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Governor Ron DeSantis’ New Enterprise Florida & Department of Economic Opportunity Leaders to Join 2019 Economic Outlook and Jobs Summit

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Governor Ron DeSantis’ New Enterprise Florida & Department of Economic Opportunity Leaders to Join 2019 Economic Outlook and Jobs Summit

Leading Economist & Thought Leaders Expected to ‘Double-Down’ on Florida ‘Stock’

Newly inaugurated Governor Ron DeSantis’ choices to lead Florida’s leading jobs-focused agencies – Enterprise Florida, Inc., and the Department of Economic Opportunity – will be among the featured speakers during the Florida Chamber Foundation’s 2019 Economic Outlook & Jobs Summit in Orlando where job predictions, industry trends, small business issues and more will be released as part of the day-long agenda.

Jamal Sowell, the new President and CEO of Enterprise Florida, along with Ken Lawson, Executive Director of the Department of Economic Opportunity, will be among the featured speakers – which also includes three of Florida’s leading economists. Additional speakers include:

  • Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis
  • Dana Bledsoe, President, Nemours Children’s Hospital
  • Beth Cicchetti, Executive Director, Florida Economic Development Council (FEDC)
  • John Coates, Senior Relationship Manager, PNC  
  • Andy Corty, President, Florida Trend
  • Tim Giuliani, President & CEO, Orlando Economic Partnership
  • Adrienne Johnston, Chief of the Bureau of Labor Market Statistics, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
  • Michael Minton, Shareholder, Dean Mead; Chair of Dean Mead’s Agribusiness Industry Team, Solar Energy Team
  • Nathan Morris, Vice President, Legislative Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Institute for Legal Reform
  • Brad O’Connor, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Florida Realtors
  • Jerry Parrish, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Florida Chamber Foundation
  • Angela Pilkington, CFO, Correct Craft
  • Todd Powell, Vice President for Real Estate Development, Weyerhaeuser; Chair, Florida Chamber Foundation
  • Lee Sandler, Founding Member, Sandler, Travis, & Rosenberg, PA
  • Ed Schons, President, Florida High Tech Corridor Council
  • Crystal Stiles, Director of Economic Development, Florida Power & Light Company; Chair, Florida Economic Development Council (FEDC)
  • Mark Wilson, President and CEO, Florida Chamber of Commerce

Click here to view the full agenda. 

Business, industry, community and elected leaders will take a deep dive into the topics that matter for Florida’s growth, including:

  • The 2019 Economic Outlook that looks at jobs, regional growth, key industries, population and more,
  • How to keep the state’s economic momentum moving forward into Florida’s new administration,
  • A discussion with Florida’s economic development leaders, 
  • A conversation on Florida’s Opportunity Zones,
  • State, national and global impacts on Florida’s economy,
  • And more!

Click here to view the full agenda. 

 

WHAT
January 14, 2019
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 
WHERE
GuideWell Innovation Center at Lake Nona Medical City
6555 Sanger Rd
Orlando, FL 32827

 Media are invited to attend open sessions and should RSVP to Kat Bustamante at [email protected].