Conference Program

Governor’s Conference on Economic Development Sponsors 2014 Board of Directors

CORPORATE PATRONS

 President: Robert Kent Hill, Dominion Virginia Power  Vice President: Michele Mixner DeWitt, City of Williamsburg  Treasurer: Deborah Flippo, Draper Aden Associates  Secretary: Debbie Melvin, Virginia Economic Development Partnership  Immediate Past President: Ann Blair Miller, Roanoke Regional Partnership

Appalachian Power Company Bowman Consulting Group, Ltd. Chmura Economics & Analytics Dominion Virginia Power Draper Aden Associates Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. Norfolk Southern Corporation Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Timmons Group Troutman Sanders Strategies Virginia Natural Gas Virginia Port Authority Williams Mullen

Directors

Virginia Sponsor

Officers

 R. Bryan David, Orange County  Chris Engel, City of Charlottesville, Office of Economic Development  Amanda Glover, Augusta County  Joseph C. Hines, TIMMONS Group  Gregory Hitchin, City of Waynesboro  Stephanie Landrum, Alexandria Economic Development Partnership  Kenneth McFadyen, Blue Ridge Crossroads Development Authority  Thomas Miller, Orange County  Amy N. Parkhurst, Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance

Wireless Internet Code At Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa/Short Pump

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Kaufman & Canoles

Commonwealth Sponsor Whittington Consulting

Dominion Sponsors Baskervill Chesterfield County Economic Development Cox, Kliewer & Company, P.C. Greater Richmond Partnership H+M Company Sanford Holshouser ED Consulting SunTrust Bank Virginia Tech Office of Economic Development W.M. Jordan Co., Inc.

Dogwood Sponsors Clancy & Theys Construction Company ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC

VEDA 2014 Fall Conference

Governor’s Conference on Economic Development Tuesday October 7, 2014 10:00 AM Golf Tournament Registration, The Foundry Golf Club 2:00 PM Professional Development Workshop: Talk TallerDeliver Dynamic Presentations to Help You Stand Out in a Crowd!, Henrico Ballroom  Greg Hitchin, CEcD, Director of Economic Development, City of Waynesboro Economic Development 4:00 PM Conference Registration, Event Center Registration Desk 5:15 PM New Member Meet & Greet/Young Professionals, Henrico Ballroom 6:00 PM Welcome & Conference Kick-Off Reception, Capital Ballroom F&G and Event Center Pre-function Area 7:30 PM Dinner on Your Own/Young Professionals Dutch-Treat Dinner

Wednesday October 8, 2014 7:00 AM Conference Registration, Event Center Registration Desk 7:00 AM Sponsor Exhibits & Continental Breakfast, Event Center Pre-function Area 8:15 AM Opening Remarks & Welcome, Capital Ballroom A-E  Tina Shreve, Chesterfield County Economic Development; Conference Co-Chair  Bethany Miller, Greater Richmond Partnership; Conference Co-Chair All sessions to be held in the Capital Ballroom A-E 8:30 AM Session I: How Labor Availability is Changing the Conversation Around Deal Flow  Dr. Chris Chmura, President & Chief Executive, Chmura Economics & Analytics

9:30 AM Session II: Local Stories: The Deal-Making Toolkit  E. Will Davis, Director of Economic Development, Chesterfield County  Gary McLaren, Director of Economic Development, Henrico County  Lee Downey, Director of Economic Development, City of Richmond 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Break 11:15 AM Session III: Development Tools: Understanding CDAs & New Markets Tax Credits  John O’Neill, Hunton and Williams  Delphine Carnes, Legal Counsel, Crenshaw Ware and Martin 12:30 PM Session IV: Table Topics/Networking Lunch, Capital Ballroom F&G 1:45 PM Session V: External Perspectives: How Consultants View the Commonwealth and it’s Regions  Andrew Shapiro, Managing Director, BLS & Co.  Vicki Horton, Director, SC&H Group  John R. Rocca, Managing Director, CBRE 3:15 PM Session VI: New Metrics for Measuring Success for Economic Development Organizations  Dan Gundersen, Chief Operating Officer, Virginia Economic Development Partnership More Than Money, Alternative Incentives that Benefit Companies and Communities  Barry I. Matherly, CEcD, FM, Senior Vice President, Greater Richmond Partnership 4:15 PM Announcements Sessions Adjourn for the Day 6:30 PM Conference Celebration, Bar Louie 9:30 PM Dominion Virginia Power Hospitality Suite

Thursday October 9, 2014 7:00 AM Conference Registration, Event Center Registration Desk 7:00 AM Continental Breakfast, Event Center Pre-function Area 8:45 AM Opening Remarks/Announcements, Capital Ballroom A-E 9:00 AM Session VII: Economic Development in the 21st Century, Capital Ballroom A-E  The Honorable Maurice Jones, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Commonwealth of Virginia 9:45 AM Break & Checkout 10:15 AM Session VIII: Virginia Ag & Forestry - Building Domestic Capacity, Exporting to the World, Capital Ballroom A-E  The Honorable Todd Haymore, Secretary of Agriculture, Commonwealth of Virginia 11:00 AM Move to Lunch, Capital Ballroom F&G 11:05 AM Lunch, Capital Ballroom F&G Awards Presentation  2014 Cardinal Award, Gary McLaren, Henrico County, VEDA Cardinal Chair 12:00 PM Session IX: Virginia’s Economic Development Strategic Plan, Capital Ballroom F&G  The Honorable Terry McAuliffe, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia 12:45 PM Announcements/Adjournment 1:00 PM Program Committee Meeting