In just over two weeks, the Leadership Louisville Center and the Office of the Mayor will hold the 2014 Leadership Louisville Luncheon on August 28. The program will feature the Honorable Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor of Baltimore, and will convene the region's most influential leaders in business, government, nonprofits and civic engagement around the theme “Step Up Louisville,” with the goal to inform and inspire action around building a world-class community in the Louisville region. As keynote speaker, Mayor Rawlings-Blake will share how she is moving her city forward through major reforms and investments focused on attracting families, improving education and strengthening neighborhoods. Nearly 1,000 influential business and civic leaders representing over 200 companies will attend.
Event Details:
The event will be held on Thursday, August 28 at the Louisville Marriott Downtown, 280 W. Jefferson St. Pre-luncheon networking will begin at 11 a.m. and the luncheon will follow from 11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Individual tickets are $75 and table sponsorships are available for $1,200; additional sponsorship opportunities are also available. To register, visit www.leadershiplouisville.org. For more information, call (502) 561-0458 or email info@leadershiplouisville.org.
Louisville Gas and Electric Companygenerously supports the Leadership Louisville Luncheon as the event’s presenting sponsor.
Special thanks to our additional supporters (as of August 11, 2014) –
· Gold sponsors: Anthem BlueCross BlueShield, Brown-Forman Corporation, and the Paul Ogle Foundation;
· VIP Reception sponsor: Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC;
· Silver sponsors: Business First, Doe-Anderson, Fifth Third Bank, and Tandem Public Relations;
· Bronze sponsors: CBRE Louisville, Chase, CompaniesWood LLC, The Courier-Journal, D.D. Williamson, Frost Brown Todd LLC, GE, Horseshoe Southern Indiana, Louisville Metro TV, MPI Printing, and Stites & Harbison PLLC.
About Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was sworn in as Baltimore’s 49th mayor on February 4, 2010. In November 2011, she was elected to her first full term as Mayor, receiving 87% percent of the vote in the mayoral general election. Mayor Rawlings-Blake has focused her administration on growing Baltimore’s population by 10,000 families over the next decade by improving public safety and public education and by strengthening city neighborhoods. In 2013, Mayor Rawlings-Blake presented, Change to Grow: A Ten-Year Financial Plan for Baltimore, the City’s first long-range financial plan. The plan includes a bold set of major reforms that amount to the most significant changes to the way the City does business in generations.
Mayor Rawlings-Blake was elected to a top leadership position in the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to serve as Secretary, following the historic reelection of President Barack Obama. Mayor Rawlings-Blake also serves as vice president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and in key USCM leadership positions. In 2010, she was elected by her fellow mayors to the USCM Board of Trustees. She is also a member of the Mayor’s Water Council, and the Criminal and Social Justice Standing Committee.
About the Leadership Louisville Luncheon:
Presented by the Leadership Louisville Center in partnership with the Office of the Mayor, the Leadership Louisville Luncheon has gathered influential leaders from across the region for over 20 years. Special guest speakers have included top mayors in the country who have shared insights on community development initiatives of interest to the Louisville community. Last year's event was attended by about 1,000 community leaders representing nearly 200 companies. With the theme “Change Starts with a Conversation,” over 50 Kentucky elected officials including state legislators, mayors and county judge executives from across the Commonwealth were in attendance to hear from Mayor Mick Cornett of Oklahoma City.
About the Leadership Louisville Center
Created in 1979, the Leadership Louisville Center is the region’s most valuable resource for leadership development and civic engagement. Its mission is to grow and connect a diverse network of leaders who serve as catalysts for a world-class community through dynamic programming and strong community connections. Over 6,000 community leaders have graduated from the Center’s programs that include Leadership Louisville, Focus Louisville, Ignite Louisville and Bingham Fellows. In 2011, the Leadership Louisville Center was recognized as one of the top seven community leadership programs in the U.S. in a benchmark study by the Center for Creative Leadership, the “gold standard” global provider of executive leadership education and research.
Contact Information
- Louisville Marriott Downtown
- 280 W. Jefferson St., Louisville, KY 40202
- (502) 561-0458
Event Time
- Wednesday, August 27, 2014
- 8:00 PM
Price
- Individual tickets $75; table sponsorships available for $1,200