Listen to a local panel of specialist: Shaheen Barrett, Senior Manager - HR Business Partner, Verizon  Carol Ann Logue, Director, Programs & Operations, Innovation Districts & Incubation Program, University of Central Florida  Dawn Sipley, President, Sipley The Best Nilda Blanco, senior vice president of workforce operations, CareerSource Central Florida Sponsors: ⁠J. Wayne Miller Company⁠⁠Waste Pro⁠⁠Genske & Co. Accounting⁠⁠J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Next Horizon⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Verizon⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Orlando Law Group ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠AdventHealth⁠

Sheriff Dennis Lemma, Seminole County Sheriff's OfficeIn 2017, Dennis Lemma was elected Seminole County’s 10th Sheriff and was re-elected for his second term in 2020. As the County’s chief law enforcement officer, Sheriff Lemma leads a work force of more than 1,400 employees and manages a $170 million budget. In January 2019, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody named Sheriff Dennis Lemma chair of her Transition Advisory Committee Working Group on Opioid Abuse. As chair, Sheriff Lemma works closely with Attorney General Moody, and others, gathering information related to the best practices to stop the influx of deadly opioids, treat addiction, raise awareness and reduce the death toll of this crisis claiming 17 lives a day in Florida.In February 2022, Sheriff Lemma was sworn in as the President of the Major County Sheriffs of America. The Major County Sheriffs of America is a professional law enforcement association of the largest elected sheriffs’ offices dedicated to preserving the highest integrity in law enforcement. In July 2023, Sheriff Lemma was appointed to serve as Secretary on the Board for the Florida Sheriffs Association.A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and graduate of the FBI Academy, Sheriff Lemma holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and master’s degree in administrative leadership.  Sponsors: J. Wayne Miller CompanyWaste ProGenske & Co. AccountingJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. ⁠⁠Next Horizon⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Verizon⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Orlando Law Group ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  AdventHealth

Featuring: Travaris McCurdy, Manager, Small Business Outreach, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Michelle Maikisch, Executive Director, Central Florida Expressway Authority Maurice Jones, Director of Procurement, Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX) Nicole Martz, President & CEO, Orlando Sanford International Airport Moderator: Chip Colandreo, Publisher, Lake Mary Life Publishing Sponsors:  ⁠Next Horizon⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Verizon⁠⁠ ⁠⁠J. Wayne Miller Company⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Orlando Law Group ⁠⁠⁠⁠ AdventHealth ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Genske & Co. Accounting⁠⁠⁠⁠ J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. ⁠⁠⁠⁠WastePro TransMedCare

Featuring:Misty Goff, Director of Marketing, Visit OrlandoDenise Merritt, Merritt Business SolutionsKelly Rogers, Findsome & WinmoreKaren Aplin, Seminole County Tourism Next Horizon⁠ ⁠Verizon⁠ ⁠J. Wayne Miller Company⁠⁠ Alan Byrd & Associates⁠⁠ The Orlando Law Group ⁠⁠ AdventHealth ⁠⁠ Genske & Co. Accounting⁠⁠ J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. ⁠⁠WastePro

Featuring:Dr. Georgia Lorenz - President, Seminole State CollegeArts & Sciences - Dr. Stephen SummersAthletics - Kurt Esser and Geoffrey NelsonConstruction - Cheryl KnodelFine & Performing Arts - Dr. Michel CuomoGrindle Honors Institute - Tracy HarbinHealth Sciences - Dr. Shanin Kanani, Dr. Nancy Gasper and Dr. Leslie SammarcoInformation Technology - Dr. Adam Stark, Sandy Keeter, and Cheryl SherlockInstitute for Training & Seminole State Commits - Debbie Lynch, Basim Khartabil, Nicole Palmer and Amy KirklandPublic Safety - David Miller, Dr. Alexander Toth, and Angel NaterDirect Connect to UCF - Debbie Lynch (SSC) and Dr. Tanya Armstrong (UCF) Next Horizon Verizon J. Wayne Miller Company Alan Byrd & Associates The Orlando Law Group  AdventHealth  Genske & Co. Accounting J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. WastePro

Featuring: Sean McCrory, Editor in Chief for Orlando Business Journal Sponsors: Topgolf Next Horizon Verizon J. Wayne Miller Company Alan Byrd & Associates The Orlando Law Group  AdventHealth  Genske & Co. Accounting J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. WastePro

Featuring: Richard Glover, CEO, Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens Sponsors: Topgolf Next Horizon Veterans Entrepreneurship Initiative J. Wayne Miller CompanyAlan Byrd & AssociatesThe Orlando Law Group AdventHealth Genske & Co. AccountingJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co.WastePro

Featuring: Representative Cory Mills, U.S. House of Representatives, District 7 Sponsors: Topgolf Next Horizon Veterans Entrepreneurship Initiative J. Wayne Miller CompanyAlan Byrd & AssociatesThe Orlando Law Group AdventHealth Genske & Co. AccountingJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co.WastePro

Featuring: Shelly Allen, co-founder, Sanford Porchfest Jessica Pawli, owner, Pawli PR & Productions Sean Perry, co-founder, Axis Events & Productions David Schweizer, singer, musician, composer, producer, and sound engineer, Richer Records and Life on Mars Dustin Gioertz, event coordinator,  The West End Trading Co. Moderated by: Mike Synan, owner, Synan Media Services; publisher, NewsAssignmentDesk.com Topgolf Next Horizon J. Wayne Miller CompanyAlan Byrd & AssociatesThe Orlando Law Group AdventHealth Genske & Co. AccountingJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co.WastePro

Featuring: Seminole County Property Appraiser David Johnson Seminole County Tax Collector J.R. Kroll Sponsored by: Topgolf Next Horizon J. Wayne Miller Company Alan Byrd & Associates The Orlando Law Group  AdventHealth  Genske & Co. Accounting J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. WastePro