CEOs for Cities is pleased to announce the 2012 Spring National Talent Dividend Meeting will be held in Houston April 2-3, 2012. The meeting will be hosted by the Kresge Foundation, the Greater Texas Foundation and the Houston Endowment. Please RSVP here.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Houston Post Oak at 2001 Post Oak Boulevard for a discounted rate of $149/night. Please call +1 713 961 9300 to reserve rooms. Please be sure to mention CEOs for Cities when you make your reservation. No registration fee will be charged for those cities competing in the Talent Dividend Prize competition. For all other attendees, a modest registration fee of $100 will be charged to cover basic costs. Also, for Talent Dividend Prize cities that send more than one representative, CEOs for Cities will reimburse them for every second hotel room they reserve, up to two hotel rooms. We hope that you can send a large contingent from your city to hear ways to move the work forward.

Draft Agenda
National TD Meeting

Monday April 2, 2012

12:30-2:00 pm   Advisory Council Luncheon

1:00-2:00 pm      Registration
2:00-2:45 pm      Welcome & Setting the Stage
2:45-3:00 pm      Why Is the Talent Dividend Important?
3:00-4:00 pm      What’s Working Panel: A View From 10,000 Feet
4:00-5:00 pm      Speed Dating: Meeting the Network
5:30-7:00 pm      Reception

Tuesday April 3, 2012

7:30-8:00 am      Continental Breakfast 
8:00-8:45 am      Data: What Does It Tell Us & How Can We Use It?
8:45-10:00 am    The Toolkit: Means to Achieve the Talent Dividend
10:00-10:15 am  Break
10:15-11:15 am  What’s Working Panel: Best Practices from the Field
11:15-12:30 pm  The Talent Dividend Marketplace
12:30-2:00 pm    Working Lunch: How to Create Community Support
2:00- 3:00 pm     Tying Together Conclusions & Next Steps
3:00 pm               Adjourn