ReINVENTing Iowa, College of Business & Innovation
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Today I think I heard more individual speakers than any other day in my life. We spent most of the day in Ames. First, we visited Sauer Danfoss. It was fun to tour a large manufacturing facility and see how a huge mass of people all working together was managed. At Sauer Danfoss, we heard from the Ames mayor Ann Campbell, entrepreneur Vada Grantham, and the director of the Ames chamber of commerce Dan Culhane. It seems that a theme is evolving from many of the speakers. They are adamant about getting out and finding someone that is doing what you want to do so that you can learn from them. I think this is the best advice that I have received while at Leadership Iowa University. After a short bus ride, we were at the Ames research park. There we heard from a few speakers that were in companies who were dealing with new technology. I was fascinated by the presentation from Mike Coon with PowerFilm. Their solar panel product is revolutionary and I can see it being utilized everywhere someday.
Another short bus ride later, we were arrived at the DMACC Hunziker Center. There we heard from a panel of Iowa business people lead by Leisa Fox. It was a nice change from the formats that we had listened to during the other speakers’ presentations. Lastly, we finished up our business simulation with a discussion about what had happened during the simulation. This day was filled with a ton of great information. |
Aug 12, 2009 11:20 AM
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Leadership Iowa University is a program of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Foundation. The program is designed to bring together two ABI Foundation programs, Leadership Iowa and Business Horizons, to create a unique opportunity for college students. Leadership Iowa University will educate, inspire and develop young leaders as the foundation for Iowa’s future economic growth and encourage their on-going involvement in local communities and the state to create a better future for all Iowans. |  |
