Former Presidential Candidate Steve Forbes to Headline Florida Chamber of Commerce annual meeting

For an annual meeting focusing on job creation and economic development, who better to serve as your keynoter than billionaire entrepreneur Steve Forbes? The Florida Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that Forbes -- libertarian-leaning conservative and two-time presidential candidate -- will kick off its 2010 Future of Florida Forum Oct. 11-13 at Walt Disney World's Yacht and Beach Club in Orlando.

According to the chamber, this year's event will center on "further transitioning Florida to a new economy by creating high-paying jobs and accelerating the diversity of major industry clusters."

In addition, the Florida Chamber will help identify the "scorecard" issues each area of the state must focus on in order to continue moving Florida toward a new and sustainable economy.