No images? Click here Colleague, economic developers must be first responders when it comes to protecting - and supporting - our communities during the current pandemic. To help you do this, we're convening four industry experts next Monday for a free webinar on the subject. Join us then to hear the latest on the impact COVID-19 is having on everything from small businesses to essential civil functions. Our moderator will engage speakers on their past experiences emerging from economic calamity, whatever the cause, and attendees will receive strategies they can use in the coming weeks and months to help their communities recover from the pandemic's economic impact. MODERATOR ![]() Dr. Eloisa Y. Klementich, CEcD President and CEO Economic development expert Eloisa Klementich has spent the last two decades solving complex problems at the city, state and national levels. Currently, Klementich is president and CEO of Invest Atlanta, the City of Atlanta’s economic development authority where she has been lauded by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed for her involvement in nearly all recent economic development wins for the City of Atlanta. Before coming to Invest Atlanta, Eloisa served as special assistant for economic development at the U.S. Economic Development Administration in the Office of the Secretary. SPEAKERS ![]() Bill Allen President & CEO ![]() Mike Grella Founder ![]() Jeff Sjostrom President ![]() Mike Williams General Manager ABOUT THE WEBINAR SERIES IEDC's 2020 Webinar Series offers a year's worth of online professional development on emerging topics and trends from the profession's leading voices. Covering cutting-edge topics ranging from immigration, to the night economy, to entrepreneurship, this year's series offers an accessible way for every economic development professional to implement the latest best practices into their work. Purchase one series package or individual webinar for the entire team, and tune in virtually each month to make professional development a year-round habit. |