CONFERENCE PROGRAM

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Registration and Networking Breakfast

8:00 a.m.
Welcome

• Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., President and CEO, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
• Sharon Bulova, Chair, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
• Steven L. Davis, Chair, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority Commission

What is Transformation?

Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., President and CEO, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Keynote Address: “Changing Metropolitan America”

William Hudnut III, Senior Fellow Emeritus, Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C.

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Break

9:30 a.m.
Case Study: Long Island, New York

How is “America’s first suburb" addressing urbanization, maximizing opportunities and addressing challenges?

Matthew Crosson, President, Long Island Association, Inc., Melville, New York

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Panel: Transitioning to an Urban Environment: Challenges and Successes

This session focuses on how forward-thinking business communities are rising to the challenges and opportunities created by urbanization. Interact with these thought leaders as they explore perspectives on tapping the enormous potential of urbanization.

• William Hudnut III, Moderator
• Deborah Knutson, President, Economic Development Council, Snohomish County, Washington
• David Robertson, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Washington, D.C.
• Richard Story, Executive Director, Howard County (Maryland) Economic Development Authority

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Break

12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon Keynote Address: "What's in Store for Urbanized Areas?"

Anthony Downs, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Panel: Why Companies Elect to Locate in Urbanized Areas

What are the implications of urbanization on relocation decisions? What motivating forces are reshaping corporate location decisions? Learn the critical factors that companies consider when expanding and relocating. Find out what leading executives are doing to maintain their companies’ competitive edge.

• Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., Moderator
• Terrance Bilbo, Corporate Vice President, CSC
• David Geanacopoulos, Executive Vice President for Public Affairs and General Counsel of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
• Kevin J. Jacobs, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Hilton Hotels Corp.

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Concluding Remarks: Tranformation—Leading the Way Forward

Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D.

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