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Event Date |
Sun Jun 16 PDT - Tue Jun 18 PDT (6 months ago)
In your timezone (EST): Sun Jun 16 3:00am - Tue Jun 18 3:00am |
Location |
The Davenport Grand
333 W Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA 99201, USA |
Region | Americas |
Join us in this forum, where we will bring together visionary economic development professionals to explore emerging industry trends, discuss cutting-edge technology and applications, and showcase innovative strategies to foster transformational economic development.
The beautiful city serves as the premier backdrop to delve into this year's theme of 'Transformational Economic Development' as we showcase advanced technology, creative economies, clean and carbon-neutral energy solutions, as well as heritage and cultural tourism in Washington state's second-largest city.
• Explore the 'Capital of the Intermountain Northwest,' with a diverse economy serving nearly 2 million people. The area boasts a thriving labor market and is a hub for healthcare, transportation, clean energy, education, and recreation.
• Learn how Spokane balances population growth, conservation, and innovative industries while still maintaining a flourishing downtown where more than half of the buildings are on the Historic Register.
• Discover how Spokane became the smallest city ever to host the World's Fair and the first to present an environmentally-themed exhibition in 1972.
2024 Speakers
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Kamil Agi
Consultant, Puerto Rico Science Technology Research Trust
Will Baggett
Keynote Speaker, Emergent Executives LLC
Ron Bertasi
CEO, GIS WebTech
Jessica Borza
Managing Director, Workforce Services, The Ohio Manufacturers' Association
Emilie Cameron
President & CEO, Downtown Spokane Partnership
Keith Cooke
Director of Planning & Community Development Markets, Esri
Ginger Ewing
Cofounder • Executive Director, Terrain, Spokane, WA
Eric Finch
MS, CGCIO, CISM, PMP, Chief Innovation Officer / NSF Engines Development Program Manager, Inland Northwest Center for Energy and Decarbonization (INTENT)
Kevin Gallagher
Luminary, Accenture
Lars Gilberts
VP Equity & Community Development, Numerica Credit Union, Spokane Valley, WA
Dell Gines
Vice President - Partnerships, Advisory Services, Thought Leadership, International Economic Development Council
Chonchol Gupta
CEO, Rebirth Analytics, Spokane, WA
Katie Harnetiaux
Co-Owner, President & Co-Owner, USL Spokane
Ryan Harnetiaux
Spokane USL Soccer Co-Owner, Spokane USL Soccer
Latisha Hill
Vice President of Community Affairs & Chief Customer Officer, Avista Corporation, Spokane, WA
Julia Hnilicka
USDA Rural Development-Alaska
Margi Hoffmann
Oregon State Director, USDA Rural Development, Redmond, OR
Daniel Holman
Chief Operating Officer, United Soccer League (USL)
Lauren Hyde, CFA
Executive Director, Alabama Business Intelligence Center (ABIC)
John Sklut JD
Senior Advisor to the President, Liaison for External and Government Affairs, Gonzaga University
Helen Price Johnson
Washington State Director, USDA Rural Development, Olympia, WA
Eloisa Klementich, CEcD
President & Chief Executive Officer, Invest Atlanta
Julia Kraeger
Chief Operating Officer, International Economic Development Council
Vidhu Shekhar
Government Strategy Leader, Microsoft
Charlotte Nemec SHRM-CP
President/CEO, Canopy Credit Union
Francis SiJohn
Planning Director, Spokane Tribe of Indians
Steve Stroud
Executive Director, Roswell Inc, Roswell, GA
Stephanie Vigil
CEO & COO, VGL Auctions and Apparel, San Diego, CA
Speakers:
Tamsin Bell
CEcD, Vice President Of Business Development, Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County, Tacoma, WA
Claudia Bellony
Senior Manager of Programming, International Economic Development Council
Mike Bomar, MPA, IOM, IAMPE, Port of Vancouver
Liberty Boyd
CEcD, EDFP, MPA, Economic & Business Development Manager, American Electric Power, Columbus, OH
Beka Burton
Economic Development Specialist, CEDIK at University of Kentucky
Tedra Cheatham
CEcD, Executive Director of State Economic Competitiveness, Louisiana Economic Development
Elliott Cook
Retail Strategies, LLC
Thomas Cox
Executive Director, SCDC
Michael Catsi
CEcD DFCP, Economic Development Manager, Tacoma Public Utilities
Kerry Ebersole
Chief Talent Solutions & Engagement Officer, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Lansing, MI
Suzanne Dale Estey
Executive Director, Washington Economic Development Association
Nathan Foss, MBA
Account Executive, Lightcast, Moscow, ID
Matthew Francis
Head of Sales, Resimplifi, Atlanta, GA
Ryan Frankel
President, ROI Research On Investment, Montreal, Quebec
Stacey Goddard
MLIS, Public Services Manager, Spokane County Library District, Spokane, WA
Matthew Godinez
Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Kansas Department of Commerce
Todd Greene
CEcD, Vice President, Urban Institute
Heather Wessling Grosz, MA, CEcD
Senior Vice President, Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada
Joey Gunning
Strategic Growth Manager, Greater Spokane Inc.
Clif Harald
Principal, First Flatiron Consulting
Leigh Hopkins, AICP, CEcD
Assistant Director, Georgia Tech Center for Economic Development Research, Atlanta, GA
Tracey Clark Jeffries
DBA, CEO, Capital Consulting Services
Helen Price Johnson
Washington State Director, USDA Rural Development, Olympia, WA
Bill Kalivas
Sales Executive, Google Cloud and Managing Partner, LaunchPad Inland Northwest, LaunchPad Inland Northwest
Renata Kowalczyk, MBA, MS
CEO, Wilmington Alliance, Wilmington, DE
Chad LaComb
Director of Economic and Community Development, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Barbara LaMue, CEcD, EDFP
President & CEO, New North, Inc.
Lucas Levine
Chief Commercial Officer, FutureFit AI, New York, NY
Kristin Meira
Director of Government Affairs, American Cruise Lines
Christopher Miller
Chair and founding board member, National Coalition for Community Capital
Kathleen Minogue
Founder & CEO, Crowdfund Better
Matt Moloney
Director of Marketing & Sales, Bludot
Jonathan Morgan Ph.D.
Professor of Public Administration, UNC School of Government
Jennifer McDonald MPA
Director of Cities Work and Assistant Director of Activism, Institute for Justice
William Murphy, CEcD, EDFP, MEDP, IOM
President & CEO, Ardmore Development Authority, Ardmore, OK
Colby Nate
Founder/CEO, EDOiQ, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Susan Nielsen
City of Spokane Valley
Ishmael Nuñez
Partner, Uncommon Bridges
Brittany Osazuwa
Director, Workforce Partnerships, CompTIA
Kendahl Palmer
Director, Customer Success, Placer.ai
Chris Pengra
Executive Director, S3R3 Solutions
Sheba Person-Whitley
Regional Director, Economic Development Administration
Andre Pettigrew
Director, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Durham, NC
Christopher Pike, CPM, Edfp
President/CEO, Urban Pulse
Darya Pilram
ERC Fellow, Economic Recovery Corps
Mark Pond
Business Research Librarian, Spokane Public Library
David Rumbarger, CEcD, FM, HLM
President/CEO, Community Development Foundation
Taylor Sarman
Fellow, Economic Recovery Corp (ERC), Tualatin, OR
Rose Scovel
Indianapolis MPO
Gina Stark
Economic Development Project Manager, Port of Bellingham, Bellingham, WA
John Sternlicht
Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County
Erika Stricker
Executive Director, Southeast Washington Economic Development Association
Steve Stroud
Executive Director, Roswell Inc, Roswell, GA
Vaughn Taylor
Vice President of Economic Development, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Allison Thompson, CEcD, FM, EDFP
President & CEO, Economic Development Alliance for Jefferson County, AR
Brittany Tyler
CEO, Four Roots
Lalita Uppala
Executive Director, Indian American Community Services (IACS)
Mandy Wallner
Economic Development Manager, City of Richland
Frances Weiner, MBA
Economic Recovery Corps Fellow, The Center by Lendistry
Kay West
Principal Consultant, People In Place Economics
Christine Windle
Director, Community Outreach, NAR
Josh Wright
Executive Vice President, Community Division, lightcast.io, Moscow, ID
John Zakian, CEcD
Senior Vice President of Program Development, GrantWorks, Inc., Austin, TX
2024 Sponsors
CO-SPONSORS:
• Greater Spokane Incorporated
• Washington Economic Development Association
• Amazon
• DCI
• Placer.ai
• Washington State Department of Commerce
PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Accrisoft
• S3R3 Solutions
GOLD SPONSOR:
• USL United Soccer League
BRONZE SPONSORS:
• AWB
• EDASC
• CdA EDC
• Idaho Commerce
• Lightcast
• Port of Vancouver USA
• Research FDI
• Tridec
COPPER SPONSOR:
• Grant County