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We are excited to announce the upcoming 2025 Illinois Economic Development Summit, hosted by IEDA, on June 11-12 in Peoria, Illinois. The Summit will take place at the Four Points by Sheraton Peoria (500 Hamilton Blvd, Peoria, IL 61602).
Pricing:
IEDA Members - $189
Non-Members - $289
2025 IEDA Summit Schedule
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Wednesday June 11, 2025
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Schedule
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7:30AM
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8:30AM
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Breakfast
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8:30AM
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8:40AM
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Opening Remarks
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8:40AM
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9:40AM
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Technology Driven Best Practices for Economic Development
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9:40AM
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9:50AM
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Break
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9:50AM
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10:05AM
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Remarks from DCEO Director Kristin Richards
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10:05AM
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11:05AM
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Building Prosperity: Housing Solutions as Catalysts for Economic Growth Panel
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11:05AM
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12:05PM
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Convergence Pointe: Data Centers, AI, and the Quantum Leap
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12:05PM
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1:05PM
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Lunch, Membership Meeting, and Illinois State Legislative Update
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1:05PM
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2:05PM
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Energy/Power Panel
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2:05PM
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3:20PM
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Intersect Illinois Presentation
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3:20PM
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3:30PM
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Break
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3:30PM
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4:30PM
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Educational Ecosystems as Workforce & Economic Development Drivers
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4:30PM
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4:40PM
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Closing Remarks
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5:00PM
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7:00PM
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Networking Event at Distillery Labs
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Thursday, June 12, 2025
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Start
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Schedule
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7:30AM
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8:30AM
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Breakfast (and Opening Remarks if needed)
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8:30AM
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9:30AM
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Midwest Momentum: Trends Driving Regional Growth and Talent
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9:30AM
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9:40AM
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Break
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9:40AM
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10:40AM
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Impact of New Federal Government Policies on Economic Development
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10:40AM
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11:55AM
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DCEO Presentation
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11:55PM
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12:05PM
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Closing Remarks
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*Schedule and panelists subject to change.
2025 IEDA Summit Panelists
Technology Driven Best Practices for Economic Development
- Justine Robinson, Vice President, Client and Partner Strategy, CivicServe
- Kyla Karten, Vice President, Site Readiness, Intersect Illinois
- Matthew Francis, Sales Director, Resimplifi
- Moderator: Ken Springer, President, Knox County Area Partnership for Economic Development
Building Prosperity: Housing Solutions as Catalysts for Economic Growth Panel
- Moderator: Kristin Richards, Director, DCEO
- Karen Davis, Deputy Executive Director, IHDA
- Tom McNamara, Mayor, City of Rockford
- Brittny Gipson, Village Clerk, Village of Dieterich
Convergence Pointe: Data Centers, AI, and the Quantum Leap
- Eric Dominguez, Channel Director, Summit
- Kate Waimey Timmerman, CEO, Chicago Quantum Exchange
- Bill Kleyman, CEO and Co-Founder, Apolo
Illinois State Legislative Update
- James Sherwood, Senior Vice President, McGuireWoods Consulting, IEDA’s Lobbyist
Energy/Power Panel
- Jonathan Feipel, Executive Director, Illinois Commerce Commission
- Josh Bushinsky, Partner Trajectory Energy Partners
- Mark Pruitt, Adjunct Professor, Northwestern University Master of Science in Energy and Sustainability Program
Intersect Illinois Presentation
- Intersect Illinois Senior Staff
Educational Ecosystems as Workforce & Economic Development Drivers
- Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey, President, Illinois Central College
- Kara Demirjian Huss, Senior Vice President T/CCI Manufacturing, Founder and President DCC Marketing, Executive Committee, Illinois Workforce Innovation Board
- Joe Barbic, Director, Indian Valley Vocational Center
Midwest Momentum: Trends Driving Regional Growth and Talent
- Maryam Saleh, Executive Director, Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Iryna V. Lendel, Senior Director of Regional Economic and Community Development, Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
- Richard Funderburg, Associate Professor, School of Public Management and Policy, Collaborating Scholar, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, Fiscal and Economic Policy Working Group, University of Illinois Springfield
- Moderator: Renee Wott, Senior Northeast Regional Manager, DCEO
Impact of New Federal Government Policies on Economic Development
- Greg Bales, Senior Vice President, McGuireWoods Consulting
- Mark Denzler, President and CEO, Illinois Manufacturers' Association
- Chad Phillips, Federal Policy Manager, DCEO
- Moderator: Chris Setti, CEO, Greater Peoria Economic Development Council
DCEO Presentation
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO) Office of Regional Economic Development (Team RED)
A huge thank you to our sponsors! Sponsorship opportunities are still available – if you’re interested, please contact [email protected].
PLATINUM
Ameren Illinois
CivicServe
ComEd
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Intersect Illinois
GOLD
BluDot
Norfolk Southern
Resimplifi
Tallgrass Energy
Wabash Valley Power Alliance
SILVER
Greater Peoria EDC
Illinois American Water Company
Illinois Main Street
IMEC
McGuireWoods Consulting
Nicor Gas
Project First Rate
Southern Illinois Now
Summit Hosting
BRONZE
BNSF Railway
Champaign County EDC
DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation
Downers Grove EDC
Grundy EDC
Village of Hoffman Estates
Village of Sugar Grove
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