Program:7:30 – 8:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 8:10 Welcome Remarks• Dr. John M. Knox, 2013 HEA President• Frederic Berg, Conference Chair

8:10 - 8:30 Keynote Speaker – Dr. Vassilis Syrmos, UH Vice President for Research and Innovation

8:30 – 9:30 Entrepreneurship: Building Global Businesses in Hawaiʻi Panel Moderator: Karl Fooks

• The HI Growth Initiative, a new state investment program to support high growth businessesKarl Fooks, President, Hawaiʻi Strategic Development Corporation

• Born in Hawaiʻi, Made for the WorldJoe Ganahl - President, Intova

• Commercializing UH technology for global marketsDustin Shindo - Chairman and CEO, Pono Pharma

9:30 – 9:45 Break/Networking

9:45 – 10:45: Industry Update – Ag, Energy, Fashion: Innovation Drivers on the Horizon Panel Moderator: Lisa H. Gibson, President, Rising Tide Economics

• The Impact of Innovation on Hawaiʻi’s Food Chain Security Dr. Maria Gallo, Dean, UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources • Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) – Energy Market Changer? Dr. Kang Wu, Senior Advisor, FGE-Facts Global Energy• Hawaii on the Global Fashion Map Melissa White – Hawaiʻi Fashion Incubator

10:45 – 11:00 Break/Networking

The Hawaiʻi Economic AssociationPresents:

2013 Annual Conference, with Theme:

THE ECONOMICS OF INNOVATIONOn October 15th at the Halekūlani Hotel Ballroom

Keynote addresses:United States Senator Brian Schatz

Dr. Vassilis Syrmos, UH VP for Research and InnovationPanels:

• Entrepreneurship: Building Global Businesses in Hawaiʻi• Innovation Drivers for Hawaiʻi's Legacy Industries: Ag, Energy and Fashion• New Structures and Leaders for thee 21st Century: Sustainability, B-Corporations• State Economic Forecasts: Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Tourism, Military

visit www.hawaiieconomicassociation.org for registration and program informationEmail registration to lisahgibson@gmail.com, mail checks to Hawaiʻi Economics Association

Program (continued):

11:00 – 12:00 Structuring for the 21st Century: A New Generation of LeadersPanel Moderator: Jennifer Barra, Legislative Aide to State Senator Laura Thielen

• Business Trends Towards the New Economy Shanah Trevenna, Founder and Director, Smart Sustainability Consulting LLC• Policies Which Support Business Sustainability

Chris Lee, State of Hawaiʻi Representative, District 51• How to Become a B-Corp

Amy Brinker, Director of Policy, KYA Sustainability Studio

12:00 – 1:30: LUNCHEON

12:40 Lunch Keynote Speaker – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz12:45 Harvey Shapiro Economic Education Scholarship

1:30- 3:00 Economic Forecast: The Economy, Real Estate, and the Federal Spending Panel Moderator: Dr. John Knox, President, John M. Knox Associates, Inc.

• State Economic ForecastDr. Eugene Tian, State Economist, DBEDT

• Commercial Real EstateMike Hamasu, Director of Consulting and Research Colliers International

• Federal Spending Kalbert Young, Director, Hawaiʻi State Department of Budget and Finance

• Tourism and Residential Real EstateDr. Paul Brewbaker, Principal, TZ Economics

REGISTRATION: visit www.hawaiieconomicassociation.com or

• Email RSVP by Oct 9th to Lisa Gibson: lisahgibson@gmail.com• Send check with form and to the Hawaii Economic Association, PO Box 2982, Hono, HI 96802-2982• No-shows will be billed

CONFERENCE FEE (incl. breakfast, luncheon, parking)HEA Members: $90

Non-HEA Members $110Walk-in registration:HEA members: $100

Non-HEA members: $120*** SORRY, NO REFUNDS ****

Make check payable to:Hawaiʻi Economic Association

Mail in before October 9, 2013 to: Hawaiʻi Economic Association

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Cosponsors: Many thanks to Johnson Controls for supporting student attendees