Read IEDC's New Whitepaper: "Economic Resilience: Your Competitive Edge"

At its 2019 Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, the International Economic Development Council held a free workshop on economic resilience. This workshop provided a valuable opportunity for disaster-impacted communities to learn more about economic development principles and their relationship to economic resilience as well as different approaches to addressing economic disruptions.  

The event’s speakers included:

- Dennis Alvord, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs, U.S. Economic Development Administration 
- Rodrick Miller, CEO, Invest Puerto Rico 
- Linda Cruz-Carnall, Regional Director, U.S. Economic Development Administration Philadelphia Regional Office 
- Sue Southon, FM, Senior Technical Specialist, ICF International 
- Kamal Latham, CEO, U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority 
- Allison Larsen, CEcD, Principal, TadZo 
- Jared Arnett, Executive Director, Shaping Our Appalachian Region, Inc. (SOAR) 
- John R. Zakian, CEcD, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Minot, North Dakota 
- Leann Hackman-Carty, CEO, Economic Developers Alberta

 IEDC’s new whitepaper, “Economic Resilience: Your Competitive Edge” builds on the presentations and discussions featured at this session.

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