BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220513T123000Z DTEND:20220513T163000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2022 Economic Outlook Summit The Poconos: Innovation and Opportunity DESCRIPTION:Keynote speaker Dennis Newman\, Executive Vice President\, Strategy\, Planning & Accessibility for Amtrak\n\n\n\nThe Poconos: Innovation and Opportunity\n\nThe Economic Outlook Summit will be hosted by Kenneth Long\, Interim President of East Stroudsburg University. This year's theme is The Poconos: Innovation and Opportunity and will feature a keynote address on Amtrak's Vision for Rail Service to the Poconos by Dennis Newman\, Amtrak's Executive Vice President for Strategy\, Planning and Accessibility\, followed by a panel discussion and questions. Other featured presentations include the Carbon\, Monroe\, Pike and Wayne County Commissioners who will share what actions they are taking to drive innovation and create opportunities in their respective counties\; and Christopher Beadling\, President of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors\, will provide insights on the impact of the pandemic on the real estate market and current real estate trends.\n\nWe invite you to join us as a partner of the 2022 Economic Outlook Summit by participating in one of several sponsorship opportunities. Proceeds from this year's event will benefit the Economic Outlook Summit Annual Entrepreneurship Scholarship which will be awarded to an innovative\, and creative undergraduate student who demonstrates an entrepreneurial mindset.\n\nLianna DeSantis\, ESU Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations\, is coordinating the sponsorships for this year's event. She can be reached at (570) 422-3179 or by email at ldesantis1@esu.edu.\n\nWe look forward to seeing you in person at this event!\n\n\n\nSummit Agenda\n\n\n 8:30 a.m. Breakfast and Networking\n 9:00 a.m. Poconos: Year in Review Video\n 9:05 a.m. Opening Remarks\, Kenneth Long\, Interim President\, ESU\n 9:10 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Dennis Newman\, Executive Vice President\, Strategy\, Planning & Accessibility for Amtrak. Amtrak's Vision for Rail Service to the Pocono\n 10:00 a.m. Rail Service: Transforming Transportation through the Poconos Q&A\n \n John Blake\, District Director and Economic Development Specialists\, Office of U.S. Congressman Matt Cartwright\n Lawrence Malski\, President\, Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Rail Authority\n Chris Barrett\, President/CEO\, Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau\n Robert Hay\, Chair\, Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Rail Authority\n \n \n 10:45 a.m. Break\n 11:00 a.m. Pocono Innovation/Opportunity Moving Forward Video\n 11:05 a.m. Pocono Innovation and Opportunity Commissioners: Carbon\, Monroe\, Pike\, and Wayne County\n\n What actions are you taking to drive innovation and create opportunities in your county\n\n\n\n\n Carbon\n\n Wayne E. Nothstein\, Chair\n\n Chris Lukasevich\n\n Rocky Ahner\n Monroe\n\n Sharon S. Laverdure\, Chair\n\n John D. Christy\n\n John R. Moyer\n Pike\n\n Matthew M. Osterberg\, Chair\n\n Ronald R. Schmalzle\n\n Anthony Waldron\n Wayne\n\n Brian W. Smith\, Chair\n\n Joseph W. Adams\n\n Jocelyn Cramer\n\n\n\n\n 11:50 a.m. Real Estate: President\, Pennsylvania Association of Realtors\n 12:10 p.m. Pocono Economic Scorecard Interactive Presentation\n 12:30 p.m. Closing - 1 minute Video to the Future\n\n\n\n\n\nPoconos: Four County Region - Carbon\, Monroe\, Pike and Wayne X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Dennis Newman
\nKeynote speaker Dennis Newman\, Executive Vice President\, Strategy\, Planning &\; Accessibility for Amtrak
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\nThe Poconos: Innovation and Opportunity

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The Economic Outlook Summit will be hosted by Kenneth Long\, Interim President of East Stroudsburg University. This year&rsquo\;s theme is \;The Poconos: Innovation and Opportunity \;and will feature a keynote address on \;Amtrak&rsquo\;s Vision for Rail Service to the Poconos \;by Dennis Newman\, Amtrak&rsquo\;s Executive Vice President for Strategy\, Planning and Accessibility\, followed by a panel discussion and questions. Other featured presentations include the Carbon\, Monroe\, Pike and Wayne County Commissioners who will share what actions they are taking to drive innovation and create opportunities in their respective counties\; and Christopher Beadling\, President of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors\, will provide insights on the impact of the pandemic on the real estate market and current real estate trends.

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We invite you to join us as a partner of the 2022 Economic Outlook Summit by participating in one of several sponsorship opportunities. Proceeds from this year&rsquo\;s event will benefit the Economic Outlook Summit Annual Entrepreneurship Scholarship which will be awarded to an innovative\, and creative undergraduate student who demonstrates an entrepreneurial mindset.

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Lianna DeSantis\, ESU Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations\, is coordinating the sponsorships for this year&rsquo\;s event. She can be reached at (570) 422-3179 or by email at \;ldesantis1@esu.edu.

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We look forward to seeing you \;in person \;at this event!
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Summit Agenda

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  • 8:30 a.m. &ndash\; Breakfast and Networking
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  • 9:00 a.m. &ndash\; Poconos: Year in Review Video
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  • 9:05 a.m. &ndash\; Opening Remarks\, \;Kenneth Long\, Interim President\, ESU
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  • 9:10 a.m. &ndash\; Keynote Speaker: \;Dennis Newman\, Executive Vice President\, Strategy\, Planning &\; Accessibility for Amtrak. \;Amtrak'\;s Vision for Rail Service to the Pocono
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  • 10:00 a.m. &ndash\; \;Rail Service: Transforming Transportation through the Poconos \;Q&\;A\n
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    • John Blake\, District Director and Economic Development Specialists\, Office of U.S. Congressman Matt Cartwright
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    • Lawrence Malski\, President\, Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Rail Authority
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    • Chris Barrett\, President/CEO\, Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau
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    • Robert Hay\, Chair\, Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Rail Authority
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  • 10:45 a.m. &ndash\; Break
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  • 11:00 a.m. &ndash\; Pocono Innovation/Opportunity Moving Forward Video
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  • 11:05 a.m. &ndash\; Pocono Innovation and Opportunity Commissioners: Carbon\, Monroe\, Pike\, and Wayne County
    \n What actions are you taking to drive innovation and create opportunities in your county
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  • Carbon
    \n Wayne E. Nothstein\, Chair
    \n Chris Lukasevich
    \n Rocky Ahner
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  • Monroe
    \n Sharon S. Laverdure\, Chair
    \n John D. Christy
    \n John R. Moyer
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  • Pike
    \n Matthew M. Osterberg\, Chair
    \n Ronald R. Schmalzle
    \n Anthony Waldron
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  • Wayne
    \n Brian W. Smith\, Chair
    \n Joseph W. Adams
    \n Jocelyn Cramer
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  • 11:50 a.m. &ndash\; Real Estate: President\, Pennsylvania Association of Realtors
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  • 12:10 p.m. &ndash\; Pocono Economic Scorecard Interactive Presentation
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  • 12:30 p.m. &ndash\; Closing - 1 minute Video to the Future
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Poconos: Four County Region - Carbon\, Monroe\, Pike and Wayne

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