Speakers and Consultants
Guest Speakers
Robert Boehringer
Advisory Managing Director, KPMG
Session: Trends Fueling Project Wins
Bill Cork
Executive Director
Mississippi Development Authority
Session: MDA Update
Will Caves
Chief Operating Officer, Moore Media Group
Session: Expanding Your Chamber's Toolbelt: Practical Solutions for Your Team
Kathy Deer
Executive Director, Pearl Chamber of Commerce
Session: The Event Playbook for Chambers and Communities
Nick Gatto
Manager, Infrastructure and Real Estate | Location Strategy, Deloitte
Session: Turn Shortlist Status into Site Selection Success
Glen Haab
Secretary/ Treasurer, MEDC
Executive Director, Winston County Economic Develompent District
Session: MEDC Business Meeting
Justin Hall
President-Elect, Mississippi Economic Development Council
Executive Director, Marshall County Industrial Development Authority
Session: Turn Shortlist Status into Site Selection Success
Session: MEDC Business Meeting
Doug Heinz
Vice President, Site Selection and Incentives Advisory, Kroll
Session: Trends Fueling Project Wins
Shane Homan
Chief Operating Officer, Community Development Foundation
Session: Local Development Partnership Program Overview & Applications (REDA Lite)
Todd Jackson
President, MEDC Board of Directors
EVP, Area Development Partnership
Session: Trends Fueling Project Wins
Session: MEDC Business Meeting
Wayne Miller
Chief Administrative Officer, City of Gulfport
Session: The Event Playbook for Chambers and Communities
Kate Margolis
Counsel, Bradley
Session: The Event Playbook for Chambers and Communities
Emily Moore
Founder, Moore Media Group
Session: Expanding Your Chamber's Toolbelt: Practical Solutions for Your Team
Chris Pace
Partner, Jones Walker
Session: Local Development Partnership Program Overview & Applications (REDA Lite)
Alan Reeves
Senior Managing Director, Newmark
Session: Turn Shortlist Status into Site Selection Success
Erica Robinson
Vice President of Strategic Affairs, Maris, West and Baker
Session: Social Media 911: What Economic Developers and Chambers of Commerce Need to Know About Today's Online Activists, Public Records, and Comment Section Chaos
Rebekah Staples
President & Founder, Free State Strategies
Session: Social Media 911: What Economic Developers and Chambers of Commerce Need to Know About Today's Online Activists, Public Records, and Comment Section Chaos
Amanda Tollison
Attorney, Butler Snow
Session: Social Media 911: What Economic Developers and Chambers of Commerce Need to Know About Today's Online Activists, Public Records, and Comment Section Chaos
Ross Tucker
President & CEO, Economic Development Authority of Jones County
Session: Social Media 911: What Economic Developers and Chambers of Commerce Need to Know About Today's Online Activists, Public Records, and Comment Section Chaos
Sarah White
Principal + VP of Site Selection, Global Location Strategies
Session: Turn Shortlist Status into Site Selection Success
Kim Williams Davis
Director, Williams Davis Consulting
Session: Trends Fueling Project Wins
Judd Wilson
Senior Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce, Community Development Foundation
Host: Family Feud
Emily Wooten
Owner, Sweet Southern Occassions
Session: The Event Playbook for Chambers and Communities
Greg Word
Managing Director, VisionFirst Advisors
Session: 10 Things I (Site Consultant) Hate About Your Website (and How to Fix Them)