The 2023 #AmericanSouth Site Selection Summit
Economic developers, business leaders, site selectors, and policy-makers will convene at "Meet the Consultants: #AmericanSouth Site Selection Summit" to promote new economic development and to discuss future-focused strategies to accelerate progress in the #AmericanSouth.The Summit agenda features globally active site selectors and the Council's expert members.
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Opening Ceremony
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Session 1 | Global Site Selection Trends and Perspectives
Iconic brands that have defined global commerce and emerging industries that super-charge new markets call the #AmericanSouth home. As the world’s third-largest economy, the South is rooted in iconic tradition and poised for accelerated growth. In this session, leading experts share the latest gl...
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Session 2 | Product Development Preparing for Your Community to Win
Quick, risk-free site selection experiences and fast operationalizations are critical to economic development success. The #AmericanSouth has an incredible “speed-to-market” global advantage as communities and partners in the SEDC footprint are investing in product development unlike ever before....
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Session 3 | #AmericanSouth Site Selection Part 1
Last year, the #AmericanSouth developed almost 200 billion in new corporate investment that will create a quarter million new jobs. The south is America’s economic development hot spot and a global economic development powerhouse. In this session, leading Site Selection Consultants will break dow...
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Session 4 | Supply Chain & Logistics #AmericanSouth Advantage
The #AmericanSouth enterprise moves products through our infrastructure and worldwide overnight as the supply chain continues to inform site selection decisions, the south’s logistic advantages position SEDC states and communities for success. In this session, learn from industry experts how to b...
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Session 5 | Leveraging Technology to Accelerate Economic Development
Economic development partners are deploying game-changing technology services, and #AmericanSouth communities and states are leveraging data unlike ever before. In this session, leading technology experts break down the current state of ED tech and relay strategies to better utilize modern practi...
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Session 6 | People Power Preparing a Winning Workforce
The #AmericanSouth is globally advantaged relative to workforce availability and participation, and communities throughout the SEDC footprint are leading the nation in further development and talent attraction. In this session, experts holistically break down elements and partnerships crucial to ...
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Session 7 | Here's the Deal A Comparison of State & Local Incentive Tools
The #AmericanSouth’s intrinsic advantages are matched by those manufactured as SEDC states and communities have a toolbox full of innovative, attractive, and barrier-breaking economic incentives that fast-track success. In this session, leading economic development attorneys highlight game-changi...
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Session 8 | FDI Finally Decoding It
This session will focus on FDI, and we are Finally Decoding It with experts in the field. Through FDI, international companies bring billions of dollars each year in industrial projects to the United States – yet landing these types of projects can be challenging. In this session, we’re taking a...
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Session 9 | Designing & Building the #AmericanSouth
As project activity and investment soars throughout the SEDC footprint, #AmericanSouth-partner design & build firms are critical to planning, engineering, and constructing success! In this session, industry leaders and experts will discuss the state of the industry, strategies to prepare to win, ...
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Session 10 - Differentiating Your Community to Win the Deal
#AmericanSouth communities are welcoming multi-billion-dollar mega projects, super-charging the future of transportation, and setting the global standard in economic development practice and success. In this session, experts will share winning tips to recruit projects, and practitioners will high...
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Session 11 - #AmericanSouth Site Selection Part 2
Last year, the #AmericanSouth developed almost 200 billion in new corporate investment that will create a quarter million new jobs. The south is America’s economic development hot spot and a global economic development powerhouse. In this session, leading Site Selection Consultants will break dow...
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Closing Ceremony