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2025 SPEAKERS 

Mayor Andre Dickens

City of Atlanta

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Cheryl Preheim

Anchor

11 Alive WXIA

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Michael Hightower

Founder

​South Metro Development Outlook Conference​

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Robb Pitts

Chairman​​

Board of Commissioners Fulton County
 

Leonte Benton

President

​T. Dallas Smith & Co​

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Roger C. Tutterow

Director of Econometric Center

​Kennesaw State University

​​

Debra Lam

Executive Director

​Partnership for Inclusive Innovation

Georgia Tech â€‹â€‹

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Anna Roach

Executive Director

​​Atlanta Regional Commission 
 

Breezy Straton

Vice President

​Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership 

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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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Melissa Mullinax

Vice President

Business Development Officer

HNTB

​​​

Lorraine Cochran-Johnson

Chief Executive Officer

​Dekalb County

​​

Lisa Cupid

Chairwoman

​Cobb County

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Mayor Alan Hallman

​City of Hapeville

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Mayor Deana Holiday Ingraham

City of East Point

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Niki Vanderslice

President & CEO

Fayette County Development Authority

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Mayor Bianca Motley Broom

City of College Park​​

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Mayor Edward Johnson

​​​​City of Fayetteville

​

Mike Alexander

Chief Operating Officer

Atlanta Regional Commission

​

Joy Rohadfox

Rohadfox, CEO & President
Construction Control Services Corporation

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Dr. Georj Lewis,

President
Clayton State University

Terreta Rodgers

Head of Community Affairs

​Atlanta Region, Amazon​

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Mayor Vince Williams

​City of Union City​

​

Ben Young

Editor & Chief / Publisher

​Georgia Trend â€‹

​

Riley Blount

Assistant Vice President, External Affairs

​AT&T

​

Gerald McDowell

Executive Director

​ATL Airport Community Improvement Districts

​

Jan Lennon

Interim Airport General Manager

​Hartsfield Jackson International Airport 

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Sarah-Elizabeth Langford

Executive Director

​Development Authority of Fulton County

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Dr. Eloisa Klementich

President & CEO

​Invest Atlanta 

​​​​

Landry Merkison

Deputy Chief Operating Officer

​Clayton County Board of Commissioners​

​

Carlotta Harrell

Chairwoman

​​Henry County Board of Commissioners
 

Alieka Anderson

Chairwoman

​Clayton County

​

Nicole Love Hendrickson

Chairwoman

​Gwinnett County

​

Sharon D. Subadan

City Manager

​City of South Fulton

​

Meg Pirkle

Chief Engineer

Georgia Department of Transportation

​​

Evie Hightower

Associate General Counsel

Meta

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Collie Greenwood

General Manager & CEO

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Marta

​

Walter Vinson

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)


Melissa Free

Electric Transportation Program Manager Georgia Power

​

Frank Rucker

Airport Senior General Manager

Infrastructure

​​​​Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

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South Metro Development Outlook

1513 E. Cleveland Avenue

B300

Atlanta, GA 30344

​Ph: 404.684.7031

smdo@tcfatl.com

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