8:15 - 9:00 a.m.
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Attendee check – in
Coffee Sponsor: WGI Inc.
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9:00 – 9:15 a.m.
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Welcome – Mayor Robert Weinroth, Palm Beach County
Honor Guard – Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
Pledge of Allegiance
National Anthem - Stacie Boddie, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
Invocation – Reverend Gerald D. Kisner, Tabernacle Missionary
Baptist Church
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9:15 – 9:20 a.m.
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Opening Remarks & Introduction – Commissioner Maria Sachs, Palm Beach County and BCC Economic Summit Liaison
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9:20 – 9:40 a.m.
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Introduction – Commissioner Dave Kerner, Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County, “Paradise: The Big Picture"
Verdenia Baker, County Administrator, Palm Beach County
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9:40 – 10:10 a.m.
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Introduction – Vice Mayor Gregg Weiss, Palm Beach County
Housing Keynote Speaker – The Honorable Alanna McCargo, President of Ginnie Mae
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10:10 – 11:05 a.m.
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Affordable & Workforce Housing Issues & Solutions Panel
Moderator: Kelly Smallridge, President & CEO, Business Development Board
Panelists:
Mack Bernard Commissioner, Palm Beach County
Faye Johnson City Administrator, City of West Palm Beach
Nick Rojo President, Affiliated Development
Jack Weir President, Eastwind Development LLC
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11:05 – 11:15 a.m.
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Audience Q & A
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11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
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Break for lunch set-up
Lunch Sponsors:
Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce,
Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce &
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County,
Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches,
Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce
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11:30 – 12:45 p.m.
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Introduction – Commissioner Melissa McKinlay, Palm Beach County
Lunch & Speaker – Clarence Anthony, CEO & Executive Director,
National League of Cities
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Afternoon Beverage Sponsor: Economic Council of Palm Beach County
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12:45 – 1:15 p.m.
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Introduction – Commissioner Maria Marino, Palm Beach County
Transportation Keynote Speaker – Paul Skoutelas, President & CEO,
American Public Transportation Association
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1:15 – 2:10 p.m.
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Transportation Issues & Solutions Panel
Moderator: Valerie Neilson, Interim Executive Director,
Transportation Planning Agency
Panelists:
Robert Weinroth Mayor, Palm Beach County
Gerry O'Reilly District Four Secretary, FDOT
Clinton Forbes Executive Director, Palm Tran
Steven Abrams Executive Director, SFRTA
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2:10 – 2:20 p.m.
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Audience Q & A |
2:20 – 2:55 p.m.
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Introduction – Fabiola Brumley, President, Bank of America,
Palm Beach County
State of the Economy, Ethan Harris, Head of Global Economics Research, Bank of America Global Research
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2:55 p.m.
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Wrap-up, Commissioner Maria Sachs, Palm Beach County |
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Networking Reception Follows – Sponsored by Catalfumo Companies |