Developing Opportunities

When: November 19, 2024 9:00 am - 11:30 am

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Launched in 2023, Team NEO will release the latest data, trends, and insights to enhance the availability of ready-to-develop manufacturing sites.  

We will reveal new tools designed to improve site readiness and preparation, increasing our region’s chances of winning high-impact projects. 

Keynote: Torrence Hinton, President: Ohio FirstEnergy 

Developer Exchange: Turn loss into leverage: How Syracuse, NY, outpaced Northeast Ohio and other large regions in the semiconductor race. You’ll gain first-hand insights into how Northeast Ohio and CenterState NY competed for a semiconductor investment that landed in Syracuse.

Fireside Chat:

Benjamin Sio, Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President of Strategy, Policy, and Planning: CenterState CEO 

Christine Nelson, Vice President, Project Management and Site Strategies: Team NEO 

Agenda
  • 9:00 AM: Networking/Breakfast
  • 9:30 AM: Welcome Remarks
    • Bill Koehler, Chief Executive Officer: Team NEO
  • 9:45 AM: Keynote Speaker
    • Torrence Hinton, President: Ohio First Energy
      • Introduction to Keynote: Felicia King, Director, Economic Development: FirstEnergy
  • 10:05 AM: Developing Opportunities Overview
    • Katie Meehan, Manager, Site Strategies: Team NEO
  • 10:25 AM – 10:45 AM: BREAK
  • 10:45 AM: Fireside Chat
    • Benjamin Sio, Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President of Strategy, Policy, and Planning: CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity
    • Christine Nelson, Vice President, Project Management and Site Strategies: Team NEO
      • Moderated by:          
        Bryce Sylvester, Managing Director: Cushman & Wakefield Cresco
        • Introduction to Fireside Chat: Gino Faciana, Co-CEO: Pleasant Valley Corporation and NAI Pleasant Valley
  • 11:30 AM: Event Adjourn

Cost: $35.00


Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Please contact Connor Stease.


Presenting Sponsor

First Energy

Publication Sponsor

Breakfast Sponsors

Cleveland Building Trades Council Logo
gina nicola enterprises logo

Networking Break Sponsors

Weston Logo

Supporting Sponsors

Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company Logo
Arco National Construction Sponsor Logo
Falls & Co.

Developer Exchange Sponsor

Pleasant Valley Corp logo

Economic Development Sponsor

Act Ohio Sponsor Logo

Community Leader Sponsors

CEA Sponsor Logo
Cuyahoga Community College Logo

Industry Sheet Sponsor

Karpinski Engineering Sponsor Logo

Lead Economic Development Sponsors