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Economic Outlook Breakfast 2014 - "Imagination and Innovation" - 6/19/2014

Name: Economic Outlook Breakfast 2014 - "Imagination and Innovation" - 6/19/2014

Date: June 19, 2014

Time: 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT

Website: http://www.venturachamber.com

Registration: Register Now

Event Description:

Economic Outlook Breakfast - “Imagination & Innovation”

The Ventura Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Economic Outlook Breakfast – “Imagination & Innovation” on Thursday, June 19, 2014, from 7:30am – 10:00am at the Marriott Ventura Beach. The event will feature speakers and presentations on helping our local businesses to stay ahead of the curve in a very competitive and fast moving economy.

The speaker line-up includes:

Neil Ruiz, Ph.D, Senior Policy Analyst and Associate Fellow at the Brookings Institution who will speak on the perspective of innovation, economic development, and workforce development from a global perspective.
Patrick Lopker, Former Executive Vice President and CFO, The Disney Channel/ABC Cable Network Group who will speak on striking a balance between creativity and the bottom line.
Barbara Brown, Founder, CEO, and Chief Creative Officer of BBM&D Strategic Branding who will speak on the ground game of consistent business innovation and redesign to maintain relevance and consumer interest.
Jason Womack, Owner of the Jason Womack Company who will speak on the internal process of change and challenges leading to innovation, new products, and business opportunities.
David Keebler, Vice President of Business Affairs, Ventura College who will give the audience an overview of the new Applied Science Center, a hands on concept to technical job skill training program that meets and develop the skills to perform future tasks that have not been identified.

The event is open to the public. Admission is $45 for Ventura Chamber members and $55 for non-Chamber members. For more information, please contact Charleen Morla at the Ventura Chamber office at (805) 643-7222.

This event is sponsored by the City of Ventura, Aera Energy, AT&T, BBM&D Strategic Branding, Community Memorial Health System, County Commerce Bank, Cypress Place Senior Living, EJ Harrison, FASTSIGNS of Ventura, Gold Coast Transit, Kaiser Permanente, Main Course CA, Ventura Rental Center, Montecito Bank & Trust, Pacific Western Bank, Sheeler Moving & Storage, Tolman & Wiker Insurance Services, Union Bank, Vintage Productions CA, Western States Petroleum Association, Ventura County Star, VC Reporter, and Ventura Breeze.