>>> It is a first of its kind
event in Indiana. The Indiana
global economic summit. It will
be held race weekend in
Indianapolis and it's a showcase
for innovation, disruptive
technology, new economy
thinking. From the former CEO of
Google to a Nobel prize nominee
the event will attract big names
and a global spotlight to
Indiana and with more on the
summit and what it could mean
for the state please to be
joined by Indiana secretary of
commerce Brad Chambers. As
always, welcome.
>> Thank you.
>> This is an idea this global
summit percolating for a couple
of years delayed by the pandemic
but this is something that I
know you wanted to do for a
while.
>> Exactly. I give credit where
credit is due. Jim, former
secretary came up with this idea
with the team and Covid got in
the way.
>> Yeah.
>> When the team brought it to
me last fall, it fit perfectly
with our strategy about external
engagement telling the Indiana
story to the world and leaning
into all the great things going
on in Indiana.
>> Let's talk about this because
this is really by all
indications going to be a
Blockbuster event based on the
number of registrations you
have, the number of people going
to be attending it and also the
speakers.
>> That's right. We have had 800
people registered for this
event. We have had to close
registration. We have got 25
countries participating. So
taking Indiana to the world, the
governor likes to say he likes
to take Indiana to the world and
bring the world to Indiana. The
world is coming to Indiana at
the end of May.
>> Former CEO of Google among
those ambassadors from a number
of destinations. And it's race
weekend. What a perfect weekend
to showcase innovation, showcase
Indianapolis in an international
event.
>> That's right. Indiana has got
a DNA of hospitality. We're
humble Hoosiers. So there is no
better way to showcase Indiana's
hospitality than bring the world
to Indiana and throwing a
conversation about innovation
and the future of sustainability
and the future of our economy
and having it done over our
international race weekend.
We're super excited. The guests
are excited. They're excited to
be here.
>> What will be success in your
view? It's going to put a global
spotlight on Indianapolis and
Indiana. That relationship
building I'm sure is going to be
a big part as well.
these events happen on the ly
coast. Right. On California or
New York or Boston. And so they
don't happen a lot in the
Midwest. What we want to come
away from this event is
demonstration of Hoosier
hospitality, of the deep talent
and innovation happening in
Indiana and converting
conversations into action.
There's a lot of these
conversations that happen
globally and it's all talk.
Indiana is a state with
Midwestern values and takes that
talk and converts it to action.
We really want to take these
innovative conversations from
these global thought leaders,
distill them in Indiana and put
them in action for the
betterment of our world.
>> Do you sense this comes as a
time with momentum when it comes
to global connectivity? I know
you and the governor are back
from a trip to Sweden and the
U.K. that this adds to that
momentum.
>> It does. The governor was 11
trips, I've done three and the
engagement and appreciation
expressed when we go to see
Rolls Royce in England, they're
evaluating their strategy, the
reception we get, the engagement
we get and friendship we build
makes a difference in our
economic growth in our future.
These are important
conversations whether over there
or here and we're just super
excited to have it here in our
home state and to showcase the
talent, the people and the
innovation going on in our
universities and in our
companies, everywhere. It's
really exciting.
>> Will you use this as
basically a sales tool to point
to this summit and the things
that will come out of it as
you're trying to attract
investment and jobs from around
the globe, the fact you put on
this global summit that
typically is on the coast
happening in the middle part of
the country.
>> More of a statement than a
sales tool. The statement is
Indiana is recognized globally
and people want to hear the
story of Indiana and the
innovation available here. And
the value alignment that comes
from those global partnerships
we have. The speaker lineup is
fantastic. Eric Schmidt from
Google and high execs from local
companies, Lilly and others,
Amazon. Shell Oil. It's
fabulous. Roger pinsky is going
to be there.
> Looking forward to it. The
global economic summit May 26th
through the 29th. Indy 500
weekend here. We'll have a lot