Agenda Please note this currently reflects the October 2018 agenda. We are working to refine it for our rescheduled April 17 & 18, 2019 event.
Sustaining Signature Sponsor
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Sustaining Signature Sponsor: Hancock Whitney Wednesday, October 10
2:00 p.m.
Early Symposium Check-In (2 p.m. – 6 p.m.) 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Gulf Power Registration Desk
Sustaining Signature Sponsor: Hancock Whitney Thursday, October 11
7:30 a.m.
Buffet Breakfast sponsored by PowerSouth 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
Our Time. Our Place. Our Now! – Stan Connally, Chairman, President & CEO, Gulf Power 9:00 a.m.
Welcome – Wendell Smith, Vice President, Customer Service & Sales and Jennifer Grove, Community Development Manager, Gulf Power 9:15 a.m.
The Global Economy, An Unconventional Look – Vikram Mansharamani, Expert on Bubble Scenarios; Author of Boombustology 10:30 a.m.
Break sponsored by Warren Averett, TechFarms Capital & Clark Partington 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Florida’s Economic Outlook – Dr. Jerry Parrish, Chief Economist & Director of Research, Florida Chamber Foundation 11:30 a.m.
Regional Economic Outlook & Triumph Gulf Coast Overview – Dr. Rick Harper, Economic Advisor, Triumph Gulf Coast 12:00 p.m.
Lunch by Florida Blue 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Transformational Investments – Triumph Gulf Coast panel – Dr. Rick Harper, Economic Advisor, Triumph Gulf Coast; Wayne Stubbs, Executive Director, Port Panama City; Nathan Sparks, Executive Director, Okaloosa Economic Development Council; Shannon Ogletree, Director, Santa Rosa Economic Development Office; Ann Leonard, Director, Haney Technical Center 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Moderator: Dr. Rick Harper, Economic Advisor, Triumph Gulf CoastPanel: Wayne Stubbs, Executive Director, Port Panama City – Panama City Port Authority East Terminal Development Project Nathan Sparks, Executive Director, Okaloosa Economic Development Council – Okaloosa County Hwy 90 East Water & Sewer Expansion Project Shannon Ogletree, Director, Santa Rosa Economic Development Office – Whiting Aviation Park Improvements Project Ann Leonard, Director, Haney Technical Center – Haney Technical Center HVAC Training Program Modernization Project 2:00 p.m.
World Class Talent: Investing in Every Child – David Lawrence, retired Publisher of the Miami Herald and Founder of The Children’s Movement of Florida & Mark Wilson, President & CEO of the Florida Chamber 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
A conversation between David Lawrence, retired Publisher of the Miami Herald and Founder of The Children’s Movement of Florida & Mark Wilson, President & CEO of the Florida Chamber
3:00 p.m.
Break sponsored by The Doolittle Institute, DEFENSEWERX & Cox Communications 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Northwest Florida Talk: Talent Attraction & Development: A Case Study for One of Florida’s Largest Growing Employers – Kara Cardona, Senior Vice President, Greater Pensacola Operations, Navy Federal Credit Union 3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Northwest Florida Talk: Talent Attraction & Development: A Case Study for One of Florida’s Largest Growing Employers – Kara Cardona, Senior Vice President, Greater Pensacola Operations, Navy Federal Credit Union
3:45 p.m.
Harnessing Your Power to Create Change – Derreck Kayongo, Business Visionary, Global Soap Project Founder & Former CEO of the Center for Civil and Human Rights 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Harnessing Your Power to Create Change – Derreck Kayongo, Business Visionary, Global Soap Project Founder & Former CEO of the Center for Civil and Human Rights
4:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks – Stan Connally, Chairman, President & CEO, Gulf Power 5:00 p.m.
Book Signing – A Dedicated Life: Journalism, Justice and a Chance for Every Child, David Lawrence 5:00 p.m.
Reception sponsored by Beggs & Lane, RLLP 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Sustaining Signature Sponsor: Hancock Whitney Friday, October 12
7:15 a.m.
Buffet Breakfast sponsored by Florida’s Great Northwest 7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
8:15 a.m.
Morning Remarks – Jennifer Grove, Community Development Manager, Gulf Power 8:30 a.m.
Rick Scott, Governor, State of Florida – Invited 8:45 a.m.
Hologram Keynote: Bold Thinking for an Exponential Future – Peter Diamandis, Founder & Executive Chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation 9:45 a.m.
Break sponsored by Hilton SanDestin, BBVA Compass Bank & App Innovators 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
Northwest Florida Talk: Public/Private Partnerships for Economic Growth – Dr. Paul Hsu, Founder, HSU Educational Foundation 10:30 a.m.
Key Puzzle Pieces of Economic Development: Insights from National Site Location Consultants – Gray Swoope, Vision First Advisors (moderator), Kate McEnroe, Kate McEnroe Economic Development Consulting (panelist), Monty Turner, Global Location Strategies (panelist) & Didi Caldwell, Global Location Strategies (panelist) 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Moderator: Gray Swoope, Vision First Advisors
Talent: Kate McEnroe, Kate McEnroe Economic Development Consulting
Infrastructure/Sites: Monty Turner, Global Location Strategies
Creative Incentives: Didi Caldwell, Global Location Strategies
12:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks – Stan Connally, Chairman, President & CEO, Gulf Power 
