EVENT AGENDA
5:00 pm
7:00 pm
Welcome Reception at the Elsinore
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (120 min)
Tim Williams
Executive Director, Oregon Film
Amy Lewin
Director of Arts and Culture, Oregon Arts Commission & Oregon Cultural Trust
Tom Fohn
Executive Director, Elsinore Theatre
Presented by:
Travel OregonDine Out in Salem
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (120 min)
Greg Heinze
Vice President, Meetings & Conventions, Travel Salem
7:45 am
8:00 am
9:15 am
9:35 am
10:35 am
10:55 am
11:55 am
12:15 pm
1:30 pm
1:45 pm
2:45 pm
3:00 pm
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
ATTENDEE CHECK-IN
7:45 am – 7:45 am
Opening Ceremonies
8:00 am – 9:15 am (75 min)
Damon Runberg
Senior Economist, Business Oregon
Presented by:
Business OregonBREAK
9:15 am – 9:35 am (20 min)
Growing Employer Supported Child Care
9:35 am – 10:35 am (60 min)
Bryan Steinhauser
Business Liaison / Childcare Accelerator, Early Learning Hub of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties
Holly Mar-Conte
Child Care Sector Strategist, Onward Eugene
You Can’t Regulate Jobs Into Existence: Turning EOAs into Economic Development
9:35 am – 10:35 am (60 min)
Matt Craigie
Project Director, ECOnorthwest
Nicole Underwood
Senior Project Manager, ECOnorthwest
Matt Lorenzen
Economic Development Manager, City of Wilsonville
Jacob Thode
Management Analyst, City of Veneta
Scott Goodman
Project Manager, ECOnorthwest
Presented by:
ECOnorthwestBREAK
10:35 am – 10:55 am (20 min)
Resilient Economies, Resilient Food Systems
10:55 am – 11:55 am (60 min)
Marta Tarantsey
Regional Development Officer, Business Oregon
Jim Cupples
Regional Food System Coordinator, Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA)
Colton Duval
Senior Sales Development Executive, Watch Duty
Chris Jagger
Owner / Operator, Blue Fox Farm
Oregon’s Innovation Hubs: Supporting Small Businesses into Scalable Startups
10:55 am – 11:55 am (60 min)
Cara Turano
President & Executive Director, Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN)
Jordana Barclay
Innovation Strategist, Business Oregon
Carter Gudell
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Builder, Oregon Frontier Innovation Hub (OFIH)
Kim Freeze, PsyD
Director, Southern Oregon Innovation Hub
BREAK
11:55 am – 12:15 pm (20 min)
OCED Graduation Ceremony
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm (75 min)
Marta Tarantsey
Regional Development Officer, Business Oregon
BREAK
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm (15 min)
What’s New in Oregon’s Economic Development Toolkit: Updates on the Joint Permitting Council, Enterprise Zones, Job Creation Tax Credits, and Industrial Lands
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm (60 min)
Colin Sears
Business Development Manager, Business Oregon
Alex Albertine
Programs and Incentives Manager, Business Oregon
Annette Liebe
Governor Kotek’s Natural Resource Team, Office of Governor Tina Kotek
Sam Thomas
Industrial Lands Specialist, Business Oregon, Business Oregon
Sienna Fitzpatrick
Tax and Incentives Specialist, Business Oregon
Presented by:
Business OregonFilm Production and Local Economic Opportunity
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm (60 min)
Tim Williams
Executive Director, Oregon Film
Jane Ridley
Director, Strategic Initiatives & Community Projects, Oregon Firm
Erik Andersson Erik Andersson
President, SEDCOR
Lloyd Williams
Gary Kout
Producer
Christopher Jennings
Board President, Eastern Oregon Film Festival
Amber Neufeld
Owner, Swan House
BREAK
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm (15 min)
TIF: Funding The Catalytic Project
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm (60 min)
Chuck Arnold
Economic Development & Urban Renewal Program Manager, City of Redmond
Tory Banford
Project Manager, City of Salem
Matt Lorenzen
Economic Development Manager, City of Wilsonville
Housing Innovation = More Jobs
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm (60 min)
Abisha Romano
Yamhill County Economic Development Manager, SEDCOR
Scot Siegel
Community Development Director, City of Newberg
NATHAN D. YOUNG
MODS PDX & Nathan D. Young Construction
Nathan Wildfire
Cofounder & CEO, Missing Middle Housing Fund
EXTENDED EVENING BREAK
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (60 min)
Awards of Excellence Ceremony & Banquet Dinner
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (120 min)
Nina Carlson
Government Affairs Manager, NW Natural
Presented by:
NW Natural7:45 am
8:00 am
8:30 am
9:15 am
9:30 am
ATTENDEE CHECK-IN
7:45 am – 7:45 am
BREAKFAST SERVICE & ADVENTURE DAY ANNOUNCEMENTS
8:00 am – 8:30 am (30 min)
Todd Coady
Oregon Account Executive, Torus
Presented by:
TorusFood, Place, and the Economic Future of the Mid-Willamette Valley
8:30 am – 9:15 am (45 min)
Mike Thelin
Founder and Principal, Bolted Consulting
Will von Schlegell
Co-Founder, Rancher Butcher Chef (RBC)
Tiquette Bramlett
Founder, Henderson Avenue Wines
Troy Johnson
CEO, Hazelnut Growers of Oregon
BREAK & HOTEL CHECK-OUT
9:15 am – 9:30 am (15 min)
Adventure Day
9:30 am – 2:30 pm (300 min)
Todd Coady
Oregon Account Executive, Torus
Presented by:
Torus