High-Growth Business Forum
December 7, 2011
Washington, DC

The Atlantic will host a one-day forum in Washington, D.C., on December 7th to explore the role that high-growth businesses play as our economy recovers. The event will feature panel discussions, keynote speeches, and case studies demonstrating the power of high-growth business in fueling the economy. View a full list of High Growth Business Forum speakers and program agenda.
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Keynotes - Remarks by Senator Mary Landrieu and Headline Interview with SBA Administrator Karen Mills
CEO Case Studies - David Boyce (Fundly); Seth Goldman (Honest Tea); Jeff Zimman (Posit Science); and Paul Hurley (ideeli)
Panel Discussions - "High-Growth Business Innovation in the Global Marketplace;" "Challenges to Recovery and Prosperity for the High-Growth Business Sector;" and "Creating Opportunities for High-Growth Businesses and Entrepreneurs"
Speakers
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Joshua Bivens Economist Economic Policy Institute -
Dave Boyce Chief Executive Officer Fundly -
Jim Clifton Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gallup -
Jonathan Dowst Senior Vice President, Small Business Lending Bank of America Merrill Lynch -
Bill Dunkelberg Chief Economist National Federation of Independent Businesses -
Matthew S. Erskine U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer U.S. Economic Development Administration -
Connie Evans President and Chief Executive Officer Association for Enterprise Opportunity -
Seth Goldman TeaEO Honest Tea -
Paul Hurley Chief Executive Officer ideeli -
Mary Landrieu U.S. Senator, Louisiana United States Senate -
Brink Lindsey Senior Scholar, Research and Policy Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation -
Karen Mills Administrator United States Small Business Administration -
Daniel Runde William A. Schreyer Chair and Director, Project on Prosperity and Development Center for Strategic and International Studies -
Gary Shapiro President and Chief Executive Officer Consumer Electronics Association -
Philippe L. Sommer Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Darden School of Business, University of Virginia -
Jeffrey Zimman Co-Founder and Chairman Posit Science