The University will host an Economic Summit with leading executives from the business, financial and investment sectors on Feb. 6 at Winebrenner Theological Seminary. The day-long summit will include a session focusing on local impact.
   
The summit is sponsored by the University, Convention and Visitors Bureau, GreaterFindlay Inc. and Findlay Publishing Co.

A series of seven discussion sessions will examine the foundations of the current economic crisis, how to stimulate the economy, emerging business opportunities and the impact of the crisis on today’s student, wrapping up with “Impact of the Crisis on Northwest Ohio,” moderated by Ray De Winkle, new president and CEO of Greater Findlay Inc.

Dennis Foster, a 1967 UF alumnus who is a former telecommunications executive and current business owner of Foster Thoroughbreds in Lexington, Ky., as well as an investor and board director, organized the event and will serve as moderator and panelist during the summit. Among those serving as panelists for the summit, titled “New Challenges — New Solutions,” are:
•    Lynn Child, UF trustee, CEO, Aardvark Inc. and CentraComm Communications, Findlay
•    Andy Dale, CFO, Northwest Ohio region, Fifth Third Bank
•    Ray De Winkle, CEO, GreaterFindlay Inc., Findlay
•    Amy Hackenberg, Senior Vice President, Huntington National Bank, Findlay
•    David Kay ’74, Retired executive vice president and CFO, Gibraltar Industries, Orchard Park, N.Y.
•    Paul Lacroix, partner, Deloitte & Touche, Columbus, Ohio
•    William Landes ’75, senior managing director, Gottex Fund Management, Boston, Mass.
•    Jamie Minier, president, The Right Thing, Findlay
•    Dr. Yorgos Paptheodorou, economist, Marathon Oil Co., Findlay
•    Robert Skaggs, CEO, NiSource, Merriville, Ind.
•    Brent Whittington, executive vice president and CFO, Windstream Corp., Little Rock, Ark.
•    Tim Wicks, CFO, Yellow Roadway Corp., Overland Park, Kan.
•    W. Paul Worstell, M ’99, CEO, Pro-Tec Coating Co., Leipsic, Ohio

Planned discussion topics include:
•    The Foundations of the Crisis
•    The Credit Crisis
•    The Business Climate
•    Economic Recovery: When?
•    Emerging Business Opportunities
•    Impact of the Crisis on Today’s Student
•    Local Session: Impact of the Crisis on Northwest Ohio

To register, go to www.findlay.edu, Keyword: Economic Summit, click here
or contact the UF box office at 419-434-5335.

For more information, contact Paul Sears, Ph.D., dean of the UF College of Business at 419-434-4704.