By PBN Staff
There’s the geography, with all the place names you can’t find on maps. There are the linguistic quirks – odd pronunciations and unique words, like “quahog.” And there’s the culture, with its blend of ethnic heritage, regional eccentricities, and small-state familiarity.
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Leadership Rhode Island’s new Executive Orientation program won’t really help newcomers to the Ocean State to master all that. But the three-session series, endorsed by the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, is designed to give executives a head start and a basic understanding of the local business landscape.
The program will feature an overview of Rhode Island businesses and industries, explore the challenges and opportunities facing the business community, and examine the relationship between the for-profit, nonprofit and government sectors, LRI said.
“The program achieves two objectives: to increase awareness of Rhode Island’s business and cultural environments, and to build valuable relationships between the executives, their peers and state leaders,” said LRI President and CEO Kathleen Swann.
After an initial overview of the state, each session will explore a different region through presentations, networking opportunities, and tours of areas of particular interest.
The first session, in Newport, will include an overview of that area’s defense and hospitality industries, a tour of Ocean Drive, and dinner at one of the Newport Mansions. The Blackstone Valley session will include a riverboat tour. And the final session, in Providence, will feature a tour of the downtown arts and business districts and a meeting with local government officials, Chamber leaders and Leadership Rhode Island alumni.
“This program affords new executives the opportunity to become actively engaged in the local community from their beginning in Rhode Island,” said Laurie White, president of the Chamber. “It is our hope that it will foster a culture of involvement, rooted in the business community, that will spill over into the arts and culture, historic and civic realms as well.”
The series will be held Wednesday evenings, Oct. 4, 11 and 18. The cost is $1,400 per person, and enrollment is limited to 25. Registrations will be taken through Sept. 22. For more information, go to www.leadershipri.org or call 273-1574.
