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2012SpringNationalMeetingSummaryCincinnati,OH|May17-18,2012

ThankyouforparticipatinginCEOsforCities2012SpringNationalMeetingattheGreatAmericanBallParkinCincinnati,Ohio.Withgeneroussupportfrom

(alphabeticallylisted):Agenda360,CincinnatiUSARegionalChamber,Downtown

Cincinnati,Inc.,DukeEnergy,TheEconomicsCenter,GreaterCincinnatiFoundation,

GreatCincinnatiVentureAssociation,TheCarolAnnandRalphV.Haile,Jr./U.S.Bank

Foundation,IssueMediaGroupandSoapboxCincinnati,MetroInnovation,

RockefellerFoundation,TheStrivePartnership,UnitedWayofGreaterCincinnati,

UniversityofCincinnati,andVision2015,weconvened290CivicCEOsfromthe

public,private,nonprofit,andphilanthropicsectorsandnationalsubjectmatter

expertstoexplorehowcities,asstartupsareabletoadapt,reinvent,andbe

responsivetochange.Additionally,howcitiesconnectandcollaboratewiththe

smartestpeople,ideas,andresearchinthemostplacesandinthemostways.WithgeneroussupportfromArtPlaceandthroughacollaborationwithGOODIdeas

forCitieswekickedoffthemeetingwithaspecialopportunityonWednesday

evening,May16,2012,toattendthefourthinaseriesofGOODIdeasforCitieslivepresentationsfeaturingcreativeproblemsolverstacklingrealurbanchallenges.

TheeventwasheldatthefamedContemporaryArtsCenterandhostedbythe

UniversityofCincinnatisNiehoffUrbanStudio.

ThursdayandFridaykeynoteremarksweremadebySteveCase,formerChairman

&CEO,AOL;Chairman&CEORevolutionLLC;andChairman,TheCaseFoundation;

JeanCase,CEO,TheCaseFoundation;DonGraves,DirectoroftheWhiteHouseU.S.JobsandCompetitivenessCouncil;AnneAltman,GeneralManager,IBM;andU.S.

SenatorRobPortman(Ohio).

PanelsinterspersedbetweenspeakersfocusedonTheCityasaStartupmoderated

byKimWalesh,Director,OfficeofEconomicDevelopmentinSanJose,withguests

fromJumpstart,theCityofSanFrancisco,andVentureforAmerica.Specialguests

fromSongdo,SouthKorea,inSongdo:TheSmartestCityonthePlanet?moderated

byNancyZimpher,Chancellor,SUNY,includingMayorSongYoung-gil.Attracting

Talent,moderatedbyJoshMcManus,LittleThingsLLC,andpanelistsfromNextGenerationConsulting,Futurlogic,andBlackbook;andStorytelling:Sharingthe

SuccessesofCitiesmoderatedbyNealPiercefromCitistatesGroupandWashingtonPostWritersGroup,withcontributorsfromGOOD,SoapboxMedia,

AtlanticCities,andNextAmericanCity.

AttendeesparticipatedinPechaKuchaorlighteninground6minutesand40

secondpresentationsfromeightdifferentcities/statesuccesses:Cincinnati,Milwaukee,St.Louis,Michigan,Indianapolis,Kentucky,Miami,andCleveland.

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ThursdaysformalprogramconcludedwithtoursofCincinnatithatalignedwith

CEOsforCitiesCityVitals;includingOver-the-Rhine,Northside,ARiverRunsThroughIt,GOCincinnati,BrandingCincinnatisSuccess,DAAPandthenWhat,

ConnectedNeighborhoods,InnovationinEducation,andUptownInnovation.

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AtCEOsforCities,wewanttokeepyouengagedintheimportanttopicsrelatedto

thegrowthandvitalityofourcities.Themorewecansharethoughts,ideasand

information,thebettereachofourcitiescanbecome.We'vepartneredwithThe

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linktoweighinwithyourthoughts.