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Respectfully, <br />Cathy Capone Bennett <br />EDAM President <br />Exhibit at the conference! <br />Download the registrati n broc_hure to sign up as an exhibitor or click on the registration button at the top of this page <br />to sign up online! <br />26 <br />Conference Schedule <br />Thursday, January 22, 2009 <br />9:15 to 10:15 a.m. <br />10:00 to 11:00 a.m. <br />11:00 to 11:20 a.m. <br />11:20 to 11:45 a.m. <br />11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m <br />12:15 to 12:30 p.m. <br />12:30 to 1:15p.m. <br />1:15 to 1:30 p.m <br />1 :30 to 2:30 p.m. <br />Committee meetings, EDAM Foundation Board Meeting <br />Registration <br />Welcome and Introduction <br />Announcement of new board members and induction of new president <br />EDAM Foundation Presentation <br />Lunch <br />DEED Commissioner Dan McElroy <br />Keynote: The Future of Economic Development - Perspectives from the Nations <br />Capitol <br />— Jeff Finkle, CEcD, President/CEO, International Economic Development Council <br />(IEDC) <br />"Change" is coming...what can be expected from President Obama, his administration <br />and a new Congress in these uncertain economic times? Mr. Finkle will give an overview <br />of IEDC's Federal Economic Development Agenda that includes Policy <br />Recommendations for the 44th President and 111th Congress. Drawing upon his vast <br />network and many years of experience in Washington D.C., Mr. Finkle will also share his <br />ideas about the future of Economic Development programs, activities and the ED <br />profession as a whole. <br />Break <br />Session One <br />Track A: What Are You Thinking? <br />Foreign Trading Zones — Steven Anderson, Administrator. Greater Metro Foreign <br />Trade Zone Commission <br />Members from the three public foreign -trade zone programs in the State (Seaway Port <br />Authority of Duluth, Greater Metro Foreign -Trade Zone Commission and Koochiching <br />County Economic Development Authority) will provide a joint program on the benefits of <br />foreign -trade zones to local business. <br />There is approximately $500 billion of merchandise in U.S. FTZs. A medium sized metro <br />area company in the Twin Cities is saving $750,000 annually after obtaining foreign -trade <br />zone status for its manufacturing facility. There are other companies that can achieve <br />major savings from this federal program, but often do not know about it or have a limited <br />