Colleges and universities: Changing the game in regional economic development
Colleges and universities sit on the front lines of "What's next" in economic development.
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They produce the brainpower that powers high growth businesses.
Their research ignites innovation.
Their incubators, accelerators and entrepreneurship networks convert brainpower into wealth.
Their campuses create hot spots that regenerate economies.
Higher education is the key to the next transformation in the U.S. regional economies. As the National Intelligence Council wrote in its recent report Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World, higher education is reshaping the global economy:
As global business grows increasingly borderless and labor markets more seamless, education has become a key determinant of countries’ economic performance and potential. Adequate primary education is essential, but the quality and accessibility of secondary and higher education will be even more important for determining whether societies successfully graduate up the value-added production ladder.
The University Economic Development Summit is the place to catch the wave on these new developments. In addition to presentations, you will see the finalists of the Awards of Excellence: 15 innovative ideas for connecting campuses to regional economies.
Here the agenda for the event, which, this year, will be held in Indianapolis on October 9-11.
If you want to know how high education is changing the game, all you need to do is register. It's the best investment in economic development education that you'll make all year.
(Disclosure: I sit on the board, and I invest my time to get the inside track on how colleges and universities are reshaping our regional economies.)
