3. A community of leaders, through public/private partnerships, equipped with insights for creating disruptive innovations for creating social and economic value for the future
19. Provide a unique information sharing experience for social, business, and policy leaders so they can develop their creative toolset to implement disruptive innovations in their sphere of influence. Sharing experience
20. Provide the Gulf region an open forum for discussing business needs, partnership potential, growth opportunities, social needs, and policy goals. Open forum
21. Provide resources and leadership to other Caribbean basin nations who can leverage lessons learned during Hurricane Katrina and Gulf Oil Spill. Resources & Leadership
22. Provide 4 local social ventures with funding and consulting support to maximize their opportunity to meet social needs while creating value for founders. Funding & Consulting
24. Work Week celebration Community spiritof innovation Establish local innovators Lead by example
25. Position The Work Week as the preeminent week long celebration for disruptive innovation, entrepreneurship, and social change . Work Week celebration
26. Build a spirit of community around disruptive innovation, value creation, social change, and amplifying private/public partnerships. Community spirit of innovation
27. Establish New Orleans and Gulf-area innovators by having them share the stage with the World’s thought leaders for their area of expertise. Establish local innovators
28. Lead by example by funding social ventures and building a conference without any tax payer funding. Lead by example
29. Themes Structure Subjects Future Think Bloody Mary/Mimosa/Brunch Globalization Morning Key Note Economy Innovation Discussions Caribbean Basin Lunch Political Dialogue Afternoon Key Note Time-to-Change Government Innovation Discussions Disaster Response Monday Key Note Urban Renewal Declaration of Innovation Public/Private Partners Social Change Mixer Water Speakers’ Dinner Health Sponsored Music Event Education May 2, 2011
30. Themes Structure Subjects Strategy Bloody Mary/Mimosa/Brunch Business Transparency Morning Key Note Media Innovation Discussions Green Business Experience Lunch Gaming Afternoon Key Note Collaboration Innovation Innovation Discussions Change Tuesday Key Note Energy Services The Big Thank You! Sustainability Public/Private Partnerships Mixer Sponsored Music Event Sports May 3, 2011
33. Identify strategies to build partnerships between corporate, academic, social, and policy spheres to sustain growth, create value, address social needs, and build the workforce of the future
34. Identify clear objectives for Second Line 2012 for job creation, funding small businesses, creating constructive economic policy, reducing tax burden, and addressing social needsCommunity Development
35. Online competition for best social innovation in: Disaster Response/ Preparedness Health Care Sustainability Education Each winner awarded $15,000 + 15% of sponsor donations Declaration of Innovation
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37. Guests of the conference Leaders present problems; Innovators provide alternatives to address needs Create a call-to-action to provide resources and implement best alternatives The BIG Thank You!
48. Align personal and corporate brand/identity to innovation and business for social good Access to the world leaders for business, social, and policy innovation Network with other speakers, sponsors, and public officials involved with all three Work Week events Entry to all Work Week hospitality events Support the funding of new social ventures making positive change Interview by leading national print, radio, and television media Biography on Second Line website and on in event program A good reason to come New Orleans Jazz Fest !!! Benefits
52. April 28 – May 7, 2011 Work Week is an affiliation of business events taking place in New Orleans between the weekends of Jazz Fest. It is an alternative to the musical intoxication enveloping the city in late April and early May. It’s a holistic offer to innovative individuals – feeding the mind during the week, and the soul on the weekends. The Work Week currently comprises three separate events. Second Line, Launch Fest and Sync Up. All three events take place at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Nightly social events, and package discounts for combining events are available for attendees. The Work Week was developed in partnership with Jazz and Heritage