Speakers

 

Michael Ammann

President & CEO
San Joaquin Partnership
Stockton, CA

Josie Bacallao

President & CEO
Hispanic Unity of Florida, Inc. (HUF)
Hollywood, FL

Ronnie L. Bryant, CEcD, FM, HLM

President & CEO
Charlotte Regional Partnership
Charlotte, NC

Robert J. Camoin, CEcD

President & CEO
Camoin Associates, Inc.
Saratoga Springs, NY

The Honorable Jane Campbell

Former Mayor
City of Cleveland
Washington, DC

Amy Clickner, CEcD,CFRM

CEO
Lake Superior Community Partnership
Marquette, MI

Will Clower, PhD

CEO
Mediterranean Wellness, LLC
Miami, FL

Jim Colson

Managing Partner
Advisors Community LLC
Scottsdale, AZ

Andra Cornelius, CEcD

Senior Vice President, Business & Workforce Development
CareerSource Florida
Tallahassee, FL


Julie Curtin

President, Economic Development
Development Counsellors International (DCI)
New York, NY


Brett Doney, CEcD, FM

President & CEO
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
Great Falls, MT

Ron Drew MBA, APR

Senior Vice President - Marketing and Communications
Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance
Broward County's Official Economic Development Partnership
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Doug Eadie

President & CEO
Doug Eadie & Company, Inc.
Clearwater, FL

Pete Fullerton, PhD, EDFP, CEcD, PCED, CRP, HLM

Assistant Director – Properties & Commercial Development
Kansas City Aviation Department

Ashleigh G. Gardere

Director, The Network for Economic Opportunity
City of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Todd Greene, CEcD

Executive Director
Atlanta University Center Consortium
Atlanta, GA

John Grimwade

Assistant Professor, School of Visual Communication
Ohio University
Athens, OH

Steven Jast

Founder and President
ROI Research on Investment
Montreal, QC

Joan Jorgenson

President & CEO
Jorgenson Consulting
Jupiter, FL

John Karras

Vice President, Strategic Accounts
Atlas Integrated
Austin, TX

Birgit M. Klohs

President & CEO
The Right Place, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI

Lynn A. Knight, CEcD

Vice President of Knowledge Management & Development
International Economic Development Council
Washington, DC

Sara Lawrence

Program Director, Economic Development
RTI International
Durham, NC

Skye Lawrence

Founder
Skye Lawrence Consulting
Washington D.C.

David A. Leezer CEcD, FM

Director of Economic Development
City of St. Charles
St. Charles, MO

Julie Lenzer

Chief Innovation Officer
University of Maryland
College Park, MD

Penny Lewandowski

Principal
Change at the Edges
Grand Rapids, MI

Stephen Lynch

VP, Workforce & Economic Development Solutions
Burning Glass Technologies
Boston, MA

Stephen MacKenzie

CEO
WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation
Windsor, Ontario Canada

Jamie Mageau

Jamie Mageau
Director, Research Products
U.S. Travel Association
Washington, DC

Kenny McDonald, CEcD

President & Chief Economic Officer
Columbus 2020
Columbus, OH

Judy McKinney-Cherry, CEcD, FM

Principal
New Growth Strategies
Clayton, DE

Dustin McKissen

Founder
Clustered Economic Development
St. Charles, MO

Jennifer Mellor, CPA

Chief Innovation Officer
Greater Phoenix Chamber
Phoenix, AZ

Quentin L. Messer Jr.

President and CEO
New Orleans Business Alliance
New Orleans, LA

Bethany Miller, CEcD

Vice President of Domestic Investment
Greater Richmond Partnership, Inc.
Richmond, VA

Crystal P. Morphis, CEcD, LEED Green Associate

Founder & CEO
Creative Economic Development Consulting
Elkin, NC

Nicole Pepper

Managing Director
Project Manager
Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation
Phoenix, AZ

Craig J. Richard, CEcD

President and CEO
Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation
Tampa, FL

Lyneir Richardson

CEO
Chicago Trend Corporation
Chicago, IL


Stacy Ritter

President/CEO
Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB
Fort Lauderdale, FL


Jon M. Roberts

Managing Director
TIP Strategies, Inc.
Austin, TX


Courtney Ross

Chief Economic Development Officer
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Nashville, TN

Gilberto Salinas

Chief Operating Officer
Kerr Economic Development Corp.
Kerrville, TX


Karl Sanchack

President and CEO
Erie Innovation District
Erie, PA


Mim Senft

CEO of Motivity and Co-founder of GW4W
Motivity Partnerships and Global Women 4 Wellbeing (GW4W)
Blooming Grove, NY

Daniel Silverman

Executive Vice President, Investment Attraction
Toronto Global
Toronto, Ontario Canada

Germaine Smith-Baugh, EdD

President and CEO
Urban League of Broward County
Fort Lauderdale, FL


John B. Sternlicht, Esq., CEcD

CEO
Economic Development Association of Skagit County
Mount Vernon, WA

Crystal Stiles

Director of Economic Development
Florida Power & Light
Juno Beach, FL


Raelin Storey

Director of Communications, Marketing and Economic Development
City of Hollywood
Hollywood, FL

The Honorable Gray Swoope

President & CEO
VisionFirst Advisors
Tallahassee, FL


Bruce Takefman

Founder and President
Research Consultants International
Montreal, QC


Peter Tokar, MBA

President & CEO
McKinney Economic Development Corporation
McKinney, TX

Lawrence Twele, CEcD

CEO
Howard County Economic Development Authority
Columbia, MD

Steve Vierck, CEcD

President and CEO
Economic Development Corporation of Lea County
Hobbs, NM

Mary Ellen Wiederwohl

Chief
Louisville Forward
Louisville, KY


Joshua Wright

Vice President of Economic and Workforce Development
Emsi
Moscow, ID