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Northern Virginia Chamber Hosts 25th Annual Economic Conference
The 25th Annual Economic Conference will be hosted by Cardinal Bank, GMU, and the Washington Business Journal on February 1 in Falls Church.

From The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce: The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce (Northern Virginia Chamber), Cardinal Bank, George Mason University, and the Washington Business Journal have announced that they will host the 25th Annual Economic Conference — Mapping New Economic Opportunities: Regional, National, and Global. The event will be held on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 from 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church.
Mapping New Economic Opportunities: Regional, National and Global provides a forum for both public and private sector leaders to gain insight on key economic drivers, workplace trends, and the impacts and opportunities that will shape the regional, national, and global economies in the coming year.
Christopher Nassetta, President and CEO, Hilton Worldwide will present the keynote. Washington Business Journal Publisher James MacGregor will serve as moderator for the keynote.
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Featured speakers include:
- The Honorable Terry McAuliffe, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., Dwight Schar Faculty Chair and University Professor, and Director of The Stephen S. Fuller Institute, George Mason University
- Terry L. Clowers, Ph.D., Northern Virginia Chair and Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University
Panelists include:
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- Jennifer Aument, GM, North America, Transurban
- Teresa Carlson, VP, Amazon Web Services Worldwide Public Sector
- S. Tien Wong, CEO, Tech 2000 & Appnetic, and Chairman, Lore Systems
Registration is available online. Entry is $100 for Northern Virginia Chamber members and $125 for non-members. Members of the media who plan to cover the event should contact Northern Virginia Chamber Director, Communications and Marketing, Alex Thompson, athompson@novachamber.org, to register.
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