Exchange Agenda

11:00 AM – 6:30 PM        

Registration and Exhibitor Set-Up

Location: Magnolia Foyer

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

VIP Luncheon

Sponsored by Codaray Construction

Location: Azalea C and D

*Private event for VIP Guests and C-Level Investors

1:00 PM – 3:30 PM

VIP / C-Level - Consultant Roundtables

This is a pre-conference workshop that allows VIP registrants and C-level investors to visit with site selectors for 20-minute rotations at roundtables.  Roundtables will include groups of 8 or less.  Pre-conference workshop tickets can be purchased as an add-on ticket through the registration form.
 
*C-Level Sponsorships come with one attendee to this event.* 

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

VIP Break
Sponsored by Pike County Economic Development District

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

VIP / C-Level - Consultant Roundtables Continued

This is a pre-conference workshop that allows VIP registrants and C-level investors to visit with site selectors for 20-minute rotations at roundtables.  Roundtables will include groups of 8 or less.  Pre-conference workshop tickets can be purchased as an add-on ticket through the registration form.
 
*C-Level Sponsorships come with one attendee to this event.* 

2:15 - 3:15 PM

Emerging Leaders and New Members Mingle

*This event is for anybody that falls under one of the following: 

• has only been in their current profession for 5 years or less, 

• is 35 or younger,

• or has been a member of MEDC for less than a year. 

Please RSVP to info@medc.ms.

3:00 - 3:25 PM

Opening Break
Sponsored by Volkert
Location: Magnolia Foyer

3:30 - 3:45 PM

Welcome
Location: Camellia Ballroom

Speaker: Todd Jackson, President, MEDC Board of Directors, and Executive Vice President, Area Development Partnership

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Family Feud
Location: Camellia Ballroom

Host: Judd Wilson, Senior Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce, Community Development Foundation

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

MDA Update
Location: Camellia Ballroom

Speaker: Bill Cork, Executive Director, Mississippi Development Authority

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

MEDC Opening Reception

- Azalea Ballroom, Beau Rivage-

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Chamber Networking Dinner
Location: Ground Zero Blues Club

Separate ticket must be purchased to attend Chamber Networking Dinner. Tickets can be purchased here. 

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM            

C-Level Investor Dinner

*Private dinner for Overall, Premier, Partner Investors and special guests.

7:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Registration and Exhibitor Hall  
Location: Magnolia Foyer          

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Breakfast 
Location: Magnolia Foyer          

8:30 AM

Welcome
Location: Camellia Ballroom

Speaker: Todd Jackson, President, MEDC Board of Directors, and EVP, Area Development Partnership

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM

Trends Fueling Project Wins
Location: Camellia Ballroom

Moderator: Todd Jackson, President, MEDC Board of Directors, and EVP, Area Development Partnership

Panelists:

Robert Boehringer, Managing Director, KPMG

Doug Heinz, Vice President, Site Selection and Incentives Advisory, Kroll

Kim Williams Davis, Director, Williams Davis Consulting 

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Chamber Track: Expanding Your Chamber’s Toolbelt: Practical Solutions for Your Team
Location: Magnolia E & F

Speakers: Will Caves, COO, Moore Media Group

Emily Moore, Founder, Moore Media Group

9:15 AM – 10:00 AM

Turn Shortlist Status into Site Selection Success 
Location: Camellia Ballroom

Moderator: Justin Hall, President-Elect, MEDC, and Executive Director, Marshall County Industrial Development Authority

Panelists: 

Nick Gatto, Manager, Deloitte

Alan Reeves, Senior Manager Director, Newmark

Sarah White, Principal, Global Location Strategies

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Chamber Track: The Event Playbook for Chambers and Communities
Location: Magnolia E & F

Moderator: Kathy Deer, Executive Director, Pearl Chamber of Commerce

Panelists:

Kate Margolis, Counsel, Bradley Arant

Wayne Miller, Chief Administrative Officer, City of Gulfport

Emily Wooten, Owner, Sweet Southern Occasions 

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Connections Break
Magnolia Foyer

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM         

Family Feud
Location: Camellia Ballroom

Host: Judd Wilson, Senior Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce, Community Development Foundation

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Social Media 911: What Economic Developers & Chambers Need to Know About Today’s Online Activists, Public Records, and Comment Section Chaos
Location: Camellia Ballroom

Moderator:  Ross Tucker, President & CEO, Economic Development Authority of Jones County

Panelists:

Erica Robinson, Vice President of Strategic Affairs, Maris, West and Baker

Rebekah Staples, President & Founder, Free State Strategies

Amanda Tollison, Attorney, Butler Snow

12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Lunch and Afternoon Activities

*On your own.*

12:30 - 2:30 PM

MEDC Pickleball Tournament

Sponsored by: Cooperative Energy

-The Picklr located at 2649 Pass Road, Biloxi, MS 39531 -

Register here. 
   
*Deadline to Register is May 20th.

Boxed lunch provided.
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch with Pickleball Tutorial
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Pickleball Tournament

12:30 PM – 5:30 PM

MEDC Golf Tournament at the Preserve

Sponsored by Gulf Coast Business Council

- The Preserve located at 8901 Hwy. 57 North, Vancleave, MS 39565-

Register here.

*Deadline to Register is May 20th.

Lunch provided at the course.
Shot gun start at 1:00 p.m.

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Thursday Night Reception
Location: Beau Rivage Event Deck 

9:00 - 10:00 PM

Wine Down with Women in Economic and Community Development
Location: Azalea D

The Women in Economic and Community Development Committee invite female attendees to join us for a night cap and dessert. Please RSVP to info@medc.ms.

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Breakfast 
Location: Camellia Ballroom

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

10 Things I (Site Consultant) Hate About Your Website (and How to Fix Them)
Location: Camellia Ballroom

Speaker: Greg Word, Managing Director, VisionFirst Advisors

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Local Development Partnership Program Overview & Applications (REDA Lite)
Location: Camellia Ballroom

Speakers: Shane Homan, Chief Operating Officer, Community Development Foundation

Chris Pace, Partner, Jones Walker

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM         

MEDC Business Session & Closing Remarks
Location: Camellia Ballroom

10:30 AM

Adjourn