SMDO22 PRESENTING SPONSORS
2025 SPEAKERS
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
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Debra Lam
Executive Director
​Partnership for Inclusive Innovation
Georgia Tech ​​
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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
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Lorraine Cochran-Johnson
CEO & Commissioner
​Dekalb County
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Lisa Cupid
Chairwoman
​Cobb County
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Alan Hallman
Mayor
​City of Hapeville
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Deana Holiday Ingraham
Mayor
City of East Point
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Niki Vanderslice
President & CEO
Fayette County Development Authority
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Bianca Motley Broom
Mayor
City of College Park​​
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Terreta Rodgers
Head of Community Affairs
​Atlanta Region, Amazon​
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Vince Williams
Mayor
​City of Union City​
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Ben Young
Editor & Chief / Publisher
​Georgia Trend ​
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Riley Blount
Assistant Vice President, External Affairs
​AT&T
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Gerald McDowell
Executive Director
​ATL Airport Community Improvement Districts
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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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Eloisa Klementich
President & CEO
​Invest Atlanta
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Landry Merkison
Deputy Chief Operating Officer
​Clayton County Board of Commissioners​
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Carlotta Harrell
Chairwoman
​​Henry County Board of Commissioners
Alieka Anderson
Chairwoman
​Clayton County
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Nicole Love Hendrickson
Chairwoman
​Gwinnett County
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Sharon D. Subadan
City Manager
​City of South Fulton
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Meg Pirkle
Chief Engineer
Georgia Department of Transportation
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Evie Hightower
Associate General Counsel
Meta
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Collie Greenwood
General Manager & CEO
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Marta
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Walter Vinson
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)