THANK YOU TO OUR INCREDIBLE LINEUP OF FEATURED SPEAKERS & PANELISTS!
WELCOME RECEPTION PRESENTATION
Director of Arts and Culture, Oregon Arts Commission & Oregon Cultural Trust
Executive Director, Oregon Film
Executive Director, Elsinore Theatre
DINE OUT IN SALEM
Vice President, Meetings & Conventions, Travel Salem
OPENING CEREMONIES PRESENTATION
Senior Economist, Business Oregon
PRESENTATION: GROWING EMPLOYER-SUPPORTED CHILD CARE
Business Liaison / Childcare Accelerator, Early Learning Hub of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties
Child Care Sector Strategist, Onward Eugene
PANEL: YOU CAN’T REGULATE JOBS INTO EXISTENCE: Turning EOAs into Economic Development
Management Analyst, City of Veneta
Project Director, ECOnorthwest
Economic Development Manager, City of Wilsonville
Senior Project Manager, ECOnorthwest
Project Manager, ECOnorthwest
PANEL: Oregon’s Innovation Hubs: Supporting Small Businesses into Scalable Startups
President & Executive Director, Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN)
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Builder, Oregon Frontier Innovation Hub (OFIH)
Innovation Strategist, Business Oregon
Director, Southern Oregon Innovation Hub
PANEL: Resilient Economies, Resilient Food Systems
Owner / Operator, Blue Fox Farm
Senior Sales Development Executive, Watch Duty
Regional Food System Coordinator, Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA)
Regional Development Officer, Business Oregon
PRESENTATION: Film Production and Local Economic Opportunity
Owner, Swan House
Board President, Eastern Oregon Film Festival
President, SEDCOR
Producer
Director, Strategic Initiatives & Community Projects, Oregon Firm
Executive Director, Oregon Film
PANEL: WHAT’S NEW IN OREGON’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLKIT
Programs and Incentives Manager, Business Oregon
Governor Kotek's Natural Resource Team, Office of Governor Tina Kotek
Business Development Manager, Business Oregon
Industrial Lands Specialist, Business Oregon, Business Oregon
Tax and Incentives Specialist, Business Oregon
PANEL: TIF: Funding The Catalytic Project
Economic Development & Urban Renewal Program Manager, City of Redmond
Economic Development Manager, City of Wilsonville
Project Manager, City of Salem
KEYNOTE: Awards OF Excellence Presentation
Government Affairs Manager, NW Natural
KEYNOTE: Food, Place, and the Economic Future of the Mid-Willamette Valley
Founder and Principal, Bolted Consulting
Founder, Henderson Avenue Wines
CEO, Hazelnut Growers of Oregon
Co-Founder, Rancher Butcher Chef (RBC)
PRESENTATION: ADVENTURE DAY
Oregon Account Executive, Torus
