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Leading Change through Innovation and Technology

•  Innovative Ideas to Drive Tourism Dollars to Your Community

  • Steve Galyean, Director of Planning and Partnerships, Virginia Tourism Corporation

  • Jessica Williams, Sales and Marketing Manager, Staunton Convention and Visitors Bureau

  • Scotty Wampler, Executive Director, Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission

• Virginia’s Innovative Approach to Talent Attraction

  • Mike Grundmann, Senior Vice President, Talent Solutions, Virginia Economic Development Partnership

  • Tony Fung, Vice President of Intelligent Automation, ImpactMakers

• Innovation Meets Cybersecurity

  • Megan Parra, Lead Intelligence Analyst, Cyber Intelligence Unit, Virginia Fusion Center

  • Steve Rawlings, Director of Operations, VAcorp

  • Thomas Bullock, Director of Education and Training, Virginia Risk Sharing Association

  • Melody Foster, Executive Director, Commonwealth Regional Council

• Using Innovation and Technology to GROW Agriculture in Virginia

  • Joseph Guthrie, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

  • Marc Oshima, Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer, AeroFarms

• Technology Takes Flight

  • Tracy Tynan, Director, Virginia Unmanned Systems Center, Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC)

  • Nick Sabo, Manager, Winchester AirportJohn Eberhardt, Chief Technology Officer, ATA, LLC

  • Chris Sadler, Director of Public Safety Innovation Center, Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC)

  • Rese Cleaver, Director of Product Management, DroneUp

  • Nicholas Devereaux, Manager of Policy & Government Affairs, WING’s

• Transportation Infrastructure Goes Hi-Tech

  • Andy Alden, Program Leader-Demonstration & Deployment Research, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute/Executive Director, I-81 Coalition

  • Alleyn Harned, Executive Director, Virginia Clean Cities

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