Session 6:  Economic Recovery: California Style with Tom Flavin, President & CEO

Tom is a local Californian and is with the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership. He shared their mission and vision for a sustainable and diversified year-round economy that is competitive in the global world.

3 Key Points:

1. Tom provided audience with an interesting overview of the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership here in southern California

2. Leadership in the private sector required to build the economic future of Coachella Valley

3. They are developing a model to be competitive in the global world from the grass roots and up ñ striving to be the economic model for California. (Compete! Compete! Compete!)