Baton Rouge Session Agenda
 
 

Leadership Louisiana 2013 Baton Rouge Session

Thursday, Friday & Saturday, May 9, 10, & 11, 2013

 Cook Conference Center & Hotel
Campus of LSU 
3848 W. Lakeshore Dr.    (225) 383-2665
www.thecookhotel.com  

Agenda

 

THURSDAY, May 9, 2013

Business Casual 

 

6:00/15 pm        Hotel Lobby – Pick up name tags & carpool to reception:

President's House - Louisiana State University

2959 East Lakeshore Drive
Host/Sponsor: Office of the Chancellor - LSU
  

 

6:30-8:30           Opening Reception with area Alumni and CABL Members 

 

 

 

FRIDAY, May 10, 2013    

Dress:  casual

 

LSU Cook Hotel and Conference Center

Hotel guests: Breakfast at your leisure in the main lobby

 

8:30              Conference Center: Abell Room

                      Coffee/light refreshments available

 

8:45              Packet/Agenda review

                       

9:00               Regional Overview

·         Adam Knapp, CEO, Baton Rouge Area Chamber (‘06 Alum)

 

9:30               A Story of Entrepreneurship and Leadership: Chef John Folse

 

10:45             Load bus for Rouge Area Foundation (402 N. 4th St.)

 

11:10             Innovation & Leadership from the Nonprofit Sector

·         John Spain, Executive Vice President, Baton Rouge Area Foundation (‘05 Alum)

 

12:00             Lunch

 

12:45             Board Bus / Touring

                       

1:30               Arrive Louisiana Technology Park

·         Tour Guide: Stephen Loy, Director ('08 Alum)  

 

2:30               R&D, Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship Potential for Business Diversity  

·         Arthur Cooper, Executive Director, LSU System Research & Technology Foundation & The LA Emerging Technologies Center (’07 Alum)

·         Andrew McCandless, President and Co-founder, Bascom Hunter

·         Sean Simone, Founder, SENSE

·         Dustin McMahon, Founding Chief Operating Officer, Step One Ventures

 

3:45                 Board Bus

 

4:00                 Pennington Biomedical Research Center

·         Tour Guide:

 

5:15/30             Return to hotel - Juban's has a nice  bar for those who want to go early       

 

6:10             Carpool or meet at Juban's Creole Restaurant

                           

Casual social attire, dressy jeans, khakis, long sleeves but no coats or ties, sandals ok

      6:30 Social; Dinner @ 7:00                     

 

SATURDAY, May 11, 2013   

Dress:  very casual

 

LSU Cook Hotel and Conference Center

Hotel guests: Breakfast at your leisure in the main lobby

 

8:30              Conference Center: Abell Room

                      Coffee/light refreshments available

 

Sign up for door prizes! 

                       

9:00              Legislative Session Update

                                               ·         Barry Erwin, President, CABL

 

9:30              The Louisiana Economy

·         Dr. Loren Scott, Economist, Professor Emeritus - LSU       

 

 

11:00               Louisiana’s Business & Economic Image – What’s Changing & Why?

·         Stephen Moret, Secretary, LA Department of Economic Development (’02 Alum)

 

12:00           Door prizes & adjourn.    See you in the Big Easy July 11-13     

                       

Thanks to our Baton Rouge Major Sponsors:

 

 
       

 

       

     

 

 

 

 

 

 
     

Site Hosts:        Baton Rouge Area Foundation

LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Louisiana Technology Park

 

Continuing recognition and thanks to our Statewide LEAD Underwriters:

Wurtele Foundation     

 

 

 

 

 

Coughlin Saunders

Foundation