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Thursday, September 8 • 1:45pm - 3:10pm
It's all about the Fundamentals: How Local Governments Support Economic Competitiveness by Putting Users First 75% FULL

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How are local governments supporting the creation of new businesses and growth of existing ones through redesigning core economic development services? Who within government is driving this change? And a first for many governments, putting the needs of their citizens and businesses first!

Moderators
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Efrem Bycer

Director of Economic Development, Code for America
Efrem leads Code for America's efforts in helping governments better leverage open data and civic technology to support their economic development efforts. Prior to joining CfA in May 2015, Efrem was a manager of economic development at the San Diego Regional Economic Development... Read More →

Speakers
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John Keisler

Director of the Innovation Team, City of Long Beach
John Keisler is the Director of the Innovation Team and has lived in Long Beach for the past 12 years. He has a Masters in Public Administration from the USC Price School of Public Policy. Over the years, he’s led multiple change-management projects throughout the City, serving... Read More →
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Tess Posner

Director of TechHire, Opportunity@Work
TechHire, Opportunity@Work’s flagship project, is a public-private initiative in American cities, states, and rural communities to to get more Americans rapidly trained for well-paying technology jobs. TechHire fills local IT jobs and empowers Americans with the skills they need... Read More →
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Todd Rufo

Director, Office of Economic and Workforce Development
Todd Rufo is the Director of the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), whose mission is to create shared prosperity for all San Franciscans by growing good jobs, training and connecting residents to those jobs, supporting our small businesses, creating... Read More →


Thursday September 8, 2016 1:45pm - 3:10pm PDT
David Brower Center - Kinzie Room