2024 Summit Speakers
Nov. 20-22, 2024 | Ocala, FL
Florida Rural
Economic Development
Summit 2024
2024 Summit Speaker
Antonio Jefferson
City Manager
City of Gretna
Lacy Beasley
President
Retail Strategies
Richard Blackwell
Vice President of Development
Agracel Inc.
Cathy Chambers
Senior Director, Economic Development
Florida Power & Light Company
Christen Johnson
Vice President and Administrator
AdventHealth Wauchula
Darryl Register
Executive Director
Baker County Chamber of Commerce & Baker County Economic Development
Denise Grimsley
CEO
The Development Group
Fred Hawkins
President
South Florida State College (SFSC)
Ben Friedman
Research Manager
Duke Energy
Greg Vaday
Economic Development Representative
U.S. Department of Commerce
Mike Grissom
Principal, Government Relations
Buchanan
Sadie Haire
Government Relations Consultant
Becker & Poliakoff
J. Alex Kelly
Florida Secretary of Commerce
Jenn Gregory
President
Downtown Strategies
Jodi Tillman
Director
Big Bend Technical College
Justin Garner
Sr Director of Operations – Hospitality and Marketing
World Equestrian Center
Kaylee Tuck
Florida House of Representatives, District 83
State of Florida
Keitha Daniels
Director
Hendry County Economic Development Council
Kyle Hudson
Operations Manager
Probes Unlimited
Mark Kruse
EVP and General Counsel
FCF/FFC
Mason Alford
Director
Office of Small Business Innovation, Florida Department of Commerce
Matt Chestnut
Vice President Business & Economic Development
Space Florida
Jerry Parrish, Ph.D.
Chief Economist
Metro Atlanta Chamber
Richard Williams
Executive Director
Opportunity Florida & CareerSource Chipola
Rob Bowman
President,
R+L Global Logistics
Rose Fagler
Economic Development
Weyerhaeuser
Scarlett Phaneuf
Economic Development Representative
PowerSouth Energy
Shellie Phelps
Executive Director
Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce
Steven Birnholz
President
Florida Council of 100 Foundation
Tammy Dasher
Director
NextStep at Endeavor Academy
Tess Fay
Principal and VP of Location Intelligence
Global Location Strategies
Thomas Hoversen
President
Comarco Products