Leaders: Bovender, Kisber, Williams, Frank

VNC's brace of stories this morning includes: Matt Kisber, Bredesen economic-development chief, is not only speaking at venues dotting the state, but talking to VC bigwigs and Tennessee's role in emerging industries. Story here. ...Jack Bovender, visiting New York City with a Chamber Trade Mission this week, will preside over a breakfast for about 100 healthcare-industry executives at the Apple's Harvard Club, story here. ...Avondale Partners' appointment of a health services analyst leaves the Health technology portfolio, if there is one, orphaned. Story here. ...Scott Frank (at left), AT&T president-CEO for its intellectual property business, has agreed to address a local tech-driven economic development group, in April. Here's the story.