Conference and Candidate Forum Thanks to the Fall Conference - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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 generous Membership Sponsors

What’s happening today…  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 Today’s Community and Economic Development Tools Panel Schedule  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

MEDA CANDIDATE Candidate Forum with FORUM Senator Steve Daines

MEDA CANDIDATE Gubernatorial Candidate FORUM Forum with Greg Gianforte

MEDA Montana Next Generation of Community and Economic Development Tools View report https://www.medame mbers.org/mt-next- Moderator and panelists: generation-of-tools Steve Arveschoug, Todd O’Hair, Brit Fontenot, Tracy McIntyre, Nicole Borner, Terry Brockie, Q & A and Jim Atchison

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

FDI = Foreign Direct Investment WHY FDI? Quality job Support industry Potential capital creation diversification investment Critical What attracted them to Montana initially? Location What has allowed them to stay? Factors What would potentially be triggers for their expansion?

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

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

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

Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative  Hallie Widner  Marketing and Project Coordinator  Email: operations@mwtc.org  Website: www.mtbioscience.com/

MEDA CANDIDATE House Candidate Forum FORUM with Matt Rosendale

MEDA CANDIDATE House Candidate Forum FORUM with Kathleen Williams

Tomorrow’s Agenda Sign up for the Tell Us Something  8:00am – 8:55am MEDA Legislative Strategy Workshops with Rick Edwards, Committee Chair Marc Moss  9:00am – 9:30am Senate Candidate Forum with Oct 19 - -22, 2020 Steve Bullock  9:30am – 10:00am Breakout Groups NextGen, Broadband, Passenger Special MEDA Rail, Workforce, Value Added Ag, Storytelling Community Development Tools Event  10:00am – 10:30am Wrap Up with Brian Obert November 6 th Join us at 7:55 tomorrow! 11:00am