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Meet our speaker: Steve Fussel, chief strategy officer, Orlando Sanford International Airport   Sponsors:  AdventHealth Verizon One School Apple One South Seminole Business & Storage Waste Pro The Orlando Law Group Addition Financial Genske & Co. Accounting JPMorganChase Seminole SCOUT by Freebee Better Together Group evok advertising dfilmk Productions

Meet our Panelists: Walt Disney World Resort Brendan Richmond, director, Destination Universal,  Universal Orlando Resort Jon Peterson, park president, SeaWorld Orlando,  United Parks & Resorts We have some amazing door prizes from our panelists! Sponsors:  AdventHealth Verizon OneSchool Better Together Group South Seminole Business & Storage Waste Pro The Orlando Law Group Addition Financ...

Meet our Panelists:Waymon Armstrong, founder/CEO, Engineering & Computer SimulationsDolly Oberoi, CEO, C2 Technologies, Inc George E. Cheros, president & CEO, National Center for SimulationCarolina Cruz-Neira, interim director, IST/PRI, Agere Chair, Department of Computer ScienceModerator:Chairman Andria Herr, Seminole County GovernmentSponsors: ⁠South Seminole Business & Storage⁠⁠Wast...

Featuring: Monique Waldrop, chief marketing officer,  4Rivers Anthony Alonge, area director of operations,  Mission BBQ Kristina Gaardbo, owner,  Holy City Zoo Moderating: Chip Colandreo,  Lake Mary Life Publishing   Sponsors:  AdventHealth Verizon One School of The Art and Sciences South Seminole Business & Storage Waste Pro The Orlando Law Group Addition Financial Genske & Co. Accounting...

Meet our panelists: Richard Sweat, owner/CEO,  .decimal  and .D Machining Kevin Dole, CEO/Founder,  FutureCow Chris Chambers, CEO, Serious Simulations Candy Cole, executive director,  Manufacturers Association of Central Florida (MACF) SK Sharma, process and reliability engineer, Domtar Moderator: Gui Cunha, director, office of economic development and tourism,  Seminole County Government Sponsors...

Scout  will offer residents a more flexible, responsive, and accessible public transportation option. Coming October 2025, Scout will allow riders to request shared trips through a smartphone app or by calling a dedicated phone line, providing on-demand service within defined zones across the County. Meet our Panel: Commissioner Amy Lockhart, Seminole County Government John Janusz, vice president...

Featuring our panelists: Blaise Trettis, public defender, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit William Scheiner, state attorney, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Moderated by: Jennifer Englert, managing partner at The Orlando Law Group Blaise Trettis  was elected Public Defender for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit for Brevard and Seminole counties in 2012.  Mr. Trettis? commitment to serving the public is demon...

Speakers: Bill Weinaug, president, Wekiva Island Mary Weinaug, executive director, Wekiva Island Moderated by: Rebekah Arthur, president and CEO, Seminole County Chamber Bill Weinaug  was born in western New York. He graduated from Penn State University and moved to Florida to start his career as an engineer. Not long after, he joined several friends as a partner at a small firm. They grew that fi...

Start your morning off  right  with a discussion on : The State of Restaurants Meet our Panelists: Whitney Dees, Dees Brothers Brewery Mellisen Griffin, Don Julio Group Geoff Giordano, Eggs Up Grill Tavo Mendez, Rock & Brews Sponsors:  South Seminole Business & Storage Waste Pro The Orlando Law Group Addition Financial Genske & Co. Accounting JPMorganChase Westarp AI + BI Grand Canyon...

Meet our Panel: Guilherme "Gui" Cunha: director, Office of Economic Development and Tourism, Seminole County Government Jason Siegel: president & CEO, Greater Orlando Sports Commission Robert J. Agrusa: president & CEO, Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association  Moderated by George Diaz, former Orlando Sentinel senior sports writer, columnist and editorial board member.  Sp...

There's a lot of focus on retail these days with tariffs, trade barriers, and more looming on the horizon. But every day, in our community, owners of local stores are succeeding, working hard to serve you.  Join us as we hear from four of our great local retail owners to hear what's making their business pop and what they see coming for retail. Meet our panelists: Giuliana Horal, co-founde...

Anyone who has lived in Florida for more than a year certainly understands the power of hurricanes. But disasters can strike any minute as the recent tornado in Longwood showed us.  Are you ready for the next hurricane season or any weather emergency?  Featuring: -Alan Harris, director, Office of Emergency Management,  Seminole County Government -Meteorologist Michelle Morgan,  News 6 -Michael Kry...

Join us for a fireside chat with two new Supervisors of Elections as we talk about their unique backgrounds, the state of elections and their future plans. It's a unique opportunity to meet, engage and learn about two people who will be integral in the future of our region for years to come. Moderated by: Maritza Martinez-Guerrero, vice president of external affairs and philanthropy, Orlando M...

Moderated by: Alan Byrd – Florida Outreach Director, Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy Meet Our Panelists: Sharon Arroyo – Vice President, Duke Energy Chris Cucci – Executive Vice President, Climate First Bank Ben Pauluhn – President, Optimus Energy Solutions Kristine Richmond – Senior Director, Sustainability, Waste Management Bryan Homayouni – Director of Intelligent Transportation System...

Featuring: John Gyllin: vice president, resource and economic development,  Seminole State College Chris Doney: owner,  The Designery Tiffany Wieder,:area director, sales and marketing,  Brookdale Senior Living William A. McNeil: Chief Revenue Officer and general counsel,  The Barista Cup Moderated by: Rafael Caamano, UCF Business Incubation Program  Sponsors:  South Seminole Business & Storag...

Meet our Panel: Christopher Fojo, SVN Alliance Commercial Real Estate Advisors Seminole County Commissioner Amy Lockhart Chris Ham, executive director, Rescue Outreach Mission Matt Borchelt, COO, The Sharing Center Sponsored by: J. Wayne Miller Company Waste Pro The Orlando Law Group Addition Financial Alan Byrd & Associates Genske & Co. Accounting JPMorganChase

Central Florida's top economist, Sean Snaith, Ph. D., the director of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Economic Forecasting, provides his economic outlook for 2025. Sponsored by: J. Wayne Miller Company Waste Pro The Orlando Law Group Addition Financial Alan Byrd & Associates Genske & Co. Accounting JPMorganChase

Is your business struggling with social media? Are you trying to figure out how to be noticed and drive interaction? Still trying to understand snaps, reels and insta? We're putting together a panel of social media experts who are working in businesses like yours and making their clients shine.  You'll walk away from this with ideas, direction and a new way of looking at how social media can drive...

learn about Seminole County and Central Florida’s growing industries and ways you can partner with one of the top 10 community colleges in the nation, Seminole State College, to hire graduates, upskill or reskill current employees and start or expand your business. Speakers from the Orlando Economic Partnership and Seminole County Tourism and Economic Development will join college president, Dr. G...

Transitioning to UCF in 2021, Malzahn's tenure has been nothing short of remarkable, marking a resurgence for the Knights on the national stage. Under his guidance, UCF has enjoyed three consecutive postseason appearances, injecting itself among the elite collegiate programs. Malzahn's strategic brilliance has been evident in UCF's offensive prowess, consistently ranking among the nati...

Featuring: Jason Siegel, president & CEO, Greater Orlando Sports Commission Jason Siegel has enjoyed more than 30 years of success and accomplishments in sports tourism, major and minor league professional sports, as well as intercollegiate athletics. He is currently in his eighth year as President & Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission (GO Sports).   Under his...

Moderated by: Samantha Taylor, publisher, Lake Mary Life Publications. Panelists include: Susan D'Astoli, senior director, news-Florida, Charter Communications Anne-Marie Hayward, market president & publisher, Orlando Business Journal Allison McGinley, news director, WKMG-TV; chair. RTDNA Foundation Melissa Medalie, vice president of news/news director, FOX 35 WOFL Judith Smelser, presiden...

Our Panelists: Sergie (Serg) Albino, CEO, ecoSPEARS Brittany Lytle, VP of Learning and Development, ExamRoom. AI Tony Martinez, VP of communications and operations, Timeplast Peter Travers, CEO, LifeBridge Innovations, PBC Moderator: Esteban Saldarriaga, Business Marketing Manager for Seminole County Economic Development Sponsors: ⁠⁠J. Wayne Miller Company⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Waste Pro⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Genske & Co. Accoun...

Listen to a local panel of specialist: Shaheen Barrett, Senior Manager - HR Business Partner, Verizon  Carol Ann Logue, Director, Programs & Operations, Innovation Districts & Incubation Program, University of Central Florida  Dawn Sipley, President, Sipley The Best Nilda Blanco, senior vice president of workforce operations, CareerSource Central Florida Sponsors: ⁠J. Wayne Miller Company⁠...

Sheriff Dennis Lemma, Seminole County Sheriff's Office In 2017, Dennis Lemma was elected Seminole County’s 10th Sheriff and was re-elected for his second term in 2020. As the County’s chief law enforcement officer, Sheriff Lemma leads a work force of more than 1,400 employees and manages a $170 million budget.  In January 2019, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody named Sheriff Dennis Lemma c...