Leadership Summit 2003:
Shaping Oregon's Economic Future

On December 1, 2003, over 1400 business, elected, and community leaders came together for Leadership Summit 2003--the second annual summit--to view results from the first year of the Oregon Business Plan. Click on any the following links to view highlights from the event.

• Summit Materials
• Remarks & Slides
• Summit 2003 Discussion Papers
• News Articles & Media Clips

Summit Materials (PDFs):

• Agenda (w/ Speakers & Breakout Session Descriptions)
• Plan Update & Scorecard - Dec. 1, 2003 Summit Update (607K)
• Competitive Index Book (Revised Edition, 12/19/03, 1.9 MB)

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Remarks:

• Senator Ron Wyden's Opening Remarks (HTML)
• Dick Reiten's Progress Report (HTML)
• Dick Reiten's Slides (PowerPoint-4MB-LARGE FILE!)
• Bill Thorndike's Remarks on the Plan Vision & Strategy (HTML)
• Bill Thorndike's Slides (PowerPoint-719K)
• Governor Ted Kulongoski's Luncheon Keynote (HTML)

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Discussion Papers from Leadership Summit 2003 (PDFs):

• Refocus Economic Development on Industry Clusters
• Providing Stable and Adequate Funding for Public Services
• Building A High Performance K-12 Education System
• Investing Differently in Post-Secondary Education
• New Opportunities for Oregon's Forest Resources
• Strengthening Our Trade Infrastructure
• Securing Land for Traded-Sector Development
• Branding and Marketing Oregon
• Containing Healthcare Costs -- Open Forum Proposal
• Disease Management in Southern Oregon -- Open Forum Proposal
• Oregon Telecommunications -- Open Forum Proposal
• Universal Public Pre-School -- Open Forum Proposal
• Increasing Management Capacity and Access to Capital -- Open Forum Proposal

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News Articles and Media Clips:

• "Putting Together An Equation That Works For Oregon" -- The Business Journal of Portland, Guest Opinion (12/26/03)
• "Brand Oregon Team's Work Tells Our Story To The World" -- The Portland Tribune, Guest Opinion (12/19/03)
• "Manufacturing A Future" -- Oregon Business Magazine (December)
• "Progress Report On The Oregon Business Plan" -- Oregon Business Magazine (December)
• "Kulongoski Puts His Brand On Oregon's Recovery" -- The Seattle Times (12/10/03)
• "Oregon's Dreams Find Way Into Branding Campaign" -- The Business Journal of Portland, Guest Opinion (12/8/03)
• "People Make The Plan" -- The Business Journal of Portland, Editorial (12/8/03)
• "In-Depth: Evaluating Oregon's Plan For Jobs" -- The Business Journal of Portland (12/8/03)
  • "State Fixes PERS, Approves Tax Hike"
  • "State OKs Nanotech Center, Work Force Efforts"
  • "Revamped State Office Tackles Business Issues"
  • "Schools Aim For Better Assesment"
  • "Plan Seeks More Independence For Campuses"
  • "Funding For Engineering Falls Short"
  • "New Forestry Bill Could Aid Oregon Timber Goal"
  • "Legislature Funds Badly Needed Road, Bridge Repair"
  • "Port Recruits More Airlines Besides Lufthansa"
  • "Officials Devise Certification Program For Lands"
  • "Kulongoski Broadens Permit Streamlining Goal"
  • "Officials Craft New Slogan, Ad Campaigns"
• "Economic Summit A Strategy Session For State's Recovery" -- Capital Press (12/5/03)
• "Governor, Others Meets To Discuss Oregon Economy" -- KXL Radio (12/5/03)
• "Getting to 'Yes' or Getting to 'No'" -- The Daily Astorian, Editorial (12/4/03)
• "State Faces Tough Decisions, Says Wyden" -- Medford Mail Tribune (12/3/03)
• "Governor Calls For More Higher Ed Support" -- Associated Press (12/2/03)
• "Business Summit Tallies Gains" -- The Oregonian (12/2/03)
  • "The Dialogue: Participants Cite Accomplishments, List Tasks Oregon Still Must Tackle"
  • "The Forum: Goals Allow Leaders To Check Politics At The Door"
• "Governor: Transportation Gets State Moving Forward" -- Statesman Journal (12/2/03)
• "Living Up To The Slogan" -- The Oregonian, Editorial (12/2/03)
• "State Leaders Will Gather For Economic Summit, Review" -- KATU Channel 2 and Associated Press (12/1/03)
• "Oregon Leaders Will Gather For Economic Summit" -- KGW Northwest News Channel 8 and AP Staff (12/1/03)
• "Ad Firm Will Sell Oregon With New Slogan" -- Associated Press (12/1/03)
• "Building Oregon's Business Plan" -- The Oregonian, Editorial (12/1/03)
• "State's New Ad Slogan Highlights Idealism" -- The Oregonian (12/1/03)
• "Time To Review Oregon Business Plan Progress" -- The Business Journal of Portland (12/1/03)
• "State Dreams Up New Slogan" -- The Business Journal of Portland (12/1/03)
• "Economic Summit 2003" -- KATU Channel 2 (12/1/03)
• AUDIO! "Sen. Smith Sees Optimism In Oregon Economy" -- Oregon Public Broadcasting
• "Dreamers And Other Leaders Discuss Oregon's Economy" -- Oregon Public Broadcasting (12/1/03)
• "Leaders Optimistic At Economic Summit" -- KATU.com Channel 2 (12/1/03)
• "Fiscal Reform Before Tax Reform" -- CFM Insider Online (12/1/03)
• "Summit Will Focus On Economic State Of Oregon" -- Oregon Public Broadcasting (11/30/03)
• "Summit Will Assess Economy" -- The Oregonian (11/29/03)
• "Summit Hopes To Boost Oregon Economy" -- KVAL 13 News (11/25/03)
• "With Plans In Hand, Oregon Now Open For Business" -- The Business Journal of Portland, Guest Opinion (11/24/03)
• "Business Plan Will Put State On Firm Footing" -- The Oregonian, Guest Commentary (11/23/03)

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