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