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Lunch, Listen and Learn: Big Names on Economic Club Lineup

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One venue, nine top-notch speakers. Congratulations to the Economic Club of Indiana program committee for putting together a very intriguing lineup for the 2009-2010 season.

A strong mix of Indiana leaders (Angela Braly, WellPoint, and Thomas Snyder, Ivy Tech Community College); former Hoosiers coming home (C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb and school reformer Kevin Chavous); more media giants (Steve Forbes, John Stossel and Gwen Ifill); and leaders in business (Patrick Michael Byrne of Overstock.com) and education/politics (Harvard economics professor Martin Feldstein).

All will be at the Indiana Convention Center for the monthly luncheon programs, starting with Braly on September 1. Not familiar with the Economic Club, an Indiana fixture for 35 years? Check out this excerpt from the organization’s 25th anniversary for some history on how it all got started and some of the big events over the years.

Fort Wayne area leaders, we’re not forgetting about you. John Norquist, former Milwaukee mayor and urban design/school reform authority, comes your way on August 28 to wrap up the inagaural summer series. Merrillville and Evansville enjoyed earlier visits from Scott Hodge (Tax Foundation) and Jim Morris (Pacers Sports and Entertainment and longtime civic leader), respectively.

Check out some or all of the upcoming events. Thought-provoking presentations are assured.

Preparing Adults for a Brighter Future

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The title of this post also served as the subtitle of an Indiana Chamber study released earlier this year titled Indiana’s Adult Education and Workforce Skills Performance Report.

There are many Hoosiers with a vested interest in overcoming the challenges — such as 651,000 workers with no college education and earning less than a living wage.

Two names at the top of that list of interested parties are Thomas Snyder, president of Ivy Tech Community College, and Teresa Voors, commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Snyder and Voors, along with Mark Lawrance (a Chamber senior vice president who oversaw the study in his role as head of the Chamber Foundation) are taking the message around the state. Audiences in Bloomington, Evansville, Fort Wayne and South Bend have heard about the needs, what the state is already doing well and how public and private sector leaders are working together to craft additional solutions.

The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette and the South Bend Tribune report on the recent visits to their communities. Gary and Indianapolis are among the upcoming stops.

Contact Lawrance to learn about the study and what many are saying is the No. 1 long-term challenge facing our state.