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Presented Virtually
October 21, 2020
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Agenda
October 21, 2020
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Welcome
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker
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Governor Ralph S. Northam
10:30 -11:30 a.m. Rural Broadband Discussion
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United States Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger
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United States Congressman Rob Wittman
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Moderator: Evan Feinman, Governor Northam's Chief Broadband Advisor
11:30 - 11:45 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. A Fireside Chat with Featured Speaker*,
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Beth Ford, CEO, Land O'Lakes
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Moderators: Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, Bettina Ring and Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Dr. Jewel Bronaugh
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Panel Discussion on Rural Virginia's Economic Recovery
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Tom Barkin, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
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Stephen Moret, President & CEO of Virginia Economic Development Partnership
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Lisa Sturtevant, Chief Economist, Virginia Realtors
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Moderator: Larry Terry, Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia
2:00 p.m. End of Program
* Agenda items noted with an asterisk are pre-recorded and will be presented during the assigned time slot.
Keynote Speaker

Governor
Ralph S. Northam
Featured Speaker
Beth Ford
CEO, Land O'Lakes
