SMDO22 PRESENTING SPONSORS
2026 SPEAKERS
Dr. Alieka Anderson-Henry
Chairwoman
Clayton County
Riley Blount
President
AT&T Georgia
Bianca Motley Broom
Mayor
City of College Park
Cassius Butts
Founder
Capital Fortitude Business Advisors
Lisa Cupid
Chairwoman
Cobb County
Carmalitha Gumbs
Mayor
City of South Fulton
Carlotta Harrell
Chairwoman
Henry County
Fred Hicks
Founder & President
Hicks Elevation Group (HEG)
Jonathan Hunt
Interim General Manager & CEO
MARTA
Shannon James
President & CEO
Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance
Lorraine Cochran-Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
DeKalb County
Dr. Romona Jackson Jones
Chairman
Douglas County
Phil Kent
President
Phil Kent Consulting
Dr. Eloisa Klementich
President & CEO
Invest Atlanta
Debra Lam
Founding Director
Partnership for Inclusive Innovation (Georgia Tech)
Sarah-Elizabeth Langford
Executive Director
Development Authority of Fulton County
Georj Lewis
President
Clayton State University
Gerald McDowell
Executive Director
ATL Airport Community Improvement Districts
Marci Collier Overstreet
President
Atlanta City Council
Robb Pitts
Chairman
Fulton County Commission
Anna Roach
Executive Director & CEO
Atlanta Regional Commission
Terreta Rodgers
Head of Community Affairs, Atlanta Region
Amazon
Charles D. Rousseau
Commissioner
Fayette County
Ricky Smith
Airport General Manager
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Roger Tutterow
Director, Econometric Center
Kennesaw State University
Niki Vanderslice
President & CEO
Fayette County Development Authority
Valencia Williamson
President & CEO
Clayton County Chamber of Commerce
Vince Williams
Mayor
City of Union City