WASRG October Luncheon

  • 05 Oct 2016
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Old Ebbitt

Registration

WASRG is pleased to welcome Chuck Whipple, Chair of the Southern Economic Development Council. Please join us at Old Ebbitt Grill to learn how state government relations can assist in economic development.


A major role of many state government affairs professionals is to assist in economic development efforts for their companies, interacting with Governor's, mayors, and county officials to help with new investments or expansions. Join WASRG over lunch to hear from one of the leading experts in economic development. Chuck Whipple is the Chair of the largest regional economic development organization, the Southern Economic Development Council, a group representing thousands of EDOs across 17 states. This discussion will focus on the role of state and local economic developers and how industry can engage most effectively and bring additional value add to corporate.


About our speaker

Whipple is the Executive Director of the Enterprise Campus Authority and Economic Development Director for Midlands Technical College. He is responsible for the development of a 130 acre Industrial Park and manages a 25,000 square foot Accelerator facility. He previously was the Director of Economic Development for Lexington County, South Carolina and has over 35 years of economic development and finance related experience. He is an alumnus of South Carolina State University; the Louisiana State University Graduate School of Banking of the South; University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute and the SC Economic Development Advanced Symposium. 

He has participated in the following leadership programs: SC Executive Institute; Leadership SC; Leadership Lexington County and Leadership Columbia. His career focus has been in the Banking, Finance and Economic Development arena. He has been directly involved in more than $7.5 billion in various finance and economic development transactions across South Carolina and the globe.

Whipple is currently an Executive Committee Member and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Southern Economic Development Council, a 17 southern state, 1,000-member economic development trade organization. He is a former president of South Carolina Economic Developers’ Association, a 600 member economic development trade organization for the State of South Carolina.

Space is limited - register today and don't miss out!


WASRG Lunch Featuring Chuck Whipple

Wednesday, October 5

12:00 p.m.

OLD EBBITT GRILL

675 15th Street NW

Washington DC  20005

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Members: $40

Non-Members: $60


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**Please note refund requests for the October luncheon will not be accepted after Wednesday, September 28.**


 

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