Annual Conference Agenda 2020

Virtual Conference

Business Retention & Expansion’s Role in Economic Resiliency

Monday, June 15, 2020 Response Noon Welcome Angela Groeneveld, Okatoks, AL 12:15 p.m. COVID-19 Response Network Results and Innovations Eric Canada, Chicago, IL 1:30 p.m. Panel: Economic Disaster Response in the Wake of COVID-19

Angela Groeneveld, Okatoks, AL Paul Blais, Kingston, ON

2:30 p.m. Ripple Effects of COVID-19 on the Global Stock Market Brady Raanes, Hattiesburg, MS 3:30 p.m. Adjourn Day 1

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Recovery Noon Hospitality Industry Innovation and Recovery Strategies TBD 1:00 p.m. Sustaining Your Economic Development Organization Stephen MacKenzie, Windsor, ON 2:00 p.m. How to keep leadership focused on previous projects before COVID-19

Lee Malleau, Calgary, Alberta 3:00 p.m. Adjourn Day 3

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Resiliency Noon Long term resiliency for the economy / communities

TBD 1:00 p.m. Panel: Fostering Entrepreneurism and Innovation During a Public Health

Emergency TBD 2:00 p.m. Looking to the Future: Long term resiliency for the economy, government, and

business TBD 3:00 p.m. Adjourn Day 2

Thursday, June 18, 2020 Survey Strategies Noon Panel: Strategies and Emerging Practices for Surveying Businesses During

COVID-19 Michael Darger, St. Paul, MN

1:00 p.m. Technical Assistance for Survey Design Michael Darger, St. Paul, MN 2:30 p.m. How to build relationships in a time of separation – surveying and business visits TBD 3:00 p.m. Adjourn Day 4

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Friday, June 19, 2020 Resources Noon US Resources for Businesses for Recovery TBD

12:45 p.m. Canadian Resources for Businesses for Recovery TBD 1:30 p.m. Alternative Funding Sources for Businesses and Communities TBD 2:30 p.m. Focusing on Mental Health Resources for Struggling Businesses and

Communities Amid Disaster TBD 3:30 p.m. Adjourn Conference