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Welcome! MEDA Fall Conference and Candidate Forum Thanks to the Fall Conference Committee: Toni Schneider, Russ Fletcher, Brian Obert, Charles Robison, Jim Atchison, Lad Barney, Lorraine Roach, Rick Edwards and Sarah Converse. Thanks to our


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Welcome! MEDA Fall Conference and Candidate Forum

Thanks to the Fall Conference Committee: Toni Schneider, Russ Fletcher, Brian Obert, Charles Robison, Jim Atchison, Lad Barney, Lorraine Roach, Rick Edwards and Sarah Converse.

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Thanks to our generous Membership Sponsors

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Today’s Schedule

 8:00am – 8:30am Candidate Forum with Senator Steve Daines  8:30am – 9:00am Gubernatorial Candidate Forum with Greg Gianforte  9:00am – 10:00am Montana Next Generation of Community and Economic Development Tools Panel  10:00am – 10:30am Q & A and Attendee Participation  10:30am – 11:00am MEDA Virtual Ignite  11:00am – 11:30am House Candidate Forum with Matt Rosendale  11:30am – 12:00pm House Candidate Forum with Kathleen Williams

What’s happening today…

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MEDA CANDIDATE FORUM

Candidate Forum with Senator Steve Daines

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MEDA CANDIDATE FORUM

Gubernatorial Candidate Forum with Greg Gianforte

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MEDA Montana Next Generation of Community and Economic Development Tools

View report https://www.medame mbers.org/mt-next- generation-of-tools

Q & A

Moderator and panelists: Steve Arveschoug, Todd O’Hair, Brit Fontenot, Tracy McIntyre, Nicole Borner, Terry Brockie, and Jim Atchison

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MEDA IGNITE!

Reminder: Sign up for Tell Us Something Workshops To get us started: ▪ MDT- Small Business Supportive Services – Shannon Hahn ▪ MWTC – FDI Strategic Plan – Abby Majerus ▪ MT BioScience Cluster Initiative – Hallie Widner

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Critical Location Factors

FDI = Foreign Direct Investment

What attracted them to Montana initially? What has allowed them to stay? What would potentially be triggers for their expansion?

WHY FDI?

Support industry diversification Quality job creation Potential capital investment

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To everyone across Big Sky Country, we want to connect with you!

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Abby Majerus FDI Program Manager, MWTC fdi@mwtc.org (406) 239.6127 https://www.mwtc.org/foreign-direct-investment/

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MEDA IGNITE!

Reminder: Sign up for Tell Us Something Workshops ▪ AMRII – Karl Unterschuetz Then….. ▪ MT BioScience Cluster Initiative – Hallie Widner

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Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative

 Hallie Widner

 Marketing and Project Coordinator  Email: operations@mwtc.org  Website: www.mtbioscience.com/

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MEDA CANDIDATE FORUM

House Candidate Forum with Matt Rosendale

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MEDA CANDIDATE FORUM

House Candidate Forum with Kathleen Williams

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Sign up for the Tell Us Something Workshops with Marc Moss Oct 19 - -22, 2020 Special MEDA Storytelling Event November 6th 11:00am

 8:00am – 8:55am MEDA Legislative Strategy Rick Edwards, Committee Chair  9:00am – 9:30am Senate Candidate Forum with Steve Bullock  9:30am – 10:00am Breakout Groups NextGen, Broadband, Passenger Rail, Workforce, Value Added Ag, Community Development Tools  10:00am – 10:30am Wrap Up with Brian Obert

Tomorrow’s Agenda Join us at 7:55 tomorrow!