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High-Growth Business Forum

The Atlantic will host a one-day forum in Washington, D.C., on December 7th to explore the role that high-growth businesses play as our economy recovers. The event will feature panel discussions, keynote speeches, and case studies demonstrating the power of high-growth business in fueling the economy. View a full list of High Growth Business Forum speakers and program agenda.

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Keynotes - Remarks by Senator Mary Landrieu and Headline Interview with SBA Administrator Karen Mills

 

 

CEO Case Studies - David Boyce (Fundly); Seth Goldman (Honest Tea); Jeff Zimman (Posit Science); and Paul Hurley (ideeli)

 

 

Panel Discussions - "High-Growth Business Innovation in the Global Marketplace;" "Challenges to Recovery and Prosperity for the High-Growth Business Sector;" and "Creating Opportunities for High-Growth Businesses and Entrepreneurs"

 

Featured Speakers

Bill Dunkelberg
Bill Dunkelberg Chief Economist
National Federation of Independent Businesses
Brink Lindsey
Brink Lindsey Senior Scholar, Research and Policy
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Connie Evans
Connie Evans President and Chief Executive Officer
Association for Enterprise Opportunity
Daniel Runde
Daniel Runde William A. Schreyer Chair and Director, Project on Prosperity and Development
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dave Boyce
Dave Boyce Chief Executive Officer
Fundly
Gary Shapiro
Gary Shapiro President and Chief Executive Officer
Consumer Electronics Association
Jeffrey Zimman
Jeffrey Zimman Co-Founder and Chairman
Posit Science
Jim Clifton
Jim Clifton Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Gallup
Jonathan Dowst
Jonathan Dowst Senior Vice President, Small Business Lending
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Joshua Bivens
Joshua Bivens Economist
Economic Policy Institute
Mary Landrieu
Mary Landrieu U.S. Senator, Louisiana
United States Senate
Matthew S. Erskine
Matthew S. Erskine U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer
U.S. Economic Development Administration
Paul Hurley
Paul Hurley Chief Executive Officer
ideeli
Philippe L. Sommer
Philippe L. Sommer Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
Seth Goldman
Seth Goldman TeaEO
Honest Tea

Presenting Underwriters

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Supporting Underwriters

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