2017 Summer Conference
Norfolk Waterside Marriott
235 E. Main Street
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
July 19-20, 2017
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Creating Opportunities through Regional Collaboration
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Photos ---> Slideshow via Flickr
Letter from Senator Mark Warner
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Conference Opening/Welcome/Lunch
Keynote Speaker --John F. Reinhart, CEO and Executive Director, Virginia Port Authority
Session II: Perspectives on Broadband in the Commonwealth
Wayne Strickland, Executive Director, Roanoke Valley-Alleghany RC
Toni Stubbs, Vice President of Technology & Engineering, Cox Communications
Session III: The Future of Transportation: Autonomous Vehicles
John Martin, CEO and Managing Partner, The Southeastern Institute of Research, Inc. (SIR)
SIR's Autonomous Vehicle Report
SIR's VTrans2040 Autonomous Vehicle Report
Commonwealth Transportation Board's Resolution for Testing Connected Vehicles
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Session IV: Public Health: Dealing with the Opioid Epidemic in Virginia
Tim Coyne, Public Defender, City of Winchester
Session V: Federal & State Perspectives
Joe McKinney, President, National Association of Development Organizations
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Session VI: Lightning Round Show & Tell -- Innovations in PDCs/RCs
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