Investing in Rural America 2023 | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond | 11 April 2023 | The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, Curio Collection by Hilton, 110 Shenandoah Ave NE, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA

Venue
The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, Curio Collection by Hilton
The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, Curio Collection by Hilton, 110 Shenandoah Ave NE, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA

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Event Date Tue Apr 11 CST - Wed Apr 12 CST (over 1 year ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue Apr 11 2:00am - Wed Apr 12 2:00am
Location The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, Curio Collection by Hilton
110 Shenandoah Ave NE, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA
Region Americas
Details

Join us for Investing in Rural America 2023 as we explore solutions to some of the big questions facing small towns and rural communities:
• How do we help people get off the sidelines and into the labor force?
• Can we build on our existing assets for economic development?
• How do we leverage partnerships to secure funding and achieve scale?
• What are successful strategies for attracting and retaining skilled workers?

Registration will open in January.
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Who Should Attend
Policymakers, community representatives, business executives, nonprofit leaders, investors, workforce development professionals

Speakers

2023 Speakers

Kartik Athreya
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Tom Barkin
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Erika Bell
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Heidi Binko
Just Transition Fund

Jason Brown
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Anita Brown-Graham
ncIMPACT Initiative at the UNC School of Government

Surekha Carpenter
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Adam Cheeseman
Doddridge County Schools

Carrie Cook
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Philip Cooper
Land of Sky Regional Council

Kathryn Coulter Rhodes
Rural Support Partners

Andrew Crosson
Invest Appalachia

Sharon Decker
Tryon International Equestrian Center

Brandon Dennison
Coalfield Development Corporation

Leah Fremouw
Bridging Virginia

Carolyn Fryberger
NCGrowth

Roberto Gallardo
Purdue Center for Regional Development

Nicholas Haltom
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Vanessa Harris
Claflin University

DeWitt House
The Harvest Foundation

Randolph Keaton
Men and Women United for Youth and Families

Jason McDougald
Camp Grier

Shannon Monnat
Syracuse University

Dawn Morales
National Institute of Mental Health

Christopher Murrey
Mountain BizWorks

Colleen Roberts
City of New Bern

Jessie Romero
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Maggie Sauer
NC Office of Rural Health

Adam Scavette
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Heather Stephens
West Virginia University

Stephanie Swepson-Twitty
Eagle Market Street Dev Corp, CDC

Sam Louis Taylor
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Telly Tucker
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research

Danny Twilley
West Virginia University

Laura Ullrich
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Sonya Ravindranath Waddell
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Thomas Watson
Rural Support Partners