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The 1987 Minnesota Economic Summit
CONGRESSMAN BILL FRENZEL JUNE 19, 1987
CONGRESSMAN MARTIN OLAV SABO HOLIDAY INN DOWNTOWN
CO-CHAIRMEN May 12, 1987 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Mr. Leland Knutson
Mayor
1367 E. 145th Street
Rosemount, Minnesota 55068
Dear Mayor Knutson:
On Friday, June 19, 1987, we will convene and moderate the 1987
Minnesota Economic Summit, at the Holiday Inn Downtown in Minneapolis.
As chairmen of the summit, we take pleasure in inviting you to attend
and participate in the summit.
The purpose of the Economic Summit is to bring together a diverse
group of leaders to assess the changes that are taking place in
Minnesota's economy. We will examine the opportunities that these changes
bring for increasing income and employment for the people of our state.
The program will feature presentations by national and regional
authorities on the implications of economic trends for Minnesota and
on the specific steps that can be taken to attract new business and
stimulate investment and expansion of regional industries. The summit
will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas among leaders from
government and the private sector in a cooperative endeavor to map a
strategy that will respond to future needs and opportunities.
A great deal of effort has gone into planning this conference to
insure that it will focus on defining solutions, rather than simply
restating the problems confronting the region's economy.
The conference is being coordinated by the Columbia Institute
and is sponsored by a number of local business and civic groups. The
program will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at 4:00 p.m.
There is no registration fee. The only expense will be the cost of
the luncheon. To confirm your attendance, please complete the
enclosed form along with a check for $15.00 made payable to the
Columbia Institute.
We do hope that you will plan to attend and look forward to
seeing you on June 19.
Sincerely,
Bill Frenzel Martin Olav Sabo
Member of Congress Member of Congress
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FILE
Partial List of Speakers for
THE 1987 MINNESOTA ECONOMIC SUMMIT
Friday, June 19, 1987—Holiday Inn Downtown -Minneapolis, Minnesota
Congressmen Bill Frenzel and Martin Olav Sabo
Co-chairmen
CONGRESSMAN BILL FRENZEL
United States Congressman from the Third District of
Minnesota
Congressman Frenzel has served in the United States House of
Representatives since 1971. He serves on the House Ways and
Means Committee and he is Ranking Minority Member of the House
Administration Committee. His legislative specialties include taxes,
trade, budget, and election law issues. Congressman Frenzel
serves as the Congressional Representative to the General Agree-
ment on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in Geneva, Switzerland and prior
to his position as a U.S. Congressman, he served in the Minnesota
House of Representatives. Congressman Frenzel received both
his B.A. and his M.B.A. from Dartmouth College.
CONGRESSMAN MARTIN OLAV SABO
United States Congressman from the Fifth District of
Minnesota
Congressman Sabo was elected to the U.S. House of Representa-
tives in 1978. He serves on the Committee on Appropriations and
its Defense, Transportation, and District of Columbia Subcommit-
tees. Congressman Sabo is also vice president of the Democratic
Study Group and he was a member of the Minnesota House of
Representatives from 1961 to 1978 serving as both speaker and
minority leader during this period. Congressman Sabo received
his B.A. from Augsburg College and did his graduate studies at
the University of Minnesota.
GOVERNOR RUDY PERPICH
Governor of the State of Minnesota
Governor Perpich, the 36th governor of the Minnesota, can aptly
be called a "jobs governor." He campaigned on the need for job
growth in Minnesota and he has brought labor and business, edu-
cation, agriculture and the public sector together in an effort that
has helped to put 100,000 more Minnesotans to work than ever
before in history. In recognition of his efforts to bring jobs to Min-
nesota, Governor Perpich was identified as the best governor for
promoting growth within the high-technology industry by a 1984
survey in U.S.A. Today. Governor Perpich also considers education
to be one of his top priorities, championing a 26% increase in the
state's investment in elementary, secondary, and post -secondary
education. Governor Perpich is a native Minnesotan.
MR. LEE BERLIN
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LecTec
Corporation
Mr. Bertin joined LecTec in 1982 bringing with him thirty-five years
experience in foreign and domestic marketing, product develop-
ment and general management. Prior to his position with LecTec,
Mr. Berlin was Managing Director of 3M France and International
Group Marketing Executive and Vice President of Foreign Ventures
at 3M. Mr. Berlin is Chairman of the Governor's Commission on
Medical Technology in Minnesota, the founder and director of
Medical Alley Association and the Chairman of District Export
Council. Mr. Berlin received his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering
from the University of Minnesota and his J.D. from the St. Paul
College of Law.
DR. GERALD W. CHRISTENSON
Chancellor, Minnesota Community College System
Dr. Gerald Christenson has served as Chancellor of the Minnesota
Community College System since July 1983. As the chief executive
officer of the Minnesota Community College System, Dr. Christen-
son directs the operation of an eighteen college system that serves
over 40,000 full and part-time students. Dr. Christenson also has
served as the Legislative Auditor for the State of Minnesota, as
Executive Director of the Committee on Rules and Administration
and as Executive Assistant to the Majority Leader in the Minnesota
State Senate. He has also served as State Planning Director and
as Commissioner of Finance for the State of Minnesota. Dr. Chris-
tenson holds a B.A. degree from St. John's University and both
an M.A. and Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota.
MR. DAN W. GUSTAFSON
President, Minnesota AFL-CIO
Mr. Gustafson was elected President of the Minnesota AFL-CIO
on January 1, 1985. Prior to this position, he served as Secretary -
Treasurer of the Minnesota AFL-CIO and as Business Manager of
the Minneapolis Building Trades Council. Mr. Gustafson presently
serves on the State Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation;
the Advisory Council to the State Economic Security Department;
the Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Review Board; and
the Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation. He is the
treasurer of the Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association
of Minnesota, and he is a member of the Minnesota Racing Com-
mission. Mr. Gustafson served on the boards of the Minneapolis
Industrial Development Commission and the Minneapolis Capital
Long -Range Improvements Committee.
DR. WALTER HELLER
Regents' Professor of Economics Emeritus, University
of Minnesota
Dr. Heller is currently the Regents' Professor of Economics
Emeritus at the University of Minnesota. He has served as the
chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, as a
consultant to the Executive Office of the President, and as a con-
sultant to the Congressional Budget Office. Dr. Heller is co-chair-
man of the Center for National Policy's Economic Study Group and
he is a member of the TIME Board of Economists. He has appeared
on "Meet the Press", "Issues and Answers", "Face the Nation" and
"Wall Street Week". In addition, he has served as a commentator
on PBS's "Nightly Business Report". and has been.featured in cover
stories in Time, U.S. News, and Business Week. Dr. Heiler has
been published in numerous economic journals and has authored
such works as The Economy: Old Myths and New Realities, New
Dimensions of Political Economy, and Monetary vs. Fiscal Policy
which he co-authored with Milton Freedman. Dr. Helier received
his B.A. from Oberlin College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the
University of Wisconsin.
MR. AL HUNT
Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Hunt joined The Wall Street Journal in 1965 in New York. He
was transferred to the Boston bureau in 1967 and to the
Washington, D.C. bureau in 1969. From 1972 to 1983 he covered
Congress and national politics. In October of 1983, he became
Washington bureau chief. He has been a regular participant on
Public Television's "Washington's Week in Review", an analyst on
the CBS Morning News and now is a regular panelist on NBC's
"Meet the Press." In 1976, Mr. Hunt received the Raymond Clapper
Award for Washington reporting. He is a co-author of the American
Enterprise Institute's "The American Elections of 1980", "The Amer-
ican Elections of 1982", and "The American Elections of 1984".
Mr. Hunt received his B.A. from Wake Forest University.
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