Good Morning Seminole!

Start your morning off right with a discussion on: The State of Restaurants
Meet our Panelists:
Whitney Dees, Dees Brothers Brewery
Mellisen Griffin, Don Julio Group
Geoff Giordano, Eggs Up Grill
Tavo Mendez, Rock & Brews

Sponsors: 

South Seminole Business & Storage
Waste Pro
The Orlando Law Group
Addition Financial
Genske & Co. Accounting
JPMorganChase
Westarp AI + BI
Grand Canyon University
Seminole Scout by Freebee

Meet our Panel:
Guilherme "Gui" Cunha: director, Office of Economic Development and Tourism, Seminole County Government
Jason Siegel: president & CEO, Greater Orlando Sports Commission
Robert J. Agrusa: president & CEO, Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association 
Moderated by

George Diaz, former Orlando Sentinel senior sports writer, columnist and editorial board member. 

Sponsors: 

South Seminole Business & Storage
Waste Pro
The Orlando Law Group
Addition Financial
Genske & Co. Accounting
JPMorganChase
Grand Canyon University

There's a lot of focus on retail these days with tariffs, trade barriers, and more looming on the horizon. But every day, in our community, owners of local stores are succeeding, working hard to serve you. 
Join us as we hear from four of our great local retail owners to hear what's making their business pop and what they see coming for retail.
Meet our panelists:
Giuliana Horal, co-founder, The Good Pour
Dani Kelsey, franchise owner, Valhallan Wekiva Springs 
Kate Olson, owner, Sunmed | Your CBD Store
Elizabeth Rolon, interior decorator/CEO, APBS

Moderated by:
Tanya Boggs, Senior Regional Vice President, FAIRWINDS

Sponsors: 

⁠AdventHealth⁠

⁠NextHorizon⁠

⁠Verizon⁠

⁠South Seminole Business & Storage⁠⁠Waste Pro⁠⁠The Orlando Law Group⁠⁠Addition Financial⁠⁠Alan Byrd & Associates⁠⁠Genske & Co. Accounting⁠⁠JPMorganChase
 

Anyone who has lived in Florida for more than a year certainly understands the power of hurricanes. But disasters can strike any minute as the recent tornado in Longwood showed us.

 Are you ready for the next hurricane season or any weather emergency? 

Featuring:

-Alan Harris, director, Office of Emergency Management, Seminole County Government

-Meteorologist Michelle Morgan, News 6

-Michael Kryger, owner, Pegasus Insurance Agency 

Sponsors: 

AdventHealth

NextHorizon

Verizon

South Seminole Business & Storage
Waste Pro
The Orlando Law Group
Addition Financial
Alan Byrd & Associates
Genske & Co. Accounting
JPMorganChase

Join us for a fireside chat with two new Supervisors of Elections as we talk about their unique backgrounds, the state of elections and their future plans. It's a unique opportunity to meet, engage and learn about two people who will be integral in the future of our region for years to come.
Moderated by:
Maritza Martinez-Guerrero, vice president of external affairs and philanthropy, Orlando Magic
Featuring:
Orange County Supervisor of Elections Karen Castor Dentel
Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Amy Pennock 

Sponsors: 
South Seminole Business & Storage
Waste Pro
The Orlando Law Group
Addition Financial
Alan Byrd & Associates
Genske & Co. Accounting
JPMorganChase

Moderated by:
Alan Byrd – Florida Outreach Director, Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy

Meet Our Panelists:

• Sharon Arroyo – Vice President, Duke Energy

• Chris Cucci – Executive Vice President, Climate First Bank

• Ben Pauluhn – President, Optimus Energy Solutions

• Kristine Richmond – Senior Director, Sustainability, Waste Management

• Bryan Homayouni – Director of Intelligent Transportation Systems, Central Florida Expressway Authority

Sponsors:

• South Seminole Business & Storage

• Waste Pro

• The Orlando Law Group

• Addition Financial

• Alan Byrd & Associates

• Genske & Co. Accounting

• JPMorgan Chase

  Next Horizon

• Verizon

• AdventHealth

Featuring:

John Gyllin: vice president, resource and economic development, Seminole State College

Chris Doney: owner, The Designery

Tiffany Wieder,:area director, sales and marketing, Brookdale Senior Living

William A. McNeil: Chief Revenue Officer and general counsel, The Barista Cup

Moderated by: Rafael Caamano, UCF Business Incubation Program Sponsors: 

South Seminole Business & Storage
Waste Pro
The Orlando Law Group
Addition Financial
Alan Byrd & Associates
Genske & Co. Accounting
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Meet our Panel:
Christopher Fojo, SVN Alliance Commercial Real Estate Advisors
Seminole County Commissioner Amy Lockhart
Chris Ham, executive director, Rescue Outreach Mission
Matt Borchelt, COO, The Sharing Center

Sponsored by:

Central Florida's top economist, Sean Snaith, Ph.D., the director of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Economic Forecasting, provides his economic outlook for 2025.

Sponsored by:

Is your business struggling with social media? Are you trying to figure out how to be noticed and drive interaction? Still trying to understand snaps, reels and insta?

We're putting together a panel of social media experts who are working in businesses like yours and making their clients shine. 

You'll walk away from this with ideas, direction and a new way of looking at how social media can drive business your way.

Panel Includes:

Moderated by: Chip Colandreo, Lake Mary Life Publications

AdventHealth

Verizon

Next Horizon

The Orlando Law Group

JPMorganChase

Waste Pro

Addition Financial

J. Wayne Miller Company

Alan Byrd & Associates

Genske & Co.