2010
Michigan
Land&Prosperity
Summit
connection
The Federal Landscape and Michigan Prosperity Connection: Creating Vibrant Communities
This year's event will address questions very much on the minds of Michigan's leaders and citizens: How is the state and its communities faring with regard to new Federal policies, priorities and programs? And how can we work together in new ways to achieve prosperity and ultimately create more vibrant communities?
dialogue
What do we need? Regional placemaking strategies? Better transit? More vibrant cities? New agriculture? Green energy? New industries and entrepreneurs? Jobs? All?
Experts and leaders from the private and public sectors will discuss nuts-and-bolts solutions to building a New Economy in Michigan.
action
What's key to the quality of life in Michigan in the decade ahead?
Our Open Space breakout will give you the opportunity to have a lively exchange of ideas with your fellow attendees. Take the experience of the Summit back to your community to create actions for positive change.
networking
Do you know who the people are with the best New Economy strategies and results?
This annual Summit, on Friday, April 23, 2010, brings together state and national leaders in philanthropy, universities, businesses, governments, nonprofits and economic development agencies—all united around the common goal of setting a new course for Michigan.
learning
How do we spread New Economy strategies throughout the state?
At this Summit, co-hosted by the MSU Land Policy Institute and the Michgan Land Use Funders, meet and learn from people who are proving that businesses, communities, cities and regions can reinvent themselves to be prosperous and sustainable in the global economy.