Speakers

Holly A. Brady

Associate
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Richmond, VA

Lauren Cartwright

Events and Communications Coordinator, Sonoma County Economic Development Board, Santa Rosa, CA

Wayne Encalarde

Manager, Small Business Growth
New Orleans Business Alliance
New Orleans, LA

Andrew Fitzgerald

Senior Director of Business Intelligence
Baton Rouge Area Chamber
Baton Rouge, LA

Dennis Fraise

President & CEO
Lee County Economic Development Group
Keokuk, IA

Janet Fritz

Director, Marketing & Communications
Adams County Economic Development, Westminster, CO

John Grimwade

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

Devon Hogue

Business Information Officer
City of Cambridge
Cambridge, ON

Mignonne Hollis

Executive Director
Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation
Sierra Vista, AZ

Steven Jast

President & CEO
ROI Research on Investment / Gazelle.ai
Montreal, QC

Jaxson Khan

CEO
Khan & Associates
Toronto, Canada

Jeff Kline

Founder, Chief Executive Officer & President
Accrisoft Corporation
Charlotte, NC

Dana Millard

Economic Development Project Director
Lee County Economic Development Group, Keokuk, IA

Matthew Mullin

Vice President of Policy, Programs, & Communications, International Economic Development Council

Lucien Parsons

Founding Director
MAVRIC
College Park, MD

Julia Sakas

Director, Marketing & Communications
Toronto Global
Toronto, ON

Michelle Samson, CEcD

Economic Development Officer
City of Vaughan
Vaughan, ON, Canada

Jolene Schalper, CEcD

Senior Vice President Business Development
Great Falls Development Authority, Great Falls, MT

Sandy Sponaugle

CEO & Founder
Platinum PR
Frederick, MD

Connie Stopher

Executive Director
Southern Idaho Economic Development
Twin Falls, ID

Jennifer Wakefield

Senior Vice President of Marketing
Greater Richmond Partnership
Richmond, VA

Dean F. Whittaker

Founder & President
Whittaker Associates
Holland, MI