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2009 High Impact Recognition Breakfast

The High Impact Program's annual breakfast is our largest event of the year. Guests include the newest companies selected into the High Impact Portfolio, as well as businesses who have been with the program since its inception in 2004. The Recognition Breakfast is the only High Impact event that is open to the public, making it a great opportunity for the business community at large to network with and learn about Louisville's fast-growth sector.

Join us on Wednesday, March 18 for breakfast, networking and celebration as we honor the newest High Impact companies and recognize the Vogt Award winners.

Wednesday, March 18
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Registration and Networking
8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Breakfast and Program

Cost
$35 individual
$265 table of eight

Location
The Olmsted
3701 Frankfort Avenue

R.S.V.P.
HighImpact@GreaterLouisville.com
502.625.0156

Remarks
Mayor Jerry Abramson
Mark Crane, Executive Director, GLI's ENTERPRISECORP

Keynote Address by Doug Cobb, CEO, Appriss Inc.

Douglas Cobb is Chairman and CEO of Appriss, Inc., a Louisville, Kentucky-based company that uses information technology to help governments keep people safe. Appriss' services include VINE^®, the nation's defacto standard for automated victim notification, and MethCheck^®, which helps law enforcement track purchases of over-the-counter medications used in the production of methamphetamine.

Doug is a three-time Inc. 500 CEO, a three-time Kentucky Entrepreneur of the Year, and a member of the Junior Achievement Kentucky/Southern Indiana Business Hall of Fame.

Doug holds a B.A. from Williams College, magna cum laude, and an M.S. in Accounting from the New York University Graduate School of Business Administration.

Past Events

2008 High Impact Recognition Breakfast

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Remarks
Mayor Jerry Abramson
Joe Reagan, President/CEO, Greater Louisville Inc.

Keynote Address
Kris Kimel, Founder/President, Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC)
Kris Kimel has an international reputation as an expert and innovator in the field of science and technology policy, programs and entrepreneurship. His career includes designing and implementing innovative programs and initiatives, including the KSTC and international IdeaFestival. During his keynote address, Kimel will discuss his personal experiences of starting and growing the KSTC and IdeaFestival, as well as how innovation is an impetus for growth and the key to ongoing success.