Sisters Country
Economic Vitality Summit

Shaping Sisters: Pioneers on the 
Frontier of Innovation


Friday, May 8, 2015
9:00 a.m. - 3 p.m.
*Registration opens at 8:30 a.m.

FivePine Lodge & Conference Center
1021 E Desperado Trail |  Sisters, OR

This event is  FREE  and open to anyone interested in the 
economic vitality of the region.
Keynotes:

Follow You Anywhere: The Alignment of Leadership and Marketing
Kyle Sexton
Marketing Strategist, ChamberThink Strategies
Salem, Oregon

Kyle Sexton is an award-winning marketing strategist, international speaker and author on the topics of membership development, marketing and innovation. He was recognized in 2011 by Chamber Executive magazine as one of the most influential innovators in the chamber of commerce industry. Kyle's innovative social media accelerator has been featured in The Wall Street Journal. Kyle now coaches and teaches people who want to transform their organization's marketing from boring to booming, from scattered to aligned, and from noisy to powerful.  Watch highlights and review of Kyle's session  here.

Embracing Change: Striking the Balance Between Innovation 
and Tradition 
Bob Cooper, CEcD 
Director of Corporate Relations, Landmark Development
Las Vegas, Nevada 

With over 40 years of professional economic development experience, Bob Cooper is an expert in local business expansion and retention programs, business attraction, and strategic business alliances. He has served as the President/CEO of five regional economic development corporations in the states of Washington, Idaho and California. Due to his extensive professional background and consulting services, Bob has worked with and trained hundreds of volunteers in the field of economic development.  

Download the Summit agenda here.

Space is limited, please register by April 30.
Economic Vitality Summits are  delivered  in partnership




This event is made possible by local community partners:  

City of Sisters * Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce *  Deschutes County
Bank of the Cascades * Sisters Athletic Club *  Three Creeks Brewery
FivePine Lodge & Conference Center *  Sisters Movie House 
The Open Door * Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show *  OpenMake Software
Dutch Pacific Properties *  Arbor Mortgage *  Common Threads
 
Economic Vitality Summits focus on empowering rural economies and investing locally in the future of our communities. Rural community leaders have shown they are interested in focusing on making good things happen, especially in difficult economic times. Economic Vitality Summits include exciting strategies designed to inform what is happening locally and provide methods for boosting regional economic vitality. The goal is to increase economic vitality by sharing resources and generating new ideas to invigorate rural communities.
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