IEDC Annual Conference 2017 | International Economic Development Council | 17 September 2017 | Toronto CA, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel

With the emergence of new global markets, communities need to work together to encourage competition and advance economic growth. This must-attend event for economic developers - IEDC's first annual conference outside of the United States - will focus on how to Connect, Collaborate, and Create at the global level to contribute to the transformation of local, state, and regional economies.

Angelos Angelou
Founder & Principal Executive Officer
AngelouEconomics
Austin, TX

Sandra Badry
Economic Development Officer
Red Deer County
Red Beer County, Alberta

Brian Bailey
Manager of Business Development, Canada
Emsi
Moscow, ID

Greg Baeker, PhD
Director, Cultural Development
Millier Dickinson Blais, Inc.
Toronto, ON

Alex Beck
Workforce and Education Program Manager
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation

Justin Belliveau
Chief Administrative Officer
Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, UT

Douglas van den Berghe, PhD
CEO
Investment Consulting Associates (ICA)
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tracey Hyatt Bosman, CEcD
Managing Director
Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co.
Chicago, IL

Timothy Chase, CEcD, FM
President and CEO
Hutto Economic Development Corporation
Hutto, TX

Amy Clickner, CEcD, CFRM
CEO
Lake Superior Community Partnership
Marquette, MI

Barbra Coffee, CEcD, EDFP
Director, Economic Development & Tourism
City of Henderson
Henderson, NV

James C. Collard, PhD
Director of Planning and Economic Development
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Shawnee, OK

Julie Curtin
Executive VP & Partner
Development Counsellors International (DCI)
Denver, CO

Dan Degazio
Director, Economic Development
City of Welland
Welland, Ontario

Carlos Delgado
Equitable E.D. Fellowship Program Manager
National League of Cities I Rose Center

Gene DePrez
Founder & Managing Partner
Global Innovation Partners, Ltd.
Sparta, NJ and Sheffield, UK

Dennis Donovan
Principal and Owner
WDGC
Bridgewater, NJ

Paula Dowell
Senior Associate and Director, National Transportation Economics Group
Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

Jay Garner, CEcD, CCE, FM, HLM
President
Economics, LLC
Atlanta, GA

Wayne D. Garnons-Williams
BA, LLB, MPA, MLS-IPL
Garwill Law Professional Corporation
Ottawa, Canada

Meric Gertler
President
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada

Keith Gillenwater, CEcD
President/CEO
Economic Development Group of Wabash County
Wabash, IN

David Grannis
Partner
pointC, LLC
Pasadena, CA

Jason Guidry, BREP
Director, Trade, Investment & International Partnerships
Halifax Partnerhsip
Halifax, NS

Leann Hackman-Carty

CEO
Economic Developers Alberta
Calgary, Alberta

Ron Hanlon
President & CEO
Halifax Partnership
Halifax, NS

Clif Harald
Executive Director
Boulder Economic Council
Boulder, CO

Jeanine Jerkovic
Economic Development Director
City of Surprise
Surprise, AZ

Savannah Jermance, CEcD
Economic Development & Business Relations Manager
City of Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho

Michael Langley, FM
CEO
GREATER MSP
Minneapolis - Saint Paul, MN

Allison Larsen, CEcD
Principal
TadZo
Buckeye, AZ

Carol Kraus Lauffer
Principal
Business Cluster Development
Palo Alto, CA

Penny Lewandowski
VP, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Direction
Edward Lowe Foundation
Cassopolis, MI

Susan Liberty
Vice President, Infrastructure & Economic Development
McGuire Woods Consulting
Tysons, VA

Christopher Lloyd
Sr. VP & Director, Infrastructure & Economic Development
McGuireWoods Consulting LLC
Richmond, VA

Joseph Marinucci, HLM, FM
President and CEO
Downtown Cleveland Alliance
Cleveland, OH

Barry I. Matherly, CEcD, FM
President and CEO
Greater Richmond Partnership
Richmond, VA

Hazel McCallion
Former Mayor of the City of Mississauga
Canada

Kenneth Meter, MPA
President
Crossroads Resource Center
Minneapolis, MN

Lauren Millier, BES, MCIP, RPP
Vice-President Consulting
MDB Insight Inc.
Toronto, ON, Canada

Mary Ann Moon, CEcD, FM
VP Economic Development and Marketing
TICE ENGINEERING, INC.
Ridgeland, MS

Chase Norlin
CEO
Transmosis
Las Vegas, NV

David Oakes, CEcD
Director, Economic Development
Niagara Region
Thorold, ON

Mark O'Connell
Chief Executive Officer
OCO Global
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Larisa Ortiz
Principal
Larisa Ortiz Associates
Jackson Heights, NY

Anne Petch
Director
Funding Partnerships Australia Pty Ltd
Delamere Sth, Australia

Scott Polikov, FAICP
Principal
GP Development LLC
Dallas, TX

Craig J. Richard, CEcD
President and CEO
Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation
Tampa, FL

Jon Roberts
Principal
TIP Strategies, Inc.
Austin, TX

Kent Rupert
Economic Development Team Leader
Airdrie Economic Development
Airdrie, Alberta

Philip Schneider
President
Schneider Strategy Consulting, LLC
Chicago, IL

Joel Simon
Vice President
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)
Chicago, IL

Regina Smith
Managing Director
Kresge Foundation
Troy, MI

Louise Stevens
President
ArtsMarket, Inc.
Bozman, MT

Cynthia Stewart
Director, Community Relations
International Council of Shopping Centers
Washington, DC

Tammie Sweet
Director
GrowFL
Orlando, FL

Stephen Swisher
Principal
GTS Development, LLC
Salt Lake City, UT

Cole Trosclair
VP- Operations
The Irwin Brown Company
New Orleans, LA

Mickie Valente
President
Valente Strategic Advisers LLC
Saint Petersburg, FL

Laith Wardi, CEcD
President
ExecutivePulse, Inc.
Erie, PA

Gregg Wassmansdorf, M.A., Ph.D.(abd)
LEED AP Senior Managing Director
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Toronto, ON

C. Paige Webster
Owner/Site Selection Consultant
Webster Global Site Selectors
Phoenix, AZ

Dale Wheeldon
President & CEO
British Columbia Economic Development Association
Chilliwack, BC

Brent Willett, CEcD
Executive Director
Cultivation Corridor
Ames, IA

Michael H. Williams
General Manager
City of Toronto, Economic Development & Culture Division

CO-SPONSOR
City of Toronto
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American Express
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City of Welland

BRONZE SPONSOR
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BAG SPONSOR
University of Oklahoma's Economic Development Institute

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