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Hometown Summit 2017

Aleea Slappy

City Of Norfolk- Economic Development Dept
Business Development Manager
Norfolk, Virginia

I am the Small Business Champion in the City of Norfolk. In my role, I am driving the city's efforts to support the start and growth of Small, Women and Minority owned businesses.

9:00am EDT

Local Insights for the Ideas Ecosystem Room 207, JSAAHCFULLHana Passen • Sheila Dugan • Ferki Ferati • Jennifer Park • Joda Thongnopnua • Kelsey Huelsman March of Regress? Understanding Technology and Inequality Room 206, JSAAHCFILLINGJames Harrigan • Bryan VanGronigen

10:00am EDT

Does Your City Seduce Talent? Room 206, JSAAHCFULLChip Ransler • Rick Destito • KamranV • Joe Poeschl • Bryan VanGronigen

12:00pm EDT

Civic Entrepreneurship: Changing the Way We Change the World Auditorium, JSAAHCLIMITEDRoger Dean Huffstetler • Steven Olikara • Laura Weidman Powers • Mayor Levar Stoney • Sophie Jule Draine Schectman

1:00pm EDT

Hometown Summit Lunch Auditorium, JSAAHCFILLING

2:00pm EDT

Getting It Right: Downtown Development Districts Room 206, JSAAHCFULLJim Cheng • Ric Cavender • Bradley Jones • Ben Teague • Steve Warner • Jayson White

3:00pm EDT

Finding the Political Will for Change Carver Recreation Center ClassroomFULLSteven Olikara • Margaret Chen

8:30am EDT

Expanding Access to Capital in Small Cities Room 207, JSAAHCFULLRoss Baird • Jessica Feingold • Ryan Frew • Ryan Glenn • Lily Ouyang

10:00am EDT

Who Constructs the Future? Activating Citizen Leadership Room 207, JSAAHCFULLMatthew Slaats • Miranda Bogen • Alyssa Doom • Lexi Luo • Lily Ouyang

11:00am EDT

How to Start and Grow a Business in a Small City Room 207, JSAAHCFULLHeather Roszczyk • Brandon Bruce • Michael Prichard • Lily Ouyang Ending the Black Recession in Your City Room 206, JSAAHCFULLSarad Davenport • Ace Epps • Melissa Maddox-Evans • James McKissic • Beki San Martin

12:00pm EDT

Luncheon Plenary: Future City: America's Local Innovators Auditorium, JSAAHCFILLINGAnne-Marie Slaughter • Mayor Andy Berke • Michael Lenox • Mike Signer • Lexi Luo • Lindsay Riordan

3:00pm EDT

Government as First Customer for Innovation: Social Impact Bonds and Procurement Room 209, JSAAHCFILLINGDaniel Edelman • Christine Mahoney • Sam Yu

4:00pm EDT

Telling Your Venture's Story Room 206, JSAAHCFILLINGDamon Rawls • Tina Ughrin • Kaleigh Watson

6:00pm EDT

Friday Night Block Party Lee Park

11:00am EDT

Why Are So Few Women in Office - and What Will Change That? Piedmont Council for the Arts / Chroma GalleryFILLINGKent Wyatt • Becky Ceperley • Sara Eskrich • Kendra Stewart • Priya Chandrashekar • Nina Satasiya

12:00pm EDT

Hometown Summit Closing Session: 5 Minutes, 5 Days, 5 Months Red Pump KitchenFILLINGLily Ouyang