Leadership Summit 2022 | IEDC | 30 January 2022 | La Quinta Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, 49-499 Eisenhower Dr, La Quinta, CA 92253, USA

This summit will focus on strengthening our communities, attracting new industries and advancing equitable economic growth. Join hundreds of economic development professionals and step boldly into the future with vision and confidence.

2022 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Bob Marra
CEO and Publisher, Market Intelligence

Christopher Thornberg, PhD
Director, UC Riverside School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting & Development

Gurbax Sahota
President and CEO, California Association for Local Economic Development

Jeff Finkle, CEcD
President and CEO, International Economic Development Council

Micah Weinberg
CEO, California Forward

Rod Vandenbos
Founder and CEO, Buzzbox

Waymond Fermon
Mayor Pro Tem, City of Indio

SPEAKERS:

Allison J. H. Thompson, CEcD, FM, EDFP
President & CEO, Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County Arkansas

Allison Larsen, CEcD
Founder and Secret Weapon, TadZo LLC

Ashley Hardin, CEcD
Economic Development Administrator, City of Perry

Ashley J. Jennings
Managing Director - Texas Innovation Center at University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Austin

Barry Broome
President & CEO, Greater Sacramento Economic Council

Bill Allen
President and CEO, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation

Bill Sproull
President and CEO, Richardson Chamber

Brian Crowe
Executive Vice President for Economic Development, Greater Des Moines Partnership

Bruce Takefman
President and Founder, ResearchFDI

Cecilia Harry, CEcD
Chief Economic Development Officer, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC

Chris Briggs
Senior Vice President, Buxton

Chris Camacho, CEcD
President and CEO, Greater Phoenix Economic Council

Chris Mefford
President & CEO, Community Attributes Inc

Christina Bibler
Economic Development Director, City of San Diego

Christine Chmura, Ph.D.
CEO and Chief Economist, Chmura Economics & Analytics

Clint Nessmith
Incoming CEO, Resource Development Group

Cynthia Carrillo, CSM
Vice President of Economic Development, Greater Seattle Partners

Danny Chavez
Chief Business Recruitment Officer, Charlotte Regional Business Alliance

David Dodd, CEcD, FM, HLM
President/CEO, International Sustainable Resilience Center, Inc.

Eloisa Klementich, CEcD, PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest Atlanta

Haldane Davies, PhD
VP, Business Development and Innovation, University of the Virgin Islands

Heather McDaniel, CEcD, EDFP, AICP
President, Ithaca Area Economic Development

Hilda Kennedy
Founder/President, AmPac Business Capital

Hoori Khandani
FDI Director, Global Investment Attraction Group, Inc.

Ian Wolfe Ross
Head of Civic, Placer.ai

J. Adalberto Quijada
Director, SBA Orange County/Inland Empire

Jane Jenkins, CNU
President and CEO, Downtown Oklahoma City Partnership

Jared Smith, CEcD
Interim CEO and Chief Operating Officer, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance

Jason Giulietti
President, Greater San Marcos Partnership

Jeanne Jerkovic, CEcD
Economic Development Director, City of Surprise

Jeff Seymour, CEcD
Executive Vice-President, Economic Development, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber

Joann Crary
President, Saginaw Future Inc

Joe Wallace
President and CEO, Coachella Valley Economic Partnership

Jolene Schalper, CEcD
Senior Vice President, Great Falls Montana Development Authority

Jonas Peterson, CEcD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance

Julie Curtin
President, Economic Development, DCI

Kaylee Kolditz
Demand Generation Lead, WizeHive

Kevin Johnson
President and CEO, Detriot Economic Growth Partnership

Kurt Chillcott, CEcD, FM, HLM, Past Chair
Board Chair, CDC Small Business Finance

Larry Vaupel, PhD
Director of Tourism Management - CALED Chair, City of Big Bear Lake

Linda DiMario
Director Community Engagement, Octane Foundation for Innovation

Linda Evans
Mayor, City of La Quinta

Lindsey Kimball, CEcD, EDFP
Director of Economic Development, City of Westminster

Lisa Kiplinger
Regional Director, Business & Entrepreneurship, Inland Empire/ Desert Regional Consortium

Martin Vanags, CEcD
Founder & CEO, MartinKarl Consulting

Maureen Krauss
President and CEO, Detroit Regional Partnership

Mike Daniel
Network Director, Orange County Inland Empire - SBDC

Mike Neal, CCE, CCD, FM, HLM, IOM
President and CEO, Tulsa Regional Chamber

Molly Howey
President, GO Topeka and SVP, Greater Topeka Partnership

Paul Granillo
President and CEO, Inland Empire Economic Partnership

Philip Gaskin
Vice President, Entrepreneurship, Kauffman Foundation

Richard Swanson
Senior Advisor, International Trade Administration U.S. Commercial Service

Rodrick Miller
President and CEO, Invest Puerto Rico

Ronald Loveridge
Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

Ryan Sharp, CEcD
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Business Engagement, UC Santa Cruz

Scott Martinez, CEcD
President and CEO, Tyler Economic Development Council/Tyler Chamber of Commerce

Scott White
President and CEO, Greater Palm Springs

Shannon Lynch
Vice President Business Development, ROI Research on Investment Inc.

Steven Hernandez
Mayor, City of Coachella

Todd Greene, CEcD
Executive Director, Work Rise, Urban Institute

Tom Kucharski, CEcD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest Buffalo Niagara

Trish Heidenreich, CEcD
Director of Economic Development, Town of Bel Air

V. Manuel Perez
Supervisor, Riverside County 4th District

Victor Hwang
Founder & CEO, Right to Start

Victoria Duley, CEcD, AICP
Executive Director, AEDC

William Patrick Murphy, CEcD, EDFP, MEDP
President and CEO, Admore (OK) Development Authority

2022 Sponsors

CHAIRMAN'S CLUB SPONSORS:
• Accrisoft Corporation
• Buxton
• Chmura Economics & Analytics
• DCI
• GrantWorks
• Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
• ResearchFDI
• ROI Research on Investment
• Placer.ai

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• City of Coachella
• WizeHive
• La Quinta California
• The Coachella Valley SBDC
• City of Indio

GOLD SPONSORS:
• BNSF Railway
• Greater Sacramento
• Resource Development Group (RDG)

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Emsi Burning Glass
• MakeMyMove

MEDIA SPONSORS:
• Business Facilities
• Site Selection