Program

Workshop: Navigate, Elevate, Accelerate Success Through Adaptability, Resiliency, and Grit

Dr. Melissa Furman has a rich academic background in business, counseling, and psychology and her true passion lies within workforce, leadership, and professional development.

As business continues to move at a rapid pace in an ever-changing environment, individual and organizational adaptability, resiliency, and grit will be needed to successfully navigate the dynamic landscape. This session will demonstrate how these three qualities can improve individual and organizational performance, provide assessment activities to assess the qualities, and apply strategies and techniques for developing adaptability, resiliency, and grit.

Disaster Recovery Resources

Daja Davidson, Senior Director of Public and Community Relations, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative
Brittany Brady, President and CEO, Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development

Developing Joint Industrial Parks

Corrie Bobe, Director of Economic Development, City of Danville
Donny Hicks, Executive Director, Gaston County Economic Development Commission

FDI Trends & Catching the Big Fish: How Greenville Landed Project Bluefin

Uconda Dunn, VP of Business Development, Greenville ENC Alliance
Tracy Dellinger, Director of Existing Industry, Economic Development of North Carolina
South Carolina Power Team

Keynote Address: Energy Demands and Other Site Location Trends

Jeannette Goldsmith, Vice President, Strategic Development Group

Conference Book

The Women’s Economic Development Network and Leadership Forum was started in 2016. The forum is sponsored by Creative EDC as one of the nonprofit things we do to give back to the field of economic development. The Forum invites economic developers to come together to LEARN and return to the office prepared to LEAD. The Forum focuses on leadership development, professional and career development, current topics in economic development, and strategic networking.

2025