Mid-America Competitiveness Conference
2022 Mid-America EDC Competitiveness Conference
Register Today to attend the 2022 Competitiveness Conference!
November 30 - December 2, 2022
Marriott Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile
Don’t miss this tremendous opportunity to learn from experts who touch projects! You are sure to gain tips and knowledge from this year’s presenters and panelists in the areas of site selection, development, engineering, utilities, marketing, workforce, community leadership, and more!
Click here for full details, including the schedule of events.
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How to reserve your hotel room at the Marriott:
Visit https://book.passkey.com/event/50276458/owner/1361/home to reserve your hotel room online at Mid-America EDC’s online reservation website. A block of hotel rooms for the nights of November 29 & 30 and December 1 & 2 will be held until November 9th. The discounted room rate is $233 per night for standard rooms.
Parking Information:
Onsite valet parking is available at the rate of $70 per day. Offsite parking is also available. Please contact the hotel with questions/to request more information.
2021 Mid-America EDC Competitiveness Conference
December 1-3, 2021
CLICK HERE to view the Competitiveness Conference Onsite Program.
CLICK HERE for the 2021 Mid America Competitiveness Conference Attendee List
2021 Mid America Competitiveness Conference Speaker Biographies:
2021 Mid America Competitiveness Conference Speaker Presentations:
Wednesday, December 1st
- What The Film and Television Industry Can Do for Your Community
Presenter: Cesar Lopez
- The Two Parallel Paths of Economic Development: Business + Talent
Presenters: Janet Ady and Ashley Scray-Peterson
- The Changing Landscape of Economic Incentives
Presenter: Bob Westover
Thursday, December 2nd
- The Big Shift: In with the New out with the Old
Presenter: Dean Barber
- Food Insecurity and Sustainability Post-COVID
Presenters: Glen Ford and Sylvia Wulf
- American Rescue Plan Act - What is it and how to leverage your allocation
Presenters: Jolena Presti, Megan Flores, Alex Smith, Ellen Heinz
- Supply Chains Under Siege - Is there a way through the maze?
Presenter: Anthony Burnett
- Site Readiness in a Virtual World
Presenters: Rob Cornwell & Tonya Crist
Friday, December 3rd
- Securing the Enterprise in a Post Pandemic World
Presenters: Tim Pospisil, Marc Child, TJ Houston and Isak Nti Asare
- Inclusive Economic Development: Good for growth, good for workforce, good for communities
Presenters: Mike Grella, Ellen Heinz, Courtney Dunbar, Jonathan McGee, Willie Smith, Eric Swack and Rob Cleveland
