SCHEDULE/AGENDA
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Optional Pre-Conference Activities
11:00 am Registration/12:00 pm Shotgun Start
GOLF
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
BIKING ALONG THE ELIZABETH RIVER
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Downtown Norfolk Walking Tour
Details and signup information coming soon
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPEN
5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
NEW MEMBER MEET & GREET
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
CONFERENCE OPENING RECEPTION
7:30 pm
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS DINNER
hosted by the
Portsmouth Department of Economic Development
Thursday, September 23, 2021
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
REGISTRATION OPEN
7:30 am - 8:45 am
FULL BUFFET BREAKFAST
9:00 am - 10:00 am
7 SECRETS OF THE AWKWARD NETWORKER
10:00 am - 10:30 am
NETWORKING BREAK
10:30 am - 11:50 am
VIRGINIA CASE STUDY: 1901 GROUP
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE TERRY MCAULIFFE
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
TOUR OF THE HAMPTON ROADS HARBOR/PORT OF VIRGINIA FROM THE WATER ABOARD THE CARRIE B
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
CONFERENCE CELEBRATION HOSTED/
SPONSORED BY DOMINION ENERGY
Friday, September 24, 2021 (9 am-2 pm)
7:30 am - 11:00 Am
REGISTRATION OPEN
7:30 am - 8:30 am
CONTINENTAL/STAND-UP BREAKFAST
8:30 am - 8:45 am
REMARKS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
8:45 am - 9:15 am
PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE
9:15 am - 9:45 am
VEDP UPDATE
9:45 am - 11:00 am
UNMANNED AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
11:00 am - 11:30 am
BREAK/HOTEL CHECKOUT
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
LUNCH
PRESENTATION OF VEDA 2020 & 2021 CARDINAL AWARDS
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE GLENN YOUNGKIN (INVITED)
2:00 pm or earlier
CONFERENCE ADJOURNMENT