CONNECTING BUSINESS WITH GOVERNMENT

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

PRESENTED BY SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY SAWYER BUSINESS SCHOOL AND THE GREATER BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR BOSTON’S FUTURE LEADERS AT SUFFOLK LAW SCHOOL, 120 TREMONT STREET, BOSTON

 

SETTING THE STAGE:

7:45      Registration
8:10      Welcome and introductions by:
                   Dean William J. O’Neill Jr., Dean, 
                   Sawyer Business School
                   Paul Guzzi, President & CEO, 
                   Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
 
             Keynote Address:  Government & Business 
             Interaction - The Business Perspective 
                    Ralph C. Martin, II, Esq
                    Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP
                    Chairman, Greater Boston Chamber of
                    Commerce

LEARNING:

9:15      PANEL:  The Top Five Things You Need To Know
                            When Working With Government
      
MODERATOR:  Dr. Michael Lavin, Chair, Suffolk University,
                           Department of Public Management

The Top Five Things You Need to Know:
Government:  The BIG picture:  How does it work?
         Mark Andrews, VP of Administration & Finance, 
         Northern Essex Community College, Suffolk Faculty
                         

The Top Five Things You Need to Know: 
Lobbying, Advocacy & Cutting Bureaucratic Red Tape:
The Connecting Process and Connectors.
         Geri Denterlein, President, Denterlein Worldwide

The Top Five Things You Need to Know: 
Representing One Industry.
          James W. Hunt Jr., President & CEO,
          Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers

The Top Five Things You Need to Know: 
What Gets My Attention Most Effectively?
          Representative Michael J. Rodrigues, Chairman, 
          Committee on Labor & Workforce Development

10:30 BREAK

DOING:

10:45    Connecting Business with the new Town of Devens
 
Introduction:   Dr. Michael Lavin, Suffolk University
                                            AND
                      Richard A. Montuori, Executive VP
                      Devens Operations MassDevelopment        

Devens is a new town being created out of a former Army base in central Massachusetts. You’ll be part of Venture Strategy Team representing a business interested in locating/operating in this new community, provided you can convince local authorities that your business is sound and congruent with the Town’s character and development goals.  Your Team will have ten minutes of the undivided attention of Devens’ key real estate acquisition and development permitting decision-makers in order to make your case.  You will design a presentation strategy using the case materials and reading provided, plus the ideas and examples gained from The Top Five Things You Need to Know introduced by the earlier morning panel.
 

PREPARING:

You will receive the “Connecting Business with Government” case ahead of time, along with a variety of printed materials about the town of Devens, including information about new business developments, leasing and buy property, and the permitting process.  Please read all of these materials carefully prior to November 2 from the perspective of a business that is seeking a relocation opportunity to expand or start-up. On November 2, you will work in teams, with designated leaders/facilitators, to prepare a strategic argument supporting a moving to the Town of Devens as your new business address.        

11:30    PRESENTING TO:  “MASSDEVELOPMENT/DEVENS
             ENTERPRISE COMMISSION”

            Richard A. Montuori, Executive Vice President
            Devens Operations, MassDevelopment 
            Peter Lowitt, AICP, Land Use
            Administrator/Director, Devens
 
12:10    FEEDBACK FROM:   
            “MassDevelopment/Devens Enterprise Commission”

12:45   “A Collaboration Story: 
             Bringing Bristol-Myers to Massachusetts”
             Ranch C. Kimball, Chairman MassDevelopment,
             Secretary of Economic Development

1:15    LUNCH

2:00    PANEL:  Government & Business Interaction:  
                        A Work in Progress:

                A FORUM ON THE 2006 MASSACHUSETTS 
                HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT: PROVIDING 
                COVERAGE TO THE UNINSURED.

MODERATOR:  Paul Guzzi,  President & CEO, 
                        Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

John McDonough:  Executive Director, Health Care for All
Michael Widmer, President, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation
Thomas Glynn, Chief Operating Officer, Partners Health Care
Timothy Murphy, Secretary, Office of Health and Human Services

4:00    Keynote Address:  Government & Business
           Interaction - The Government Perspective
               Hon. Salvatore DiMasi, Speaker,
               Mass. House of Representatives 

4:30    Summarize learnings from the day: 
               Dean William J. O’Neill Jr.,
               Dean, Sawyer Business School
  

5:00 Reception