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

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