Fifth Annual Oregon Leadership Summit
Gaining Sustainable Advantage

On January 4, 2007, over 1000 business, elected, and community leaders came together for Leadership Summit 2007--the fifth annual summit--to help launch the Oregon Business Plan agenda for 2007. Click on any the following links to view highlights from the event.

Please keep checking this site for the latest news, remarks and slides from the Summit.

Please send comments on the Fifth Annual Summit to info@oregonbusinessplan.org 

Summit Materials

2007 Policy Playbook 

2007 Policy Playbook Summary (1 page)

2007 Competitive Index

Fifth Annual Oregon Leadership Summit Agenda

Remarks and Slides

Opening Session

Allen Alley Remarks

Wally Van Valkenburg Remarks

Wally Van Valkenburg Slides

Malia Wasson Remarks

Malia Wasson Slides

Competitive Advantage:  Sustainability

John Carter Remarks

Nancy Floyd Slides

Randy Miller Remarks

Lunch Program

Governor Ted Kulongoski Remarks

Breakout Sessions

*Education and Workforce Breakout Session

The Stakes of Education Slides (Joe Cortright, Impresa Consulting)

*Health Care Breakout Session

Oregon Business Plan:  A Responsible Plan for a Sustainable Health Care System Slides (Peggy Fowler, Mark Ganz, Wayne Drinkward)

Jonathan Ater Slides

*Sustainability Breakout Session

Lori Vogel, Nike Considered Slides

Dave Zepponi, Food Innovation Center Slides

 

Stay tuned for more remarks and slides!

News Articles and Media Clips

Articles

"Summit Takes on Traffic Issues" Portland Tribune, January 8, 2007

"Funding Lines Up For Sustainable Tech Research Center" The Oregonian, January 7, 2007.

"Sustainability Key to Oregon Summit"  The Associated Press, January 5, 2007.

"Wyden Urges Health Care Reform at Annual Economic Summit."   The East Oregonian, January 5, 2007

"Pixelworks Chairman will be a Top Kulongoski Aide"  The Oregonian, January 5, 2007.

"Kulongoski Touts '07 Agenda at Biz Summit" KTVZ, Bend January 5, 2007.

"Oregon Plan is Tinted Green"  The Oregonian,  January 5, 2007.

"Sustainability, Oregon's Brand and Niche" Portland Business Journal, January 4, 2007.

"Urgency of Health Care Tops Agenda"  The Oregonian, January 4, 2007.

"Leaders Ready to Roll Up Sleeves"  Portland Tribune, January 2 2007

"Oregon Business Plan:  Exclusive Report" Portland Business Journal, December 29, 2006

Editorials

"Sustainability's Good Business" Portland Tribune, January 8, 2007

"Lessons from the Leadership Summit" Oregonian Editorial, January 5, 2007.

"Economic Work Far From Finished"  Beaverton Valley Times, January 4, 2007.

"In Oregon, Its Now Jobs and the Environment"  Oregonian Editorial, January 4, 2007.

"A Statewide Plan Comes of Age" Portland Business Journal, December 29, 2006

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