2019 VAPDC Summer Conference
Wednesday, July 24 - Friday, July 26, 2019
Williamsburg, Virginia
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WEDNESDAY ACTIVITY INFORMATION SHEET
PRESENTATIONS
Rita McClenny, President and CEO, Virginia Tourism Corporation
VIDEO ❶ | Economic Impact VTC.mp4 (155 MB)
https://water.yesvirginia.org/link/OSpx95nz7V5Ork549kj7AY
EXTRA| Virginia’s Communities, Statewide, Use 50 Years of Love to Welcome & Engage Visitors
https://www.virginia.org/50yearsoflove
VIDEO ❷ | Spearhead Trails: From Coal Mining Town To Outdoor Adventure Hot Spot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUiifgKGzxY
INDUSTRY Website » https://www.vatc.org
CONSUMER Website » https://www.virginia.org
Regional Economic Development Site Inventory
Joe Hines, Economic Development Lead, Timmons Group
Regional Economic Development Site Inventory
Matt Smith, Senior Regional Planner, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
Connecting Virginia through the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative
Evan Feinman, Governor’s Chief Broadband Advisor, Commonwealth of Virginia/Executive Director, Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission & Courtney Dozier, Chief Deputy, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Redeveloping the Williamsburg Prince George Street Corridor
Michele Mixner DeWitt, Director of Economic Development, City of Williamsburg
Where are we Headed with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan?
Ann Jennings, Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources for the Chesapeake Bay, Commonwealth of Virginia & Jutta Schneider, Water Planning Division Director, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Where are we Headed with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan?
Denise Nelson, P.E., CFM, ENV SP, LEED AP, Environmental Engineer, The Berkley Group
Ann C. Phillips, Special Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection
Commonwealth of Virginia
Andria McClellan, Vice Chair Hampton Roads Planning District Commission/Member Norfolk City Council
Local Economic Factors and the Opioid Crisis
Dr. Michael Betz, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University
Adding Value to Virginia’s Economy through Industrial Hemp
Kimley Blanks, Co-Founder, Industrial Hemp Summit & Debbie Custer, Founder, Women in Hemp
PDC Snapshot: Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
Summer Conference Sponsors
GOLD SPONSOR
SILVER SPONSOR
Department of Housing and Community Development
BRONZE SPONSORS