VEDA Professional Development Opportunities

VEDA 2010 Fall Conference

•  October 13-15, 2010, Virginia Beach Hilton Oceanfront, Virginia Beach, Virginia 

VEDA 2010 Spring Conference

Keeping Virginia Competitive: A New Roadmap for Economic Development

Conference Presentations

• VEDA Surveys Presentation
• 2010 General Assembly Update, Michael Woods, Troutman Sanders Strategies
• “The Recovery” and Virginia’s Competitive Position: A Consultant’s View, John M. Rhodes, Site Consultant, Moran, Stahl & Boye
• Maintaining Virginia’s Competitiveness through Workforce Development
  Elizabeth Creamer, Career Pathways System, Virginia Community College System
  Preston Wilhelm, Sr., Virginia Department of Business Assistance 
• The Commonwealth’s Perspective on Keeping Virginia Competitive, Robert Sledd, Senior Economic Advisor to the Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia 
   

Conference Agenda

Conference Attendance List

Conference Speaker Profiles

Conference Sponsor Profiles

Corporate Patrons
BNY Mellon
Dominion Virginia Power
Norfolk Southern
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
Stone & Youngberg
Timmons Group
Verizon

Commonwealth Sponsors
Virginia Beach Department of Economic Development

Dominion Sponsors
Anderson & Associates, Inc
Bury+Partners
Draper Aden Associates
H+M Company
Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance
McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC
MEB General Contractors
Shenandoah Valley Partnership
SunTrust Bank
Troutman Sanders Strategies
York County

VEDA 2009 Fall Conference

Conference Photos

Conference Presentations

• Economic Development Update from the Commonwealth, The Honorable Patrick O. Gottschalk, Secretary of Commerce & Trade, Commonwealth of Virginia
• Leading with Vision: Being Slightly Ahead of the Curve, David Houle, Futurist & Author of Shift Age 
• The Growing Importance of the Port of Virginia and the Railroad Industry to Virginia’s Economic Development, Greg Edwards, Director of External Affairs, Virginia Port Authority
• Growing Virginia through International Trade, Dick Dugger, UXB International, Inc.; Neil Wilkin, Optical Cable
• Virginia and the Future of Energy, James F. Groelinger, Executive Director, Clean Energy Alliance; Kevin Crutchfield, Chief Executive Officer, Alpha Natural Resources
• VEDA Public Policy Update, Mike Woods, VEDA Public Policy Liaison, Troutman Sanders Strategies
• Transportation Update, The Honorable Pierce Homer, Secretary of Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia

Conference Agenda

Conference Attendance Roster

Conference Speaker Profiles

Conference Sponsor Profiles

CORPORATE PATRONS

• Dominion Virginia Power
• Embarq
• Norfolk Southern Corporation
• Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
• Stone & Youngberg, LLC
• Timmons Group
• Verizon
• Waverton Associates/Waverton Commerce Park

COMMONWEALTH SPONSORS

• English Construction Company, Inc.
• Impact Data Source
• MEB General Contractors
• Roanoke County Economic Development
• Roanoke Regional Partnership
• Virginia Beach Department of Economic Development
  

DOMINION SPONSORS

• Anderson & Associates
• Appalachian Power
• Bury + Partners
• CSX-Transportation
• Draper Aden Associates
• FutureLaw, LLC
• H+M Company
• The Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance (HREDA)
• The Hollingsworth Companies
• McGuireWoods Consulting
• Troutman Sanders Strategies
• W.M. Jordan Company
   

DOGWOOD SPONSORS

• J.A. Street & Associates, Inc.
• SunTrust Bank
• Thompson & Litton