You Can’t Be What You Can’t See
Go Lead Idaho Spring Conference
Micron Business & Economics Building, Skaggs Hall
Boise State University
April 13, 2013
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Registration & Networking
8:30 am – 8:40 am
Welcome
8:40 am – 9:45 am
Opening Plenary
Discovering Your Public Engagement Voice
Tabby Biddle, Women’s Leadership Expert, Writer & Writing Coach
9:45 am – 10:00 am
Networking Break
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Pathways to Engaging, A Conversation
Representative Holli High Woodings
Representative Kelley Packer
Representative Maxine Bell
Moderator: Cece Gassner, Assistant for Economic Development, City of Boise
11:05 am – 1:15 pm
Lunch
Keynote
Barbara Roberts, former Governor of Oregon
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Pick Your Passion, A Policy Breakout
Education
Health & Wellness
Human & Animal Rights
Environment & Land Use
Family and Child Welfare
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Networking Break
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
The Influence of Engaging: How Idaho’s Public Policy Decisions Influence Business Strategy
Zelda Geyer Sylvia, CEO, Blue Cross of Idaho
Melanie Rubocki, Partner with Business Group, Firmwide Vice Chair of Emerging Company and Venture Law Practice, Perkins Coie
Moderator: Marcia Franklin, Producer & Host, Idaho Public TV
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Research Project Kickoff
Dean Melissa Lavitt, College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs, BSU
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Wrap-Up: Using Your Voice
Karianne Fallow, Board President, Go Lead Idaho
4:15 pm
Adjourn
