SMDO22 PRESENTING SPONSORS
2025 SPEAKERS
Mike Alexander
Chief Operating Officer
Atlanta Regional Commission
Leonte Benton
President
T. Dallas Smith & Co
Mayor Bianca Motley Broom
City of College Park
Lisa Cupid
Chairwoman
Cobb County
Mayor Andre Dickens
City of Atlanta
Melissa Free
Region Executive
Northwest Georgia
Georgia Power Company
Collie Greenwood
General Manager & CEO
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Marta
Mayor Alan Hallman
City of Hapeville
Carlotta Harrell
Chairwoman
Henry County Board of Commissioners
Alieka Anderson-Henery
Chairwoman
Clayton County
Nicole Love Hendrickson
Chairwoman
Gwinnett County
Clyde Higgs
Chair
Council for Quality Growth Board of Directors
Evie Hightower
Associate General Counsel
Meta
Michael Hightower
Founder
South Metro Development Outlook Conference
Mayor Deana Holiday Ingraham
City of East Point
Sarah Jacobs
President & CEO
Coweta County Development Authority
Shannon James
President & CEO
Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance
Lorraine Cochran-Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Dekalb County
Mayor Edward Johnson
City of Fayetteville
Dr. Eloisa Klementich
President & CEO
Invest Atlanta
Debra Lam
Executive Director
Partnership for Inclusive Innovation
Georgia Tech
Sarah-Elizabeth Langford
Executive Director
Development Authority of Fulton County
Jan Lennon
Interim Airport General Manager
Hartsfield Jackson International Airport
Dr. Georj Lewis,
President
Gerald McDowell
Executive Director
ATL Airport Community Improvement Districts
Landry Merkison
Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Clayton County Board of Commissioners
Melissa Mullinax
Vice President
Business Development Officer
HNTB
Meg Pirkle
Chief Engineer
Georgia Department of Transportation
Robb Pitts
Chairman
Board of Commissioners Fulton County
Cheryl Preheim
Anchor
11 Alive WXIA
Anna Roach
Executive Director
Atlanta Regional Commission
Erica Rocker
Economic Development Officer
Clayton County Board of Commissioners
Terreta Rodgers
Head of Community Affairs
Atlanta Region, Amazon
Joy Rohadfox
Rohadfox, CEO & President
Frank Rucker
Airport Senior General Manager
Infrastructure
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
Michael Ruffin
Director of External Affairs
AT&T Georgia
Breezy Straton
Vice President
Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership
Sharon D. Subadan
City Manager
City of South Fulton
Roger C. Tutterow
Director of Econometric Center
Kennesaw State University
Niki Vanderslice
President & CEO
Fayette County Development Authority
Mayor Vince Williams
City of Union City
Walter Vinson
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
Laron Walker
President
Sciberus, Inc.,