Registration is open for the the Delta Leadership Network (DLN) Annual Conference. The conference will be held Feb. 5-7 at the Courtyard by Marriott in downtown Little Rock.
DLN is comprised of more than 500 alumni of DRA’s Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) representing the eight states within the Delta Regional Authority’s footprint: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Alumni use the experiences gained from DLI to drive change and lead economic advancement of their local communities, states or regions.
This year’s conference focuses on creating and fostering local and regional partnership opportunities in the Delta region. The 2019 conference is an opportunity for participants to hear from more than 20 local and national subject-matter experts on opportunities and best practices that strengthen economic and community development in the Delta. Featured speakers include native Arkansan Walt Coleman, 30-year veteran referee of the National Football League and Controller of Hiland Dairy; and Charles Marohn, author, licensed Professional Enginner, certified planner, and Founder and President of Strong Towns.
Session topics include:
- Public Private partnerships for the Economic Advancement of Delta communities;
- Redevelopment in the Delta: How Communities are (Re)Shaping their Futures;
- From Applying to Complying: Grants 101-401;
- Engaging Utility Providers in the Development Process; and
- Innovative Community Development Finance.
Conference presenters include representatives from the National Council for Public Private Partnerships, attorneys and finance executives from Stephens Inc., Butler Snow, Arkansas Capital, Bradley, and Champion Community Investments; leading researchers from the University of Louisiana Monroe; non-profit and government leaders from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, the Missouri Department of Economic Development, the Office of U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO.), and Winrock International; planning and development professionals from BLDG Memphis and McClure Engineering; and utility executives from TVA, Entergy, and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.
For more information and to register for the conference, please visit www.dlnconference.org.
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