November 2015 www.okcchamber.com Oklahoma City District to be Focus of Brookings Study The Brookings Institution and Project for Public Spaces have begun an 18-month study of Oklahoma City’s emerging innovation district, an area encompassing the Oklahoma Health Center and Automobile Alley. This work, which will focus on the district’s economic strengths and quality of place, is part of the Bass Initiative on Innovation and Placemaking, a joint initiative the two organizations launched last month. The study will examine the rising interplay between innovation, quality places and economic growth by Oklahoma City’s innovation district, an area encompassing the studying innovation districts in Oklahoma City and Oklahoma Health Center and Automobile Alley, will be the focus Philadelphia. The work aims to catalyze a new approach of an 18-month study by the Brookings Institution and Project to city-building that integrates the reinforcing benefits of for Public Spaces. Continued on page 9 NRHA Celebrates 50th Anniversary, New Location The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) kicked off a period of celebration last month as they moved into their new international headquarters in Oklahoma City. The move will be followed by the 50th running of the NRHA Futurity on Nov. 26 – Dec. 5. This pinnacle event will kick off NRHA’s 50th Anniversary year in 2016. With this major event comes the introduction of a new image, brand and look for the future of this growing organization. “The NRHA has long been a partner in Oklahoma City’s hospitality industry, and their annual Reigning Futurity brings around 6,000 visitors to Oklahoma City each year,” said Natalie Shirley, president of Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City and Chamber vice chair of convention and visitor development. “We are proud to celebrate this milestone for their organization and look forward to many more years of partnership with the NRHA.” The new international headquarters will reside on the south side of State Fair The National Reigning Horse Association recently moved Park in Oklahoma City. A special ribbon cutting ceremony will take place during into their new international the 50th Running of the NRHA Futurity. Spectators and members are encouraged headquarters in Oklahoma City. to view the building on Reno Avenue in Oklahoma City. Continued on page 4 A PARTNER IN YOUR SUCCESS™ 2015 OFFICERS DAVID RAINBOLT Leadership Notes BancFirst Corporation Chairman PETER B. DELANEY OGE Energy Corp. Immediate Past Chairman More than a district JOHN HART Continental Resources The announcement that Brookings will partner with Treasurer Oklahoma City to study the best way to create innovation BRUCE LAWRENCE INTEGRIS Health districts is exciting for several reasons. This partnership Corporate Secretary offers an opportunity to bolster a district that is ripe with CLAYTON I. BENNETT Dorchester Capital potential. The area stretching from Automobile Alley to Vice Chair, Strategic Planning the Oklahoma Health Center already has the ingredients CARL E. EDWARDS Price Edwards & Company to make it a thriving area. It has creative thinkers, Vice Chair, Bioscience JUDY J. HATFIELD, CCIM entrepreneurial startups and anchor institutions. With the Equity Commercial Realty, LLC insight of Brookings and the Project for Public Spaces, this Roy H. Williams, CCE Vice Chair, Membership President & CEO RHONDA HOOPER area near downtown Oklahoma City will become a more Jordan Advertising balanced urban enclave of innovation. Vice Chair, Economic Development PERCY KIRK The qualities that drive innovation and the creation of innovation districts, according Cox Communications Oklahoma Vice Chair, Marketing & Communications to the report by Brookings entitled “The Rise of Innovation Districts,” include an BRADLEY W. KRIEGER environment rich with networking assets – “relationships that have the potential to Arvest Bank Vice Chair, Government Relations generate, sharpen and accelerate the advancement of ideas.” While that description may DAVID A. JACKSON not have been written with Oklahoma City in mind, it perfectly describes the synergy JPMorganChase Bank, N.A. that has created what Oklahoma City has today. From the public-private partnerships that Vice Chair, Military/Aerospace TOM J. MCDANIEL have revived areas across Oklahoma City to the entrepreneurial spirit that has created jobs American Fidelity Foundation and capital investment, Oklahoma City has created its best assets through relationships Vice Chair, MAPS Development J. LARRY NICHOLS that have championed new ideas. Devon Energy Corporation Vice Chair, Strategic Planning In actuality, the partnership with Brookings and PPS is about more than just one JOHN RICHELS Devon Energy Corporation district of Oklahoma City. While the Oklahoma Health Center will be a case study for Vice Chair, Forward Oklahoma City using public spaces to benefit development, the true benefits of this partnership are much TERESA ROSE Oklahoma City Community Foundation further reaching. We will be able to apply the findings of this study across Oklahoma Vice Chair, Education/Workforce City. I am confident that this partnership will not only increase innovation in the Development NATALIE SHIRLEY Oklahoma Health Center, but also create areas of innovation across Oklahoma City. Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City Vice Chair, Convention and Visitor Development ROY H. WILLIAMS, CCE Sincerely, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber President & CEO THE POINT! ISSUE #3489 - October 2015 Roy H. Williams, CCE Editorial staff Kaylee Terracina, Lillie-Beth Brinkman, Chamber CEO & President Cynthia Reid Designer Josh Vaughn 297-8900 [email protected] www.okcchamber.com www.twitter.com/okcchamber Q&A with SOE Keynote Flashback-Fast Forward: www.facebook.com/okcchamber The Point (ISSN 1075-6264) is published monthly by the 5 Speaker 12 Crowe & Dunlevy Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, 123 Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. 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We are excited to work with NRHA on the NOV. 19, 2015 development of this building, and being the horse show Learn more about the pulse of Oklahoma capital of the world, we think this new facility puts an City’s economy from a panel of regional exclamation point on that statement,” said State Fair economists, including Mickey Hepner, Park Vice President Bill Allen. “This will be a great place University of Central Oklahoma College of to come learn about the sport of reining as well as an Business; Robert Dauffenbach, The University excellent office complex for the staff to have an extremely of Oklahoma’s Center for Economic and pleasant workspace to help continue to grow this excellent Management Research; and Russell Evans, organization.” Steven C. Agee Economic Research and Policy Institute and Oklahoma City University. 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The developing Museum, keynote speaker world which has been suffering due to lack of Vivek Wadhwa will provide infrastructure, education, energy and healthcare, attendees with insights for example, will hugely benefit—because the same on how the development advances that are available to us will be available to of technology will drive its people. China will be a big loser because its export economic prosperity and manufacturing industry will essentially implode—we innovation. The following won’t need their people to manufacture our goods Q&A with Wadhwa gives