2019 Speakers

2019 Speaker Presentations

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Michael A. Adkinson, Jr.

Sheriff

Walton County

Didi Caldwell

Founding Principal

Global Location Strategies

Kara Cardona

Senior Vice President of Greater Pensacola Operations

Navy Federal Credit Union

Jim Dean

City Manager

City of Marianna, Florida

Ron DeSantis

Governor

State of Florida

Dr. Deborah Douma

Dean of Grants and Federal Programs

Pensacola State College

Tamara Ghandour

Founder & President

LaunchStreet

Dr. Rick Harper

Economic Advisor

Triumph Gulf Coast

Dr. Paul Hsu

Founder

HSU Educational Foundation

Derreck Kayongo

Business Visionary, Global Soap Project Founder & Former CEO

The Center for Civil and Human Rights

Alex King

Operations Manager

Panama City Port Authority

David Lawrence Jr.

Chair

The Children's Movement of Florida

Vikram Mansharamani

Expert on Bubble Scenarios; Author, Boombustology

Kate McEnroe

Founder and Consultant

Kate McEnroe

Jennifer McFarren

Community Relations

Gulf Power

Susan Melians

Vice President of Customer Service & External Relations

Gulf Power Company

Dr. Jerry Parrish

Chief Economist & Director of Research

Florida Chamber Foundation

Marlene Santos

President

Gulf Power Company

Eric Silagy

President and Chief Executive Officer

Florida Power & Light Company

Jamal Sowell

President & CEO

Enterprise Florida

Gray Swoope

President and Chief Executive Officer

VisionFirst Advisors, LLC

Monty Turner

Principal, Vice President of Operations

Global Location Strategies

Mark Wilson

President and CEO

Florida Chamber of Commerce