Kansas City Leadership Trip Blog

Cheryl Munn will be blogging on the year’s Kansas City Leadership Trip.

Visit our blog here http://jaxchamber.wordpress.com/.

Updates will also appear on our Facebook and Twitter pages. Enjoy!

Packing for trip!

Don’t forget to pack for temperatures in the upper 60s and 70s with cooler nights.  Dress is business casual except for the Mayor’s Dinner with the Past Chair’s Reception, which are busines attire.

Updated Detailed Agenda

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Session #1
7:30 a.m.	Airport Check-in
8:30  – 10:00 a.m.	Group Charter Flight
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.	Travel from Airport
Session #2
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Welcome Lunch Californos
	Trip Kick Off	Mike Hightower
	Welcome	Kelly Madden
	Invocation	TBD
	Thank you to our sponsors	Kelly Madden
	Lunch Sponsor	Ali Korman
	Lunch
	Keynote Introduction	TBD
	Keynote Speaker: Anne D. St. Peter is the founder of Global Prairie, an integrated marketing communications company and is the chair of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.  She will set the stage for the remainder of the trip with some candid conversation about the state of their city and challenges they face.	Anne St. Peter, Chair, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
12:30 – 1:00 p.m.	Travel
Session #3
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.	Leadership Topic 1: Long Range Leadership  Stowers Institute
	Welcome	Kelly Madden
	Sponsor Welcome & Speaker Intros	Hugh Greene
	The Stowers Institute A brief background of the vision and development of the Stowers Institute including a brief history and facts about the organization.Participants are invited to ask questions throughout the presentation.	William B. Neaves, Ph.D Chief Executive Officer Stowers Institute for Medical Research
	A Regional Approach to Life Sciences in KC Dr. Getman will give us some background information about the Life Sciences Institute and how the regional strategy contributes to the overall success of the industry in the area.Participants are invited to ask questions throughout the presentation.	Daniel P. Getman, Ph.D. President, Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute
	Break
	Panel to show the Vision, Leadership and Execution of Life Sciences in Kansas City. This panel will focus on the important factors during the start up phase, the role of key leaders in progressing initiatives, and the lessons learned from having a regional focus on life sciences.  Participants are invited to ask questions of the panel throughout the session.	Daniel P. Getman, Ph.D. (Panel moderator)   Robert J. Marcusse President & Chief Executive Officer Kansas City Area Development Council   William B. Neaves, Ph.D.   William P. Duncan, Ph.D. Retired President Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute   James L. Spigarelli, Ph.D. President & Chief Executive Officer Midwest Research Institute   Jewel D. Scott Executive Director, Civic Council of Greater Kansas City
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.	Travel
Session #4
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.	Hotel Check In/Personal Time
5:30 – 6:00 p.m.	Travel
Session #5
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.	Past Chair Reception AMC Theater
	Open Networking	Group
	Welcome	Kelly Madden
	Introduction of Guests	Kelly Madden
	The Commitment of a Company Hear Peter Brown speak to the group about the role AMC Entertainment played in the revitalization of downtown.	Peter Brown, Former CEO, AMC Entertainment
	Pinning of the Past Chairs Join 2010 Chamber Chair Kelly Madden as we honor the accomplishments and leadership of past Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce Chairs.	Kelly Madden & Mike Hightower
Session #6
7:30 – 11:30 p.m.	Dinner Power and Light District Explore the newly developed Power and Light District in downtown Kansas City.  Choose from a variety of restaurants in the area and enjoy networking time with your fellow trip participants. The trip fee includes a shuttle that will run every 30 minutes between the trip hotel and the Power and Light District. (Price of dinner is not included).
Session #7
9:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.	Personal Time/Hospitality Suite Open

 

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Session #8
6:30 – 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast BuffetIntercontinental Hotel – Rooftop Bar
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.	Travel
Session #9
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Leadership Topic 2: Government Leadership Lathrop & Gage Conference Room
	Welcome	Kelly Madden
	Sponsor Comments	Jennifer Chapman
		Ed Burr
	Facilitator	Ed Burr
	The Vision and Leadership that Caused Change Hear from the former Mayor that lead the initiative that resulted in 18,000 housing units, a grocery store and a redeveloped nine block area in downtown Kansas City.  The redeveloped area includes retail space, restaurants, a convention center, an arena and will include a performing arts center.The vision was that of Mayor Kay Waldo Barnes and she hired Wayne Cauthen as City Manager to execute her plan.	Kay Waldo Barnes, Former Kansas City Mayor  Wayne Cauthen, Kansas City, City Manager
	The Execution of a Vision Hear from the individuals who helped deal with the day to day challenges of a major redevelopment project for the city.  They will speak in a panel format and participants are encouraged to ask questions throughout the presentation.	Herb Kohn, Partner, Bryan Cave LLP & General Council to the City  Jack Holland, Managing Director, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. & Financial Advisor to the City Robert Langenkamp, Assistant  Director,City Planning & Development
	Details of the Anchor Projects The downtown redevelopment has several main anchor projects that encouraged success.  The Sprint Center was built and survives without the support of a professional sports team.  The Power & Light District is successful but is facing some challenges in the current economy with retail and restaurants.   Find out how they are handling these issues and what is successful.	Brenda Tinnen, General Manager, Sprint Center   Kevin Battle, Chief Operating Officer, Kansas City Power & Light District
12:30  – 1:00 p.m.	Tour of Crown Center Enjoy a leisurely walking tour of Crown Center, home of Hallmark Cards.  Crown Center is often called a city within a city. Three levels of great shopping and dining complement two of the city’s most luxurious hotels, exquisite office buildings, a residential community and several entertainment attractions. It all surrounds the worldwide headquarters of Hallmark Cards, Inc.Tour is approximately three blocks of walking distance.
Session #10
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.	Lunch American Restaurant
	Welcome	Kelly Madden
	Invocation	TBD
	Sponsor Comments	Jennifer Chapman
	Facilitator	Ed Burr
	Impact of a Corporate Leader Don Hall, Jr. is the current CEO of his families company Hallmark Cards. For nearly 100 years, Hallmark has been headquartered in Kansas City and has had great impact on the region.  One of the nation’s first mixed-use redevelopments, Crown Center is an 85-acre complex that welcomes more than five million visitors each year.In the early 1960s, this area was filled with rutted parking lots, abandoned warehouses and a limestone hill cluttered with signs. Crown Center has reversed the decline and its existence has spurred remarkable redevelopment nearby.	Don Hall Jr., President and CEO, Hallmark Cards Inc.
	Facilitated Discussion The group will participate at their tables in a facilitated session to help digest the massive amount of information provided during the past 24 hours.	Group
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.	Travel
Session #11
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.	Personal Time/Hospitality Suite Open
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.	Travel
Session #12
5:30 – 6:15 p.m.	Leadership Topic 3: Inspiring Leaders Nelson Atkins Museum
	Welcome	Kelly Madden
	Facilitator	Mike Hightower
	Successes and Challenges of a City Mayor Current Mayor Funkhouser will speak candidly to the group about the successes and challenges facing Kansas City today.	Mayor Mark Funkhouser, City of Kansas City, Mo.
	Speaker Introduction	Mike Hightower
	A Challenge to Jacksonville After a day and a half of intense presentations and learning sessions, our Mayor John Peyton will address the participants who are current and future leaders of Jacksonville with his input on what needs to happen to move our city forward.	Mayor John Peyton, Mayor, City of Jacksonville
Session #13
6:15 – 7:30 p.m.	Reception Nelson Atkins Museum Kirkwood Hall
7:30 – 9:00 p.m.	Mayor’s Dinner Nelson Atkins Museum Rozzelle Court
9:00 – 9:30 p.m.	Travel
Session #14
9:00 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.	Personal Time/Hospitality Suite Open

 

Thursday, October 8, 2009
Session #15
6:30 – 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast BuffetIntercontinental Hotel – Rooftop Bar
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.	Hotel Check out Travel
Session #16
9:00 – 11:30 a.m.	Leadership Topic 4:  Community Leadership Berg Event Space
	Welcome	Kelly Madden
	Facilitator	Lynn Pappas
	History of the Civic Council and Impact on the Community The Civic Council of Greater Kansas City is a CEO-led, research-based regional actor. It is one of the two major regionally-focused business-led organizations in the metropolitan area. In 1964, 15 CEOs of large employers headquartered in Kansas City formed the Civic Council. The CEOs formed to pool their resources and use their position as business leaders to improve the community and its quality of life.	Karen Pletz, Chair Civic Council; President of Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
	Role of the Community Foundation The Community Foundation, including its six affiliates within the Greater Kansas City region, is recognized as a national leader in making sure every philanthropic investment returns the greatest emotional, civic and financial benefit possible. We ask every donor, community leader and nonprofit organization, “What’s important to you?”	Laura McKnight, President and CEO, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
	Urban Education System Tom Bloch former CEO of H&R Bloch, his family’s company, career change from CEO to inner city teacher drew national media attention.  In 1995, Bloch embarked on his new career as a middle school math teacher at St. Francis Xavier, an inner city parochial school. Five years later, he co-founded the University Academy, a public charter school in Kansas City. Tom Bloch continues to teach 7th and 8th grade math at the urban college prep school he helped design and launch. He is also President of the school’s board.The Academy has grown from 200 students in grades seven through nine in its first year to over 1,000 students in kindergarten through grade twelve. The school moved into a new, $40 million facility in 2005, and it became the first school in Missouri to receive a ten-year extension of its charter. Over the last five years, all but two graduates of the Academy have gone on to attend college, an almost unheard-of success rate for an urban school.	Thomas Bloch, Board Chair, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation; President and Founder, University Academy
	Break
	Putting the Pieces Together Jewel Scott will help us understand how all the pieces during our time in Kansas City come together and how the leaders of the community influenced each change.	Jewel Scott, Civic Council of Greater Kansas City
	Getting Community Leaders to Take Action The Heartland Project is the final example in the plethora of case studies that we will see in the two day period of what can happen if your leaders have great vision, leadership and execution.  The Heartland Effort is an initiative focused on making the Heartland a “Mega-Region.”	William Berkley, Chair Heartland Effort; President/CEO of Tension Envelope
	Questions and Answers	Jewel Scott
Session #17
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Trip Wrap Up
	Sponsor	Florida State College at Jacksonville Employer Services Division
	Facilitator We will use this time to hear from the participants what they learned and how they will apply what they learned when they return to Jacksonville.  A White paper will be published with commitments from participants upon returning to Jacksonville.	Lynn Pappas
	Trip Adjournment	Kelly Madden
Session #18
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.	Travel
1:30  – 2:30 p.m.	Airport Check in
2:30 – 6:00 p.m.	Group Charter Flight to Jacksonville
6:00 p.m.	Arrive in Jacksonville

Chamber Leadership Trip Focuses on Vision, Leadership, Execution

Art Deco architecture dominates the downtown Kansas City skyline including the "Sky Stations" atop the convention center and the Power & Light building.

The Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce is heading to Kansas City, Mo., for the 29th annual leadership trip October 6-8. This trip is taking a different approach than past leadership trip experiences going back to its roots where the focus was on leadership. This year, Jacksonville’s top business and civic leaders will see first-hand how Kansas City leaders executed their vision through leadership that forced great change bringing innovative and fresh ideas that
transformed their city into a thriving civic and business community. Through high-level workshops facilitated by Kansas City and Jacksonville leaders featuring both industry and downtown revitalization successes, participants will have the opportunity to discuss new ways to leverage our numerous and valuable resources that will sustain our vibrant and growing community for years to come.

Like Kansas City, Jacksonville has a strong public/private partnership that can be utilized to realize the changes that leaders want to see in our region. Kansas City leaders had the vision and political force to drive real change in their city. These are long-range leaders who think in decades and have been able to bring about long-term success, including the establishment of a strong life sciences sector with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute at the center; and a revitalized and growing Power and Light District, a nine-block entertainment district featuring restaurants, bars and retail shops in the city’s downtown area.

“This trip is not about just showing you attractive buildings and a great entertainment district. It’s about helping you see what can happen when leaders take charge and get involved to make change happen,” said Kelly Madden, Wholesale Market President, North Florida, Wachovia Bank and Chamber Chair-elect.

More information about the 29th Annual Leadership Trip and the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce is available online http://www.myjaxchamber.com/events.asp?id=11&eventsid=3605 or by calling (904) 366-6600 extension 7606.

Leadership Trip Heading to KC

 

The InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza

 Tuesday, October 6 – 8, 2009

For more information or to register visit

 http://www.myjaxchamber.com/events.asp?id=11&eventsid=3605