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Greater Portland Inc drives economic growth in the Greater Portland region by fostering collaboration among public and private sectors, promoting innovation, and supporting sustainable development to enhance the community's prosperity.

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1781037876/wysiwyg/nid5r4095hlbaqbzxigs.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Overview<div fr-original-style='box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; position: relative; color: rgb(38, 27, 54); font-family: "Neue Plak", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' style='box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; position: relative; color: rgb(38, 27, 54); font-family: "Neue Plak", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5;'> </div>Anatomy of a Healthy Economy: A Care Plan for Economic Growth. Breakfast is included. Register today for GPI&#39;s 2026 Greater Portland Economic Summit Date: Tuesday, Sept. 22 Time: 8 a.m. Venue: Avenue Portland Schedule: 7:45 a.m.: Registration Opens. Breakfast and coffee are available. Early attendees are invited to network. 8:20 a.m.: Program begins with welcome from Host. 8:30 a.m.: Remarks by Monique Cardwell, President and CEO of Greater Portland Inc 8:55 a.m.: Keynote by Kimm Lauterbach, President &amp; CEO &middot; Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI) Cincinnati 9:20 a.m.: Panel with Kimm Lauterbach, President and CEO of Oregon Business &amp; Industry (OBI) Angela Wilhelms, Justin Douglas, Economic Development &amp; Urban Renewal Director at City of Gresham and Executive Director of Prosper Portland Cornell Wesley. 9:45 a.m.: Greater Portland Champion Award 10 :00 a.m.: Alaska Airlines Raffle 10:10 a.m.: Closing remarks Tickets:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Cornerstone and Platinum Investor Ticket: $175 - Inquire for a discount code!</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">General Admission Ticket: $195</li></ul> Summary: Greater Portland Inc&rsquo;s signature event celebrates our key role as the region&rsquo;s public-private partnership dedicated to growing our economy. Each year, the Summit convenes hundreds of regional leaders to hear best practices from around the country, learn about our region&rsquo;s successes, and unite around a shared vision for economic prosperity. This year our program will focus on the ways in which we can revitalize Greater Portland&rsquo;s plan for healthy economic development. Our keynote speaker Kimm Lauterbach, President &amp; CEO &middot; Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI) Cincinnati, As a founding member of REDI Cincinnati&rsquo;s leadership team, Kimm engineers strategies and tactics that strengthen the three-state, 16-county Cincinnati region to compete globally. Immediately following the keynote address President and CEO of Oregon Business &amp; Industry (OBI) Angela Wilhelms, Justin Douglas, Economic Development &amp; Urban Renewal Director at City of Gresham and Executive Director of Prosper Portland Cornell Wesley will join Felicia for a panel discussing Anatomy of a Healthy Economy: A Care Plan for Economic Growth. Come ready with your questions for our panelists. Breakfast is included. Market Leading Sponsor<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/oregon-washington/front-door" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">KAISER PERMANENTE</a></li></ul>Award Sponsor<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.alaskaair.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooPVaUmZw_W5T3lFWS8Tq-U51ddeqG9uHNMZd0RF1MaeQsohkOx" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">ALASKA AIRLINES</a></li></ul>Table Sponsors<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://jedunn.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">JE DUNN CONSTRUCTION</a>&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.nwnatural.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">NW NATURAL</a></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://prosperportland.us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">PROSPER PORTLAND</a>&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://portlandmetrochamber.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">PORTLAND METRO CHAMBER&nbsp;</a></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.portofportland.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">PORT OF PORTLAND </a></li></ul>Thank you to our sponsors for making this year&#39;s program possible Interested in becoming a sponsor? Please contact Janita Jones at <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:Janita.Jones@greaterportlandinc.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Janita.Jones@greaterportlandinc.com</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1780090128/wysiwyg/ztybdtssqc1vmgdkokts.png" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1780090133/wysiwyg/besfppzl4wdo3b5mgu5z.jpg" style="width: 539px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 539px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

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