
The Maine Economy I – Fundamentals

Not to be missed – Big Hit in 2019!
Roz Savage, MBE, holds four Guinness World Records for ocean rowing, including being the first woman to row solo across three oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian. She has rowed over 15,000 miles, taken around 5 million oar-strokes, and spent cumulatively over 500 days of her life at sea in a 23-foot rowboat, using her adventures to raise awareness of our environmental issues. The author of Rowing the Atlantic, Stop Drifting – Start Rowing, and The Gifts of Solitude, she is currently finishing up a doctorate in feminine leadership for unpredictable times. She writes, lectures, and keynotes on gender equality, sustainability, personal development, psychology, resilience, politics, economics and complementary currencies. Roz spent the first 11 years of her career working as a management consultant, braving nothing more intrepid than rush hour on the London Underground, before an environmental epiphany led to a radical personal transformation into a world class adventurer and thought leader. (Note: MBE stands for Most Excellent Order of the British Empire)
Women Transforming Leadership is a highly engaging series of eight monthly 3-hour sessions with national or international presenters focused on women framing and tackling some of the most compelling issues of our times. Listen, ask good questions in the Q&A, connect and explore topics in breakout rooms. Be ready to engage. Each session will also feature a final round of opportunities for connection and action.
This is one of a series of eight Women Transforming Leadership events being offered between December 2020 through 2021.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we are postponing the Leadership Alumni Reunion & Summit scheduled for June 4-5. We are working to schedule it in the Fall. Stay tuned for info and registration links!
The World Health Organization defines a healthy workplace as one “where workers and managers actively contribute to the working environment by promoting and protecting the health, safety and well-being of all employees.” This includes supports for managing stress, anxiety, depression and other factors that can impact an employees life, career and productivity. We will offer an interactive panel discussion and action-oriented training workshops with Susan Tufts, Health and Wellbeing Program Manager, L.L. Bean, Inc. and Shelley O’Brian, V.P. Operations, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health) Maine.
Come be inspired as we celebrate the innovative and enduring work MDF, its partners, members, leadership alumni and collaborators are doing to drive economic improvement and enhance the quality of life for all Mainers.
The day will feature our annual Leadership Alumni Breakfast, MDF Annual Business Meeting and our annual Champions of Economic Development Awards Lunch.
Mini-keynotes:
Hannah Pingree, Director of the Maine Office of Innovation & the Future
Eric Soelberg, VP of Customer Insights & Analytics for L.L. Bean
Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy, President of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias.
“Fireside chat” about the statewide 10-year economic strategy under development with Bruce Wagner, CEO of the Finance Authority of Maine, and Heather Johnson, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Community & Economic Development.
This year’s awardees:
President’s Award – Mainebiz & Publisher Donna Brassard
William F. King, Jr., Downtown Champion – Robert Abbey, Gardiner Main Street
Champion of Rural Economic Development – Stephen Schley, FOR/Maine Coalition
Champion of Education and Workforce Development – Maine Adult Education System
Kenneth M. Curtis Leadership Award – Matt Polstein, LM, Mu Class
ICL Distinguished Alum Award – Adam Burk, ICL, Sigma Class
Register today!