Flight Information: Hotel Information:Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Westin, Copley PlaceSouthwest Airlines Flight #8045 10 Huntington Ave Depart Boston: 3:30PM Boston, MA 02166Arrive KCI: 5:40PM (617)262-9600

KC Chamber Leadership Exchange September 24-26, 2017

Preliminary Draft ItineraryJuly 28, 2017

( itinerary subject to change)

Sunday, September 24

4 p.m. Delegates meet in Hotel Lobby Westin, Copley Place10 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02166

4:30-5:30 p.m. Tour Kennedy Presidential Library John F. Kennedy Presidential LibraryColumbia Point, Boston, MA 02125

5-6 p.m. Welcome to Boston Reception John F. Kennedy Presidential LibrarySponsored by Lathrop Gage

6-7 p.m. What Makes Boston Work John F. Kennedy Presidential LibraryRegional Overview Focusing on Innovation Ecosystem Smith HallSponsored by Lathrop GageSpeakersJim Rooney, Boston Chamber President (Confirmed) Katie Rae, President & CEO, The Engine Accelerator (Confirmed)Desh Deshpande, President & Chairman, Sparta Group (Confirmed)Bill Aulet, Managing Director MIT Center for Entrepreneurship (Confirmed)

7-8:30 p.m. Welcome to Boston Dinner John F. Kennedy Presidential LibrarySponsored by Lathrop Gage Pavilion

8:30 p.m. Buses back to Hotel

Special thanks to our partner, the Civic Council of Greater KC, For its support of the Leadership Exchange scholarship program

Monday, September 25

6-6:30 a.m. Optional 5K Run/ 1K Walk through Boston’s Historic Back Bay Meet in Hotel Lobby

7:30-8 a.m. Delegates will make their own way (15-minute walk or Uber, Lyft, cab…) to the Harvard Club for breakfast and the first session

8-9:30 a.m. Boston’s Bold Transportation Vision: Go Boston 2030 Harvard ClubSponsored by HNTB 374 Commonwealth AveSpeakers Boston, MA 02215Stephanie Pollack, Mass. Secretary of Transportation (Confirmed)Chris Osgood - Chief of Streets, City of Boston (Confirmed)Wendy Landman - Executive Director, Walk Boston (Confirmed)Richard Dimino - President and CEO, A Better City (Confirmed)

9:30-10:30 a.m. Bus travel to Boston Innovation District/Jamestown

10:30 -11:30 p.m. The Most Startup-Friendly Accelerator on the Planet Mass ChallengeMass Challenge 21 Drydock Ave,Sponsored by Bardavon Boston, MA 02201Speakers:Scott Bailey, Mass Challenge (Confirmed)

Venture Capital Perspectives Speakers:

Michael Greeley, Flare Capital

12-1 p.m. Lunch in Innovation District (Auto Desk District Hall) District HallSponsored by Polsinelli

1-4 p.m. Groups Split into Tracks by area of Interest (33 in each group)(Afternoon sessions to include walking tours and presentations)

A. Global Design and Innovation (Jamestown) Jamestown(Parallels with KC Rising Global Design Initiative)Jamestown tour, Auto Desk BUILDspace

B. MIT, Design, Engineering and Higher Education Cambridge Innovation CenterGroup will tour Cambridge Innovation Center, Kendall Square Biotech hub 1 Broadwayand MIT Center for Entrepreneurism Cambridge, MA 02142SpeakersTim Rowe, Founder & CEO, Cambridge Innovation CenterSherwood Dougan, Co-Founder Cambridge Innovation Ctr. St. Louis Mike Webb, CEO, IntrinsicBio Life Sciences ConsultingKevin Wiant, Senior Executive, Venture Café

C. Longwood Medical Area TBD

Group will learn of the history and economic impact of this neighborhood with the greatest concentration of medical research and innovation in the world (not to mention the most federal research dollars). Longwood includes Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Med School and more.SpeakersJohn Hallinan, Chief Business Officer, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (Confirmed)Leslie Solomon, Chief Innovation Officer, Dana Farber Cancer Center (Confirmed)

D. Roxbury Innovation Center Roxbury Innovation CenterGroup will examine how Boston is using entrepreneurship and innovation as 2300 Washington Street, 2nd Fl a community development tool to bring economic equity to some of the most Boston, MA 02119disadvantaged neighborhoods.SpeakersKofi Callendar, Executive Director, Smarter in the City (Confirmed)David Delmar, President, Resilient Coders (Confirmed)Alessandra Brown, Director, Roxbury Innovation Center (Confirmed)Netia McCray, Fab Lab Manager, Roxbury Innovation Center (Confirmed)

4-5 p.m. Kansas City Debriefing: Pulse-Mass ChallengeWhat Boston Lessons Mean for Greater KC 401 Park Drive, 8th Fl Sponsored by McCown Gordon Boston, MA 02228

5-5:30 p.m. Walk to Baseball Tavern

5:30-7 p.m. Pre Game Reception, Light Dinner Baseball Tavern Sponsored by Burns & McDonnell 1270 Boylston St., Group will walk (cab or Uber it) from baseball tavern to Fenway Park Boston, MA 02215

7:10 p.m. Take Me Out to the Ball Game Fenway ParkRed Sox vs. Blue Jays 4 Yawkey Way Ext.

Delegates pre-purchased tickets through Chamber. Tickets will be distributed Boston, MA 02215 with room keys Sunday night. Delegates will be responsible Suggested Entrance: Gate Efor their own transportation from Fenway back to the hotel

Tuesday, September 26

7:30-8 a.m. Delegates will make their own way (10-minute walk or Uber, Lyft, cab…) to the Algonquin Club for breakfast and the first session

8-9:30 a.m. Breakfast Session Algonquin ClubWhy Boston Leads the Pack in Education Achievement & Reform 217 Commonwealth AvenueSponsored by KCP&L Boston, MA 02116SpeakersSpencer Blasdale, Executive Director, Academy of the Pacific Rim (Confirmed)Turahn Dorsey, Chief of Education, City of Boston

9:30-12 p.m. Groups Split into Tracks by area of Interest

A. Early Childhood Education and Universal Pre-K (Tentative) Algonquin Club Group will learn about Boston’s precedent-setting work to improve early childhoodlearning including Boston Basics (0-3 years), Universal Pre-K in Boston, the region’sBirth to 8 Collective Impact Initiative and work on early education compensation.

B. K-12 Education reform (visits to 1 or 2 turnaround schools) TBAGroup will tour one or two Boston “turnaround” public schools and learn about their recipes for success.

C. Education Attainment and Higher Education Degree Completion Boston College ClubGroup will learn about Boston’s work, led by State Street, to help its citizens get the 100 Federal Street, 36th FLpost-secondary education needed to succeed in Boston’s rapidly growing tech Boston, MA 02210and knowledge economies.

Speakers:

Joe McGrail, Chief Operating Officer, State Street Foundation (Confirmed)Andy Cahill, Regional Director, Programs/Northeast, College Advising Corps Katie Hill, Program Director, College Advising Corps, Boston University (Confirmed)

12-1:30 p.m. Groups Reconvene for Lunch and Debriefing Boston College ClubSponsored by JE Dunn 100 Federal Street, 36th FL

Boston, MA 02210

:30 p.m. Buses depart for Logan Airport

2 p.m. Logan Airport Check In Logan Airport1 Harborside Drive

3:30 p.m. Southwest Airlines Charter Flight Departs Logan for KCI Boston, MA

5:40 p.m. Southwest Airlines Charter Flight Arrives KCI Airport

Special Thanks to our Leadership Exchange Chairman Matt Condon, CEO of Bardavon, and to theseGenerous Leadership Exchange Sponsors and Community Partners:

Burns & McDonnell Lathrop Gage

PolsinelliCivic Council of Greater Kansas CityHNTBMcCown Gordon Construction

ARC Physical Therapy + BardavonEwing Marion Kauffman FoundationJE Dunn ConstructionKCP&L