Economic Summit
Date and Time
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM PDT
7:15am Doors Open
7:30am Breakfast
7:50am Welcome
8:00am Economic Landscape ~ Damon Runberg, Business Oregon State Economist
9:00am AI Unleashed: Transforming Marketing, Operations, and Economics ~ Kyle Sexton, Business Development Specialist
10:00am Fentanyl: Our Nation’s Most Devasting Challenge ~ Mark McMullen, VP of Policy & Research, Common Sense Institute, Oregon
10:30am Program Break
10:45am Cameo Appearance ~ Lungi Morrison, Lalela Board Member & Granddaughter of Desmond Tutu
11:00am Humor: Powerful Tool That Unites Us ~ Jelani Greenidge, Corporate Humorist
11:30am Thank you for coming! Please continue networking in one of our 19 Downtown Gresham restaurants.
Fees/Admission
Sponsorships for the event are now available!
Stakeholder Sponsorship: $1,500
Community Sponsorship: $500
Registration options include:
Corporate Table: $625, includes 8 seats
Individual Seat: $80 for members; $95 for non-members
Contact Information
Thea Enos, Director of Membership Development
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Description
Oregon’s Economic Landscape: Addressing New Realities
The Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce annual Summit is back and we are thrilled to be bringing in national speakers on the leading topics of our time: The Economy; Fentanyl; and AI. Given the weight of these subjects, we are also lightening things up with a little comedy, brought in by a corporate humorist.
Damon Runberg, State Economist, Business Oregon
Topic: Overview of Business economic landscape
Mark McMullen, VP of Policy & Research, Common Sense Institute of Oregon
Topic: Fentanyl: Our Nations Most Devasting Challenge
Kyle Sexton, Marketing and Organizational Strategist
Topic: AI: Today’s the Worst it (AI) will ever be and why
Jelani Greenidge, Humorist
Topic: Humor: Powerful Tool That Unites Us. (Stand up comic)
Lungi Morrison, Board Member, Lalela South Africa
Cameo Appearance