John Fund, editorial columnist for the Wall Street Journal and American Spectator, and political commentator for Fox News and a number of other media outlets, will keynote the Smart Business Hawaii (SBH) annual conference on Wednesday, January 9, at the Ala Moana Hotel.
SBH will feature a number of other top speakers at the business conference, “Smart Business 2012: Climate Change for Hawaii Business?”, including Wendell Cox of Demographia and Jonathan Williams of American Legislative Exchange Council.
Hawaii’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, Hawaiian Airlines CEO Mark Dunkerly, Former Congressman Ed Case and Computer Minute’s Peter Kay also will participate in the conference.
To register, call Smart Business Hawaii at 396-1724 and for more information, log onto Smartbusinesshawaii.com
The conference is sponsored by McDonalds of Hawaii
Here is the agenda:
7:00 am Registration and Coffee – Garden Lanai
Network and Visit Business Exhibit Tables – Foyer
7:45 am Aloha and Welcome –
Sam Slom, President, Smart Business Hawaii (SBH)
8:00 “Hawaii’s Visitor Industry & Our Economic Prosperity”
Mark Dunkerley, CEO, Hawaiian Airlines
8:30 “Social Media Secrets for Your Business”
Peter Kay, President, CymberCom, Inc. and Your Computer Minute
9:00 “Strategies for Hawaii’s Business Recovery ”
Tyler Roukema, Outback Steak House, Hawaii Kai
Marissa Capelouto, Oahu Express, Ltd.
Matthew Longfellow, Valpak of Hawaii
Moderator: Geal Talbert, UBS Financial Services
9:45 } Brief Refreshment Break —
10:00 } Visit Business Exhibits (Foyer)
10:00 “Major Honolulu Infrastructure Projects: Setting Priorities and Can We Afford Them?”
Dr. Wendell Cox, Principal of Demographia (Wendell Cox Consultancy)
10:30 “Rich States, Poor States: Where Does Hawaii Stand?”
Jonathan Williams, VP, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
11:00 “Judicial Reform and Business Impact in Hawaii”
Mark Recktenwald, Chief Justice, Hawaii Supreme Court
11:30 “Hear From the 2012 Hawaii Candidates”
12 noon Luncheon and Program —
Hibiscus Ballroom I & II
1:00 Keynote Speech:
John Fund, The Wall Street Journal
Business & Political Journalist, Author
Popular FOX Television Public Affairs Opinion Panelist
“The 2012 Election and the Impact on the Economy”
2:00 pm Adjournment • Mahalo for attending!
—SBH Leadership Circle Members/Sponsors Only
Private Meeting with John Fund, 2:15 pm