joseph Paris
Chairman @ XONITEK
Municipal leaders explore strategy development and deployment concepts and approaches.
Session 9
Guided Networking Lunch Session
Attendees select which cluster they belong to and are grouped with others in their industry. Lunch is included with registration.
Session 10
Happier Hour
A relaxed happier hour with snacks, music, and local beer from Binghamton Brewing Company, Galaxy Brewing Company, and Water Street Brewing.