Toward a More Competitive Colorado

Oct. 20, 2011 - PRLog -- Depending on the day, depending on the paper, and depending on the author, Denver is either cascading further down the murky recession river or catapulting up against the current leaving less energetic metro areas in its wake.  No doubt, we have all experienced many of the dips and dangers of these turbulent last few years.

So, what is the story? What does the future hold for Colorado? What does the future hold for consultants who are working to catalyze and transform companies into the success stories of the next decade?  How do we work collaboratively to ensure a thriving future for everyone in Denver and the Front Range?

While no one can claim to have a crystal ball with the definitive answers to these very complicated questions, we are thrilled to have a leader in local economic development spend time with us discussing the ups and downs, ins and outs, of these crazy economic times.

Tom Clark, Executive Vice President of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation will share insights into how economic growth and development looks for Denver and the Front Range in the months and years ahead. Come share a conversation with a seasoned expert about:
   
1. Where is our regional economy headed?
2. What segments look most promising for the Front Range in the next 12-18 months?
3. What broad developments might be opportunity areas for consultants and their clients?

Event Details:

IMC Colorado Breakfast Program
November 11, 2011
7:15 am - 9:00 am
Denver Athletic Club, 1325 Glenarm
$25 members/$35 non-members

Go to imcusa.org/coevents to sign up for your spot for this timely, informative, and exciting program.

More about the speaker:

Tom Clark is Executive Vice President of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. He has over 30 years of economic development experience at the state, regional, county and city levels. Tom's career spans four decades from Director of Commercial and Industrial Development for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, through positions with the Fort Collins, Colorado Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Denver Corporation, the Boulder Chamber of Commerce, the Jefferson Economic Council, and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. He holds bachelors degrees in speech and psychology from Minnesota State University and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Illinois.

Tom was the founder and first president of the Metro Denver Network, the Metro Denver region's first economic development program, for which he received the Arthur D. Little Award for Excellence in Economic Development. He was chosen as one of the nation's top economic development professionals by the Council on Urban Economic Development. In 2007 Clark was awarded the Business Person of the Year by the Colorado Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

More about IMC:

Institute of Management Consultants is the premier professional association and sole certifying body dedicated to individuals consulting to management. The IMC promotes excellence and ethics in management consulting through certification, education, and professional resources.  The IMC Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designation is awarded to a select group of consultants (only 10,000 worldwide) who have demonstrated that they produce substantive results, adhere to the IMC USA canon of ethics, and manage their practices professionally.  Fellows of the Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC) are exceptional CMCs (only 42 in the USA) who have made exemplary contributions to the consulting profession, their communities, and the Institute. Visit www.imcusa.org.