This document discusses a presentation given by Ed Morrison at the Heartland Professional Development Conference on April 7, 2008. The presentation covered the transitions faced in workforce development, education, and economic development in regional economies. It discussed the skills needed for these transitions and issued a call for leaders. The presentation agenda included these topics as well as exploring the concept of open economic networks.

1. Workforce Development,
Education and Economic
Development
New Strategies for Regional Economies
April 7, 2008
Ed Morrison
Purdue Center for Regional Development
I-Open
Institute for Open Economic Networks

2. Ed Morrison presented this material
to the Heartland Professional Development Conference
in St. Louis, MO on April 7, 2008
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