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Area Development		 Conference & Forum Series
Automotive Workshop
Hutton Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee
March 5-6, 2017
The Public Power Consultants Forum
   
Preliminary Agenda
March 5 - Sunday
5:30pm   Registration Opens
6:30 - 7:30pm   Opening Network Reception/ Hors d'oeuvres
7:30 - 8:45pm   Speaker/Sponsor Dinner (Private)
7:30pm   Attendees “On the Town” Dining
     
March 6 - Monday
7:30 - 8:30am   Networking Breakfast
8:30 -8:45am   Opening Remarks
8:45 � 9:30am   The Forces Reshaping the Auto Industry
9:30 � 10:15am   New Technologies and Innovations � Autonomous Vehicles, Battery Power, Advanced Manufacturing and other Disruptions
10:15 � 10:30am   Networking Break
10:30 � 11:15am   The Automotive Supply Chain: Location Trends for Tier Suppliers
11:15 – 12:00pm  

Global Manufacturing and FDI – How Will North America Benefit
12:00 � 1:00pm   Networking Lunch
1:00 � 1:45pm   Real Estate Solutions for a Tech Driven Auto Industry
1:45 � 2:30pm   What Closes Today’s Projects? Panel Discussion  
2:30 � 2:45pm   Networking Break
2:45 � 3:30pm   Workforce: The Challenges & The Solutions
3:30 – 4:15pm   

Community Preparedness – Making your Location Project Ready

4:15 – 5:00pm  

The Near and Long Term View – Q & A and Takeaways
5:00pm   Close of Workshop
5:00 � 5:30pm   Walk Away Reception
Sponsors
Gold
Tennessee Department of Economic development
  Opelika
Greensboro Randolph
Ameren
  South Carolina I-77 Alliance
Silver
Columbus Region
Central SC
Savannah Economic Development Authority
Covington County Economic Development


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