{"id":7223,"date":"2022-03-26T01:42:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T01:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/?page_id=7223"},"modified":"2022-06-07T23:41:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T23:41:11","slug":"wednesday-march-30","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/?page_id=7223","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday, March 30"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7223\" class=\"elementor elementor-7223\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91d21f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91d21f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee7366a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee7366a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-98e74d2\" data-id=\"98e74d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-049a40b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"049a40b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Ana-M.-Hands-M.D.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7416\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Ana-M.-Hands-M.D.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Ana-M.-Hands-M.D-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Ana-M.-Hands-M.D-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-05770a1\" data-id=\"05770a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3697c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b3697c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ana M. Hands, M.D.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d3b32 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"48d3b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8977887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8977887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vice President of International Health and Transplant Services<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab160f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab160f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ochsner Health<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f062e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f062e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ahands@ochsner.org<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50292b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"50292b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8401\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8401\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8401\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8401\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Ana is a skilled healthcare professional with over 30 years of experience. Ana joined Ochsner in 2005 and currently serves as <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Vice President for the International Health Services Department and the Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, known for being one <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of the top transplant programs in the country. In 2009, Ana received the New Orleans CityBusiness Health Care Hero award for <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">her work on integrating Hispanic immigrants with optimal patient care in post-Katrina New Orleans. She is an active member of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the Americas Society\/Council of the Americas fostering an understanding of the contemporary political, social, and economic<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">issues with awareness of the diverse cultural heritage of Latin America. Ana serves as member of the Advisory Committee on <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Organ Transplantation- ACOT, reporting to the US Secretary of Health. She\u2019s currently Chair of the board of the Organ <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Donation and Transplantation Alliance, Louisiana representative for the Donate Life America Collaborative and serves on the<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">board of the Legacy Donor Foundation in New Orleans. Ana was born and raised in Maracaibo, Venezuela, where she earned <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">her Medical Doctor degree from the University of Zulia. She then completed her training in Psychiatry at the Medical College of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Georgia and has lived in the United States for almost 30 years. Prior to joining Ochsner, she was a practicing psychiatrist for<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">over 15 years in Florida and Georgia, where she also held various clinical and administrative leadership roles.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8402\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8402\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8402\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8402\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Ochsner would like to offer delegates the opportunity to connect with quaternary clinical services that may not otherwise be <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">available locally or provide an additional benefit to their constituents. More discussion would be needed to assess fit, but this <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">could include access to our award winning transplant programs and Centers of Excellence care. Additionally, we have several<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">types of global academic opportunities ranging from residency or fellowship training programs to faculty and research <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">exchanges<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8403\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8403\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8403\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8403\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Ochsner would like to grow our programs and connections globally. This includes seeing new unique patients at our facilities <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">from an increasing geographic footprint. We already have patients coming from many of the countries represented in the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">delegation, but would like to explore how we can extend our care and serve more patients from these regions. Additionally, we <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">would like to connect to more academic and research centers to explore setting up more academic exchanges and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">opportunities for global training for our students and faculty.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18bc693\" data-id=\"18bc693\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff0956a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff0956a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46b8a7d\" data-id=\"46b8a7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5c4755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5c4755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dawn-Jacob-Laney-MS-CGC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7423\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dawn-Jacob-Laney-MS-CGC.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dawn-Jacob-Laney-MS-CGC-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dawn-Jacob-Laney-MS-CGC-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab16224\" data-id=\"ab16224\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a7666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7a7666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dawn Jacob Laney, MS, CGC<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-198b74d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"198b74d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-568ee27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"568ee27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Co-Founder<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-903d75c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"903d75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ThinkGenetic, Inc<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b40258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b40258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">dawn.laney@emory.edu<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc1e21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"0bc1e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1231\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1231\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1231\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1231\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Dawn is a leader in the fields of genetics and education as well as a certified genetic counselor with over 20 years of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">experience. In 2016, she was formally recognized as a leader in the field of rare genetic diseases by the National Organization<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">for Rare Disorders. Dawn&#8217;s academic roles include Assistant Professor of Human Genetics, Director of the Genetic Clinical <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Trials Center, and Program Leader of the Lysosomal Storage Disease Center (LSDC) Program at Emory University School of<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Medicine. As a founder and Chief Genetic Officer of ThinkGenetic, Dawn is instrumental in designing and developing the rich, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">informative content that ThinkGenetic uses as our knowledge base.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1232\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1232\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1232\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1232\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">As a co-founder at ThinkGenetic, I an offer partnerships, mentoring, academic\/clinical trial advice, and collaboration opportunities.<br \/><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1233\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1233\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1233\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1233\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">As a co-founder of a start-up I am very interested in forging new partnerships to further develop the natural language processing, AI, and enterprise focused portion of our business. However, a secondary goal is to provide mentorship and an<br role=\"presentation\" \/>example for female entrepreneurs particularly those from underrepresented groups.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b33a7c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b33a7c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d031c0\" data-id=\"3d031c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a13479f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a13479f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1d034e\" data-id=\"a1d034e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a09b0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a09b0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dr.-Trivia-Frazier.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7428\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dr.-Trivia-Frazier.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dr.-Trivia-Frazier-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dr.-Trivia-Frazier-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f37db43\" data-id=\"f37db43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f037df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f037df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Trivia Frazier<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc43d2f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cc43d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e3cffd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e3cffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President and CEO<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18fb57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e18fb57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Obatala Sciences, Inc<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d50c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d50c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trivia.frazier@obatalasciences.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-586b26e elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"586b26e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9271\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9271\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9271\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9271\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Dr. Trivia Frazier-Wiltz is a native of New Orleans and an experienced Adult Stem Cell Researcher and Biotech Business <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Professional with 15+ years of experience in basic science research, and management. She holds bachelor&#8217;s degrees in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Physics and Biomedical Engineering, an MBA with a concentration in Finance, and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Frazier <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">completed her postdoctoral work at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the Tulane Center for Stem Research and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Regenerative Medicine. She has trained and collaborated with national and international key opinion leaders, attended and<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">presented at international conferences, and worked with clinicians within the areas of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Medicine, Breast and Bone Oncology, Obesity, Stem Cell Transplantation, and Diabetes. Dr. Frazier-Wiltz is accustomed to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">breaking barriers and setting precedent. In 2008 she became the first African American student to successfully complete the 3-<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">2 dual degree program between Dillard and Tulane Universities, while graduating with magna cum laude honors in Physics<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and completing a master\u2019s level honor\u2019s thesis in Biomedical Engineering. She previously held tenure-track faculty<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">appointments at Delgado and Dillard Universities, and helped to pilot the first bachelor\u2019s concentration in Medical Physics <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">while serving as the Physics Program Chair at Dillard. She is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Obatala <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Sciences, Inc, a biotechnology firm focused on promoting diversity in research and representation of multiple demographics, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">including underrepresented groups in more appropriate human tissue models for improved drug development. Dr. Frazier- <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Wiltz was recently recognized as a member of gambit\u2019s 40 under 40 class of 2018, Dillard University\u2019s 40 under 40 class of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">2019, and awarded a Woman of Distinction award, along with other notable trailblazers including the first female Mayor of New <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Orleans, the Honorable Mayor LaToya Cantrell, and the legendary Mrs. Leah Chase. Dr. Frazier-Wiltz currently serves as an <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Advisory Board member for Reopening New Orleans during the Covid-19 pandemic recovery and is a Co-Chairperson for the<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Public Health Working Group for the City of New Orleans. Dr. Frazier-Wiltz is also a wife and mother of three intelligent, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">handsome boys. She is dedicated to growing her firm in the City of New Orleans and contributing to the budding biotechnology <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ecosystem here, by lifting up the next generation of local talent.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9272\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9272\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9272\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9272\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Obatala Sciences is a revenue-generating bioTools company that is revolutionizing drug development within the fields of obesity, diabetes, and regenerative medicine by manufacturing the first-to-market human tissue models of diverse patient populations for drug screening. The company partners with academic and government research laboratories, and other biotechnology firms, to advance their research objectives. Executive team intend to bring and share their expertise and offer network expansion to those areas, if interested.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9273\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9273\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9273\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9273\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The company currently sells products to customers all over the globe, including academic and government research <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">laboratories, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies who are developing new therapies. The visiting participants may <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">have ideas for potential research exchange partners and potential global partners for distribution. The company is also actively<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">fundraising and would welcome the opportunity\u00a0 to interact with potential investment groups in the space.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef15986\" data-id=\"ef15986\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-03ee2c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03ee2c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb9cc33\" data-id=\"cb9cc33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d99954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d99954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Cian-C.-Robinson.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7432\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Cian-C.-Robinson.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Cian-C.-Robinson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Cian-C.-Robinson-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e2763b\" data-id=\"6e2763b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e3191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1e3191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cian C. Robinson<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ddd2c7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ddd2c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3ef99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa3ef99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d47cde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d47cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Robinson Ventures<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cef8f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cef8f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">cianrobinson@robinsonventures.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1d010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"9a1d010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1611\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1611\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1611\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1611\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Founder and President With 25-years of experience in management, strategy, investment, innovation, and leadership within both large, complex corporations as well as small, entrepreneurial companies, Cian Robinson is a decades long entrepreneur in the healthcare, information technology and management consulting fields. His specialties include implementation of strategies that take concepts from idea to implementation, to goal\u00a0 achievement, and finally organizational impact. An<br role=\"presentation\" \/>entrepreneurial leader, he is an expert at building and nurturing teams, partnerships, and coalitions. Most recently Cian was the Vice President and Executive Director of Innovation at McLeod Health, having joined the system in October 2020. Prior to<br role=\"presentation\" \/>McLeod, he was the Executive Director of Innovation, Research and Real Estate Investments for Ochsner Lafayette General. Prior to Ochsner Lafayette General, he was a Director of two computer science based research centers at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Cian has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Saint Vincent College (Latrobe, PA) and a Master of Science in Public Policy and Administration (finance concentration) from Carnegie Mellon University\u2019s Heinz College (Pittsburgh, PA). Cian is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Leadership from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He has been recognized for his entrepreneurial and community work with several awards including: Silicon Bayou 100 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020); Leadership Louisiana (2017), LEAD Virginia (Class of 2008), Amherst N.Y. Chamber of Commerce\u2019s Small Business Champion Award (2006), Western New York\u2019s 40 Under 40 Award (2005), Niagara Frontier Industry Education Council\u2019s Pathfinder Award (2004), National Science Foundation\u2019s Entrepreneur Next Wave Award (2003), as well as Leadership Buffalo\u2019s Class of 2000. He and his wife Dr. Natalie Harder reside in Hartsville, SC and have two children, Tucker and Rory.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1612\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1612\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1612\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1612\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Mr. Robinson will be presenting on Ochsner Lafayette General&#8217;s innovation and investment ecosystem, specifically focusing on the creation of Healthcare Innovation Fund, LLC and Healthcare Innovation Fund II, LLC. He will describe the funds&#8217;<br role=\"presentation\" \/>investment theses as well as how both fund have returns that are internal (IRR), investment based (ROI), as well as economic development related.<br \/><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1613\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1613\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1613\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1613\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Access to investment and new marketplaces for products and services related to Ochsner Health as well as portfolio companies.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8de14bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8de14bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35b818b\" data-id=\"35b818b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4888a59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4888a59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eab3939\" data-id=\"eab3939\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2d9e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab2d9e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Joseph-Spell.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7443\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Joseph-Spell.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Joseph-Spell-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Joseph-Spell-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-51b13fe\" data-id=\"51b13fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76563aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76563aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joseph Spell<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1857703 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1857703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f647b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0f647b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CEO<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be46fd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be46fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tides Medical<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf66c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebf66c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">jspell@tidesmedical.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb145f elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"aeb145f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1831\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1831\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Joe Spell, CEO and founder of Tides Medical, has had extensive experience developing several successful businesses in the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">advanced medical product space. Throughout Spell\u2019s almost 20 years of varied industry participation, he has specialized in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">spinal implant technologies, orthopedic implants, and hospital sterilization. This background led him to recognize an unmet<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">need in the field of wound care. Leveraging his understanding of product development, distribution, sales, and customer <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">service, Spell established Tides Medical to deliver high-quality, safe, and effective skin substitute products coupled with a <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">mission to deliver exceptional customer experiences. With its start as a private label birth tissue distributor, Tides\u2019 business has<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">grown to encompass the entire product and service cycle while maintaining its unwavering dedication to creating patient <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">access. As a result of Spell\u2019s visionary leadership, Tides has become a trusted partner for clinicians who depend on<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">personalized solutions from expert sales,\u00a0 reimbursement, and customer service teams. Spell is an active supporter of many <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">organizations in his community, including the Boys and Girls Club of Acadiana, the American Cancer Society, Junior<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Achievement, and LSU\u2019s Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, among others. Through the Tides Medical <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Foundation and the Spell Family Foundation, Spell and his wife Annie have invested in local non-profits whose missions meet <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">their philanthropic focus areas of education, medical research and community development.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1832\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1832\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Having transitioned from start-up to scale-up, Tides Medical has the experience to support partners interested in developing, manufacturing and growing biologics enterprises. Tides also has specific experience in: &#8211; the specialized regulatory issues relates to donation procurement, manufacturing and distribution\/sales &#8211; the complicated and evolving reimbursement mechanisms needed to succeed with a new or growing product &#8211; developing and maintaining a patients-first company that delivers over-the-top customer service &#8211; clinical and research\u00a0 opportunities in amniotic tissue products and wound care specialties.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1833\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1833\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Tides Medical growth trajectory is not slowing and as we expand we will be looking for partnerships to: &#8211; extend our sales into the Americas and widen our reach throughout the nation &#8211; build-out our supply chain to meet the increasing and projected demand for our products &#8211; explore private equity partnership opportunities<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d04d14e\" data-id=\"d04d14e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-49ec694 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49ec694\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-36ddd3c\" data-id=\"36ddd3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e4c995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e4c995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Laurel-Hess.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7447\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Laurel-Hess.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Laurel-Hess-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Laurel-Hess-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa90324\" data-id=\"fa90324\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5742eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5742eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Laurel Hess<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b8df74 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7b8df74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a7b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9a7b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder + CEO<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05acbcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05acbcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">hampr<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af7aad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6af7aad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">laurel@tryhampr.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44368ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"44368ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7151\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7151\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7151\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7151\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Laurel is the vision behind hampr &#8211; an on-demand, peer-to-peer laundry solution. A working mom of 2 young children, Laurel came up with the idea for hampr after coming home from a business trip to be greeted with mountains of laundry &#8211; and a full<br role=\"presentation\" \/>weekend of sports and birthday party activities. A marketing veteran with more than 15 years of experience in developing and executing comprehensive, integrated marketing plans, Laurel previously ran a successful digital marketing company, Rally Marketing and owned her own marketing firm, ReGROUP Marketing. Prior to Rally, Laurel served as the Sales and Marketing Manager of theMercedes-Benz Superdome, Smoothie King Arena and Champions Square. She has vast experience in coordinating public relations for international companies like Verizon Wireless to American Airlines as well as major sporting events, like Super Bowl and NCAA Men\u2019s Final Four. She was instrumental in New Orleans securing the bid to host Wrestlemania 2014 and developed corporate sales packages and marketing strategies for Champions Square from<br role=\"presentation\" \/>construction to completion.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7152\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7152\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7152\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7152\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I can offer marketplace business investment opportunities.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7153\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7153\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7153\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7153\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I am interested in learning how to expand globally and potentially forge new partnerships to identify new markets.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40e4b20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40e4b20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-788afe4\" data-id=\"788afe4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-383a2c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"383a2c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd8aa92\" data-id=\"dd8aa92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8026fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8026fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Mandi-Mitchell-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6884\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Mandi-Mitchell-Headshot.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Mandi-Mitchell-Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Mandi-Mitchell-Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Mandi-Mitchell-Headshot-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Mandi-Mitchell-Headshot-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Mandi-Mitchell-Headshot-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cecd05\" data-id=\"0cecd05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a234557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a234557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mandi D. Mitchell<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c02f52b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c02f52b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e00b8f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e00b8f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President &amp; CEO<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a399e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82a399e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0fd769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0fd769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">mandi@lafayette.org<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2447d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"2447d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3801\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3801\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3801\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3801\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In November of 2021, Mandi D. Mitchell was selected to serve as President and CEO of the Lafayette Economic Development <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Authority (LEDA). In her role at LEDA, Mandi leads the organization&#8217;s efforts to attract and retain jobs in Lafayette Parish and to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">foster a business climate that is conducive to private investment and development and entrepreneurship. A Lafayette, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Louisiana native, Mandi received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and her M.B.A. from the University of New Orleans. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">She also is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma\u2019s Economic\u00a0 Development Institute and has earned the Certified <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Economic Developer (CEcD) designation from the International Economic Development Council. Before joining LEDA, Mandi <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">served as Assistant Secretary at Louisiana Economic Development (LED) where she oversaw the Small Business, State <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Economic Competitiveness, and Community Competitiveness teams and directly led LED\u2019s legislative efforts. Prior to her <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">appointment as assistant secretary in 2015, she served as LED\u2019s Director of Governmental Affairs and Federal Programs and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">as Director of Governmental Affairs. Before joining LED, Mitchell was an independent business owner and consultant, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">providing governmental affairs, legislative lobbying, business development, and community relations consulting services. She<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">served as the regional manager of external affairs at AT&amp;T (formerly BellSouth Telecommunications) from 2004 to 2009 and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">worked in the field of electrical engineering from 1998 through 2004 at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and BellSouth<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Telecommunications.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3802\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3802\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3802\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3802\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Ms. Mitchell can offer technical assistance, incentives analysis, infrastructure support, governmental liaison services, and<br role=\"presentation\" \/>market research for any private entity wishing to locate their operation and create jobs in Lafayette Parish.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3803\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3803\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3803\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3803\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Tides Medical growth trajectory is not slowing and as we expand we will be looking for partnerships to: &#8211; extend our sales into the Americas and widen our reach throughout the nation &#8211; build-out our supply chain to meet the increasing and projected demand for our products &#8211; explore private equity partnership opportunities<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfac956\" data-id=\"bfac956\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75aace5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75aace5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdbccfa\" data-id=\"cdbccfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88db847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88db847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/CGI-Logo-1024x477.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/CGI-Logo-1024x477.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/CGI-Logo-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/CGI-Logo-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/CGI-Logo.jpg 1255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1576b9d\" data-id=\"1576b9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5749c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5749c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACE Louisiana Speakers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2fb00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a2fb00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CGI<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2514f1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2514f1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a8cdef\" data-id=\"8a8cdef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-852c7b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"852c7b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c8402b\" data-id=\"7c8402b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5283a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5283a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/William-R.-LaBar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/William-R.-LaBar.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/William-R.-LaBar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/William-R.-LaBar-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e353c6\" data-id=\"2e353c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c37ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7c37ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">William R. LaBar<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8e8f3e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d8e8f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8ef8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a8ef8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vice President<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6163565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6163565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CGI<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e00e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74e00e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">William.Labar@cgifederal.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b2656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"35b2656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5631\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5631\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5631\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5631\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">William LaBar is a member of CGI, the world\u2019s 5th largest independent IT consulting and business process services company <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">with 78,000 members in 400 offices across 40 countries. Mr. LaBar is the Vice President of CGI\u2019s U.S. Onshore Delivery<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Program which has created more than 1,800 jobs across 7 geographies in the US. This program is focused on generating <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">significant economic development and diversification impact through workforce development partnerships with state and local <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">governments, university and local community organizations (including approximately 700 jobs in CGI\u2019s Lafayette Center of<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Excellence). Will\u2019s team also leads the US-wide STEM@CGI program. This program is focused on introducing students in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">demographics that are underrepresented in STEM fields (including students who are female, Black, Latino, Indigenous, have <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">disabilities and\/or are economically underserved) to IT related careers and concepts such as software development and data <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">science. As a member of the Lafayette community, Will sits on the Executive Committee of One Acadiana, is the President of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Downtown Lafayette Unlimited (a 501 C (6) supporting the revitalization of downtown Lafayette) and has been actively<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">engaged in supporting CGI\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility projects across Lafayette.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5632\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5632\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5632\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5632\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">CGI is prepared to offer insights into best practices, patterns of engagement, and lessons learned on creating sustainable <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">economic development partnerships with state and local entities, as well as insights from our Community Engagement<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">framework, with an eye towards providing\u00a0 assistance to participants in replicating these patterns either in Louisiana, or in other <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">geographies. While visiting CGI\u2019s site, we will have set up multiple kiosks that will compliment Mr. LaBar\u2019s presentation that will <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">cover topics such as: STEM Education from K-12 years of education, workforce development partnerships with local<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">universities, apprenticeships and internal training academies, talent acquisition strategies, and employee engagement <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">approaches to support different employee groups such as women in technology, our black members alliance, Pride@CGI, and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">our veteran support community. Where possible, CGI is offering the opportunity to meet with perspective attendees about their <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">interest in creating a similar partnership to the one found in Lafayette, within their respective communities.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5633\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5633\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5633\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5633\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">CGI is interested in learning about the best practices and patterns of engagement that participants have seen and adopted in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">their respective geographies to help attract and accelerate economic development with companies in IT consulting or other <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">related industries. Where possible, CGI is interested in the opportunity to meet with perspective attendees about their interest <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">in creating a similar partnership to the one found in Lafayette, within their respective communities.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2a59b6\" data-id=\"d2a59b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3e58ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3e58ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f8a823\" data-id=\"9f8a823\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f5f71c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f5f71c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/3bZ4pWXw-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7469\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/3bZ4pWXw-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/3bZ4pWXw-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/3bZ4pWXw-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/3bZ4pWXw-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/3bZ4pWXw.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2de999\" data-id=\"a2de999\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54cf193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54cf193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACE Louisiana Speakers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05edb1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05edb1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rock'n'Bowl de Lafayette<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16e5c5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16e5c5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bc1765\" data-id=\"3bc1765\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ceed8fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ceed8fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-662d726\" data-id=\"662d726\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7387a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7387a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Anita-Begnaud.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7470\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Anita-Begnaud.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Anita-Begnaud-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Anita-Begnaud-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3968f86\" data-id=\"3968f86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d85c69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d85c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anita Begnaud<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f86524 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2f86524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fcae8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fcae8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CEO<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce1ae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ce1ae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Downtown Development Authority<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4145c15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4145c15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">anita@downtownlafayette.org<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f7280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"e8f7280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2441\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2441\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2441\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2441\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">As the leader of DDA and DLU, Anita works with Downtown stakeholders, developers, government representatives, and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">community leaders to create a stronger and more dynamic Downtown for Lafayette. Before joining Downtown Lafayette, Anita <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">worked as the Senior Vice President of Communications and Governmental Affairs with One Acadiana, and she has been <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">actively involved in Lafayette leadership organizations like Leadership Institute of Acadiana and the 705. She currently serves <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">as a board member of South Louisiana Community College Foundation and CASA of SoLA. Anita understands the regional <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">importance of a vibrant urban core and she works to provide a strategic vision for leaders in Lafayette to utilize and grow <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Downtown as a flagship district for culture and commerce in Acadiana.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2442\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2442\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2442\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2442\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">To act as a connector for interactions with local investors and business owners in downtown to foster new relationships and investment for local projects that are and may be soon available in downtown Lafayette.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2443\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2443\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2443\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2443\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">We aim to pitch collaboration with projects in the works or on the horizon. This is an excellent opportunity to expend our <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">regional and global networks through business and investment opportunities due to continue the soaring interest in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">developing downtown.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a40755\" data-id=\"3a40755\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c49df1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c49df1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cccd7cd\" data-id=\"cccd7cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d78e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8d78e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Johnny-Blancher.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7474\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Johnny-Blancher.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Johnny-Blancher-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Johnny-Blancher-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-117724e\" data-id=\"117724e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f922343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f922343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Johnny Blancher<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ff007 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"69ff007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5b19b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d5b19b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CEO<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a222b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21a222b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RocknBowl\u00ae<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bbca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37bbca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">jblancher@rocknbowl.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed1b68e elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"ed1b68e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2481\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2481\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2481\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2481\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">As CEO\/ Chef of Rock\u2019n\u2019Bowl\u00ae &amp; Ye Olde College Inn, Johnny Blancher carefully blends new Louisiana cuisine, live music, bowling, tradition &amp; fun with family values. While growing up in New Orleans the food culture influenced Johnny greatly and frequent visits to his family\u2019s Vermilion Parish cattle ranch and farm fused both the creole and cajun food cultures in a unique way. Tradition with a twist best describes his cuisine &amp; business style. Johnny and his family have been featured on multiple local television networks as well as Live with Regis and Kelly, CNBC &amp; even Good Morning America. Johnny has won the New Orleans Po-Boy Festival \u201cBest of Show\u201d honor twice and won the Louisiana Seafood Cook-off (Navy Week) with innovative ideas based on Louisiana staples. As CEO of Ye Olde College Inn &amp; RocknBowl\u00ae Johnny has been a leader in Community Involvement &amp; Volunteerism through his businesses. Johnny has helped to support the Notre Dame Seminary and all the young men that are studying for the priesthood. Each Christmas season Johnny helps to erect a life size Creche on the grounds of Notre Dame Seminary. Johnny credits the relationships built at Notre Dame Seminary as being the biggest impact for he and his family in Lafayette. Upon arriving in Acadiana, Johnny found out that for years God had been building a book of contacts across Acadiana through the Diocese of Lafayette and it\u2019s future priests. Johnny believes in improving the areas around you by overwhelming the bad with good. Johnny says, \u201cChange your surroundings by adding more good things than<br role=\"presentation\">others can add bad. You\u2019ll wear them out over time.\u201d As a Jesus Project Contributor Johnny aids an After School Literacy Program for young students in an economically depressed part of our state. Give back nights at Ye Olde College Inn are a<br role=\"presentation\">major part of Johnny\u2019s philanthropy. Johnny has regularly donated 20% of net sales to many educational causes and Catholic school programs. RocknBowl\u00ae has hosted countless youth groups and has helped organize fundraisers to benefit and enhance the leadership of Catholic youth and countless other worthy causes. Johnny is a former Board of Director at YCP. YCP has local Chapters across the Nation promoting witnessing to Christ at work and is focused on bringing together young<br role=\"presentation\">professionals for mentoring. A husband and a father, Johnny has three children Piper(20), Blaise(18), and Lola(16) aided by his bride of 23 years, Christine. Member of LSU Baseball National Championship Teams 1996, 1997 Former Board Member YCP New Orleans Founder Neighborhood de Notre Dame Member of Legatus<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2482\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2482\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2482\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2482\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">To provide insight about developing mixed-use projects that bring creative and vibrant entertainment to mid and large size markets. Will also engage in conversations to collaborate on future investment projects in Lafayette, LA.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2483\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2483\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2483\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2483\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">To be included in the opportunity to partner on future developments with companies and developers in and around Downtown Lafayette to help raise the level of economic growth in the area. I believe that the rising tide raises all ships.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39f29e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39f29e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08415e0\" data-id=\"08415e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7fda07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7fda07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/0IzDgN9A-1024x286.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7484\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/0IzDgN9A-1024x286.png 1024w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/0IzDgN9A-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/0IzDgN9A-768x215.png 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/0IzDgN9A-1536x430.png 1536w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/0IzDgN9A-2048x573.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db76cd8\" data-id=\"db76cd8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24866c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24866c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACE Louisiana Speakers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab30fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ab30fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Opportunity Machine<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-527b87f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"527b87f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ee178e\" data-id=\"5ee178e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f39fdc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f39fdc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-162ef4b\" data-id=\"162ef4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41671f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e41671f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Destin-Ortego.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7485\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Destin-Ortego.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Destin-Ortego-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Destin-Ortego-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c31fcf\" data-id=\"6c31fcf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1abcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e1abcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Destin Ortego<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b27204 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6b27204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78373a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78373a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45730d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d45730d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Opportunity Machine<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6f79f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e6f79f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Destin@opportunitymachine.org<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e81de11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"e81de11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2431\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2431\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2431\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2431\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Destin serves as Executive Director for the Opportunity Machine which currently serves more than 100 startups and small businesses each year, supporting them from the idea stage to maturity, and hosts several entrepreneurial events such as<br role=\"presentation\" \/>Innovate South. He earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in visual arts, with a concentration in graphic design, and his master&#8217;s degree, with a concentration in public relations, from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is a recipient of The Daily Advertiser\u2019s Top 20 Under 40 award, one of Silicon Bayou\u2019s 100 most influential people in Louisiana\u2019s startup scene, and was named the Richard Baudoin Jr. \u201cFriend of Business\u201d for the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame. He currently serves as<br role=\"presentation\" \/>the Board Chair for Junior Achievement of Acadiana, a board member for Festival\u00a0 International and the Academy of Information Technology, and an advisor for the Academy of Interactive Entertainment Advisory Committee.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2432\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2432\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2432\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2432\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Opportunity Machine can provide landing space for high-growth startups to launch, expand, or relocate to Lafayette, LA., support navigating entry into the US market, and collaboration with other similar innovation agencies to grow one another&#8217;s<br role=\"presentation\" \/>ecosystem.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2433\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2433\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2433\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2433\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Opportunity Machine is interested in expanding its national and global networks by identifying potential markets for participating startups to expand into, identifying startups that could benefit from the resources it can provide, and connecting with venture capital investors who are interested in startups stemming from the Louisiana region.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-920f355\" data-id=\"920f355\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-587b52c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"587b52c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f8b379 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"3f8b379\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-012f23c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"012f23c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/mPzEY1bw.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7496\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/mPzEY1bw.png 507w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/mPzEY1bw-300x64.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee9e056\" data-id=\"ee9e056\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243d72a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"243d72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACE Louisiana Speakers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48be8f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48be8f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Municipal<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2682bdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2682bdb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-715cee9\" data-id=\"715cee9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cdfcc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cdfcc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab3a028\" data-id=\"ab3a028\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43013ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43013ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Edward-J.-Krampe-III-EJ.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7497\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Edward-J.-Krampe-III-EJ.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Edward-J.-Krampe-III-EJ-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Edward-J.-Krampe-III-EJ-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cea8ca5\" data-id=\"cea8ca5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05683a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05683a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edward J. Krampe III 'EJ'<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07d18a8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"07d18a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03e2975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03e2975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partner<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-babe5e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"babe5e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OFCH, LLC<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90097f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90097f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ejkrampe@mclaff.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cecc684 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"cecc684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2161\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2161\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2161\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2161\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">EJ Krampe&#8217;s interests are very diversified, each making major contributions to the continued economic success of Lafayette <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and Acadiana. He is a McDonald&#8217;s restaurant owner with over 40 restaurants. Other interests include support for family related <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">restaurant concepts such as Charley G&#8217;s, Social, Marcello&#8217;s, Pete&#8217;s and the Tap Room, each a leading restaurant in their <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">respective categories, and real estate projects that are both preserving and expanding the core of Lafayette. Committed to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">community revitalization, EJ is partner in OFCH, LLC, a company that owns the Municipal in downtown Lafayette. The Lofts at<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the Municipal is the first major residential project in the heart of the city. It is a redevelopment of a 3 building site that sat in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">disrepair for 20+ years. EJ&#8217;s commitment to a better community is expressed in his voluntary service as much as his success as<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a business leader. He served as the only 2 time Chairman of LEDA, the Lafayette Economic Development Authority. EJ also <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. He is on the Board for One <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Acadiana and the Lafayette Market Advisory Board for Iberia Bank. EJ is currently the Chairman of the State of Louisiana Small<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Business and Entrepreneurship Council. In 2019 he was awarded the Business Person of the Year Award for Acadiana. EJ <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and his wife Daphne Brunet Krampe, have been married 28 years and have two sons, Grant and Bennett. Grant is a graduate <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of Notre Dame University with a Masters in Accounting and is a CPA with KPMG in Houston. Bennett is a graduate of LSU with <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a Management Degree. He is currently working for Mallard Bay, a start up company in Baton Rouge.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2162\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2162\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2162\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2162\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The partners of The Municipal are open to discussing partnership opportunities for future redevelopments in Lafayette, LA. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Also, willing to share some tips and ideas on how to redevelop real estate by leveraging public-private partnerships and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">creating economic impact through mixed-use development.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2163\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2163\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2163\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2163\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Our partnership is always looking to expand our network of local, regional, national and international contacts. We also are open to seeking more opportunities for real estate investment and business opportunities that will compliment our investment in the Acadiana region.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c4d454\" data-id=\"9c4d454\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e6cf62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e6cf62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-529c4dc\" data-id=\"529c4dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c56a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9c56a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/One-Acadiana.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6243\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/One-Acadiana.jpg 200w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/One-Acadiana-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/One-Acadiana-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/One-Acadiana-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/One-Acadiana-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f3e92c\" data-id=\"1f3e92c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-932daee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"932daee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACE Louisiana Speakers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8cd457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8cd457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acadiana Center for the Arts<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6523dd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6523dd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1331cd4\" data-id=\"1331cd4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f97010 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f97010\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5535d86\" data-id=\"5535d86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781fca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"781fca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/carol-bebelle-headshot-gus-small.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6841\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/carol-bebelle-headshot-gus-small.png 400w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/carol-bebelle-headshot-gus-small-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/carol-bebelle-headshot-gus-small-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/carol-bebelle-headshot-gus-small-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/carol-bebelle-headshot-gus-small-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/carol-bebelle-headshot-gus-small-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2d9f4b\" data-id=\"f2d9f4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a568f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23a568f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carol F. Bebelle<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d05aaf2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d05aaf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125949b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"125949b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Principal Co-Founder<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7e80fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7e80fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Ashe' Cultural Arts Center<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9567e48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9567e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">cbebelle@gmail.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd980be elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"fd980be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2651\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2651\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2651\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2651\"><p>Carol Bebelle is a native New Orleanian. She holds a Bachelor&#8217;s Degree from Loyola University in Sociology and a Master\u2019s Degree from Tulane University in Education Administration. She has a 20 year career in the public sector as an administrator and planner of human service programs. In 1990, Carol established a private consulting firm offering planning, development, and grant writing services to human service programs. Her clients were non-profits, religious programs, entrepreneurs, and artists. Carol is a published poet and essayist. She is a popular panelist and commentator on the transformative power of culture. Her written works can be found in various anthologies, reports, and journals. In 1998, Carol Bebelle and Douglas Redd founded Ash\u00e9 Cultural Arts Center (Ash\u00e9 CAC), an organization dedicated to community and human development using culture and art. Ash\u00e9 CAC became a central player in the rebuilding of New Orleans, particularly the Central City community and the cultural landscape of the city especially for community artists and culture bearers. She ended her term as Executive Director of Ashe\u2019 Cultural Arts Center at the end of 2019. In 2020 Carol established AKUA Productions NOLA, an entrepreneurial practice committed to the production of multimedia projects, consultation and facilitation that pursue, celebrate and advocate equity, justice and healing. Carol is a popular panelist, commentator, and advisor on the foundational and transformative power of culture. She has participated in international, national, and local processes aimed at emerging the resilient and healing powers of culture and art for cultural, social, and equitable change in the world. Carol has an impressive collection of international, national and local awards and acknowledgments. Among these are : 2018 New Orleans Tricentennial acknowledgement of being 1 of the 300 most influential people in New Orleans History -2021 Champion of Culture by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities -2019 Sweet Arts Award\/ Contemporary Arts Center -2019 Urban Hero Award\/ New Orleans Jazz Orchestra -2018 Flame Award\/Institute of Women &amp; Ethnic Studies &#8211; 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award\/ Xavier University 2013 Top Female Achiever in New Orleans\/ New Orleans Magazine -2011 Mr. Goto Award, Tokyo Japan &#8211; 2009 Crystal Feather Award\/ Marci Gras Indian Hall of Fame -2010 Inspire Award\/Essence Magazine &#8211; 2010 Trailblazer Award, Data News &#8211; 2010 SisterSpeak Award \/ Ebony Magazine &#8211; 2007 National Leadership Award\/ V-Day Carol is radically hopeful and dedicated to the healing work that transforms pain to power. Culture is strong medicine in her medicine bag. Carol remains a dedicated servant leader.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2652\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2652\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2652\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2652\"><p>Expand the network of influence. Expand network for communications and distributions for current and future products.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-217ce48\" data-id=\"217ce48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b3d70a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b3d70a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d8e6c7\" data-id=\"4d8e6c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76432d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76432d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dustin-Cravins-Headshot-e1648231131214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6845\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dustin-Cravins-Headshot-e1648231131214.jpg 698w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dustin-Cravins-Headshot-e1648231131214-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dustin-Cravins-Headshot-e1648231131214-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dustin-Cravins-Headshot-e1648231131214-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dustin-Cravins-Headshot-e1648231131214-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5454be2\" data-id=\"5454be2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbee85a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbee85a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dustin Cravins<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d85906a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d85906a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c25495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c25495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board President<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c789908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c789908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Holy Rosary Redevelopment<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a5262c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a5262c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">dustin@lalouisianne.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f3f49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"85f3f49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1401\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1401\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1401\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1401\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Dustin Cravins is the Board President of Holy\u00a0 Rosary Redevelopment, an organization chartered to redevelop and restore the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">historic 3-story Holy Rosary Institute building back to its place of prominence in the community. Dustin is also the COO of La <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Louisiane Consulting LLC. As part of his commitment to support economic development in our region, he also volunteers his <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time as a board member of the Greater Southwest Louisiana Black Chamber of Commerce.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1402\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1402\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1402\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1402\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Dustin Cravins is the Board President of Holy Rosary Redevelopment, an organization chartered to redevelop and restore the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">historic 3-story Holy Rosary Institute building back to its place of prominence in the community. Dustin is also the COO of La <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Louisiane Consulting LLC. As part of his commitment to support economic development in our region, he also volunteers his <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time as a board member of the Greater Southwest Louisiana Black Chamber of Commerce.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1403\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1403\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1403\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1403\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">We would like to attract funding to further contribute to the site&#8217;s redevelopment, technical assistance from knowledgeable<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">sources familiar with these efforts, and exposure to other possible regional and national resources.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b791d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b791d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8c05cf\" data-id=\"f8c05cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d61b162 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d61b162\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54b9710\" data-id=\"54b9710\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd0bd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fd0bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Josh-Guillory.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6874\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Josh-Guillory.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Josh-Guillory-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Josh-Guillory-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Josh-Guillory-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Josh-Guillory-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Josh-Guillory-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-558ab0e\" data-id=\"558ab0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-809e13a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"809e13a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Josh Guillory<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be344e2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"be344e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f2419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66f2419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lafayette Mayor-President<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42f6bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b42f6bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lafayette Consolidated Government<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7778c60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7778c60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">mayorpresidentsoffice@lafayettela.gov<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4cc843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"c4cc843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2061\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2061\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2061\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2061\"><p>Josh Guillory took the Oath of Office as Lafayette Mayor-President on January 6, 2020.<\/p><p>Guillory was elected on his commitment to bring Lafayette City and Parish closer together. He pledged to do more with less; to focus on core priorities; to grow and diversify the economy; to make the city and parish more business friendly; and to work for greater efficiency and transparency in the use of taxpayer funds. He also pledged to work tirelessly to ensure that all citizens are treated fairly, no matter where they live in Lafayette Parish.<\/p><p>Since taking office, Josh and his Administration have navigated an unprecedented series of challenges &#8212; the COVID-19 pandemic; a shutdown of the economy; a collapse in energy prices; multiple weather events; recurring protests; and the first budgeting cycle under the new, Amended Charter. Josh and his staff worked diligently through the shutdown to protect the health and safety of the people of Lafayette Parish, while pioneering safe business practices for the reopening of the economy.<\/p><p>When Guillory took office, Lafayette Consolidated Government was on an unsustainable spending trajectory. It was estimated that the entire General Fund Balance of the City of Lafayette would be exhausted in less than two years. The forecast became even worse with the closing of the economy due to COVID-19.<\/p><p>Guillory responded by immediately making substantial reductions in spending during the 2019-20 budget year. He also proposed and passed a budget for FY 20-21 that is $29 million lower than the prior year.<\/p><p>The FY 20-21 budget enhances spending on core priorities in drainage, roads, and public safety, while protecting the general fund of the city. It initiates development of public-private partnerships to sustain cultural venues and update parks, while empowering the people who use them. Guillory understands that the global, national, and local economic forecast for the next two years is highly uncertain. He is dedicated to implementing sustainable models and doing more with less. It is the only responsible course.<\/p><p>Guillory is working together with municipalities in Lafayette Parish and leaders across Acadiana on the critical issues we are facing. Every major challenge and opportunity calls for a united approach across the parish and region \u2013 COVID-19, storm water management, crime and public safety, jobs and economic diversification.<\/p><p>To make the city and parish more business friendly, Guillory intends to make use of every technological, analytical, compliance and motivational tool available. He is actively engaging every department and employee of LCG in this effort.<\/p><p>Learn more: https:\/\/lafayettela.gov\/mayorpresident\/director<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2062\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2062\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2062\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2062\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Access to LUS Fiber, one of the fastest broadband providers in the country. The ability to consult with LUS Fiber&#8217;s leadership on their structure and development. Coordination with partners like the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Opportunity Machine.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2063\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2063\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2063\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2063\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Consideration of Lafayette Parish for future innovation and infrastructure partnerships, along with investments in development and expansion.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-503f100\" data-id=\"503f100\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9396ccc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9396ccc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40a7f01\" data-id=\"40a7f01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45bea9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45bea9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Laurel-Hess-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6881\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Laurel-Hess-Headshot.jpg 818w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Laurel-Hess-Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Laurel-Hess-Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Laurel-Hess-Headshot-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Laurel-Hess-Headshot-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Laurel-Hess-Headshot-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Laurel-Hess-Headshot-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ead67ac\" data-id=\"ead67ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc08a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bc08a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Laurel Hess<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d311bea elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d311bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2ae56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f2ae56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder + CEO<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e022b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37e022b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">hampr<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eaeb9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6eaeb9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">laurel@tryhampr.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964428a elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"964428a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1571\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1571\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1571\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1571\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Laurel is the vision behind hampr &#8211; an on-demand, peer-to-peer laundry solution. A working mom of 2 young children, Laurel <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">came up with the idea for hampr after coming home from a business trip to be greeted with mountains of laundry &#8211; and a full <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">weekend of sports and birthday party activities. A marketing veteran with more than 15 years of experience in developing and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">executing comprehensive, integrated marketing plans, Laurel previously ran a successful digital marketing company, Rally <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Marketing and owned her own marketing firm, ReGROUP Marketing. Prior to Rally, Laurel served as the Sales and Marketing <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Manager of theMercedes-Benz Superdome, Smoothie King Arena and Champions Square. She has vast experience in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">coordinating public relations for international companies like Verizon Wireless to American Airlines as well as major sporting <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">events, like Super Bowl and NCAA Men\u2019s Final Four. She was instrumental in New Orleans securing the bid to host <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Wrestlemania 2014 and developed corporate sales packages and marketing strategies for Champions Square from <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">construction to completion.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1572\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1572\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1572\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1572\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">As a participant of the women in business\/female founders panel, I hope to inspire the growth and development of women in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">leadership roles and as entrepreneurs across the globe. To also urge community leaders to provide more opportunities for <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">equitable access to funding and resources for women entrepreneurs<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1573\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1573\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1573\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1573\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">To offer engagement in investment opportunities and partnership opportunities with consumer facing companies.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-556814e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"556814e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a75dd4f\" data-id=\"a75dd4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2f87e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2f87e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8008ab6\" data-id=\"8008ab6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e1c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99e1c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lauren-Bercier-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6883\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lauren-Bercier-Headshot.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lauren-Bercier-Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lauren-Bercier-Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lauren-Bercier-Headshot-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lauren-Bercier-Headshot-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lauren-Bercier-Headshot-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-325cd85\" data-id=\"325cd85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b19aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b19aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lauren Bercier<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6819328 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6819328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e3aee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0e3aee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Co-Founder &amp; CEO<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331a4c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"331a4c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Something Borrowed Blooms<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-019398c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"019398c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">lauren@sbblooms.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d7ebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"c1d7ebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2031\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2031\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2031\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2031\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Lauren Bercier is the Co-Founder &amp; CEO of Something Borrowed Blooms, an innovative company revolutionizing the wedding <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">flower industry. Something Borrowed Blooms\u00a0 (SBBlooms) is changing the way brides plan and pay for wedding flowers with a <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">unique solution to keep wedding flower costs low while still offering elegant arrangements that capture the attention of brides <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">across the country. The company specializes in providing on-trend, premium silk wedding flowers for RENT &#8211; offering cost <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">savings, convenience, and sustainability. Since launching, SBBlooms has taken in over 20,000 orders, now serving over 1,000 <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">weddings per month and growing. SBBlooms has received national press from media outlets including Forbes, The New York <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Post, The Today Show, Brides, Martha Stewart Weddings, InStyle, and more. Bercier has led the organization through <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">substantial growth including 2021\u2019s increase of over 85%, even with lingering COVID-19 impact. She oversees business<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">development by creating, planning, &amp; implementing the strategic direction of the organization from its central office in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Lafayette. Lauren is a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">public relations and a certification in elementary education. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Junior <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Achievement and is a past board member of Maddie\u2019s Footprints. Lauren is a VILLAGEx alum and the winner of the 2021 Idea <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Pitch Competition. She is a graduate of Louisiana Economic Development\u2019s CEO Roundtable and was a past member of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">FedEx\u2019s Entrepreneurial Advisory Board. Lauren loves the thrill of entrepreneurship and aspires to pave the way for young <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">entrepreneurs, especially women, and the capital that is available to them.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2032\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2032\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2032\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2032\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Access to LUS Fiber, one of the fastest broadband providers in the country. The ability to consult with LUS Fiber&#8217;s leadership on their structure and development. Coordination with partners like the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Opportunity Machine.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2033\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2033\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2033\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2033\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Consideration of Lafayette Parish for future innovation and infrastructure partnerships, along with investments in development and expansion.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6456fea\" data-id=\"6456fea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c49f6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c49f6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da06071\" data-id=\"da06071\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d9fe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20d9fe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Mandi-Mitchell-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6884\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Mandi-Mitchell-Headshot.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Mandi-Mitchell-Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Mandi-Mitchell-Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Mandi-Mitchell-Headshot-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Mandi-Mitchell-Headshot-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Mandi-Mitchell-Headshot-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bee1e56\" data-id=\"bee1e56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987a836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"987a836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mandi D. Mitchell<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec4b184 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ec4b184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aadee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8aadee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President &amp; CEO<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c987a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c987a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881b980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"881b980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">mandi@lafayette.org<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72dffb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"72dffb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1201\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1201\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1201\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1201\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In November of 2021, Mandi D. Mitchell was selected to serve as President and CEO of the Lafayette Economic Development <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Authority (LEDA). In her role at LEDA, Mandi leads the organization&#8217;s efforts to attract and retain jobs in Lafayette Parish and to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">foster a business climate that is conducive to private investment and development and entrepreneurship. A Lafayette,<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Louisiana native, Mandi received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and her M.B.A. from the University of New Orleans. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">She also is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma\u2019s Economic Development Institute and has earned the Certified <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Economic Developer (CEcD) designation from the International Economic Development Council. Before joining LEDA, Mandi <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">served as Assistant Secretary at Louisiana Economic Development (LED) where she oversaw the Small Business, State <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Economic Competitiveness, and Community Competitiveness teams and directly led LED\u2019s legislative efforts. Prior to her <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">appointment as assistant secretary in 2015, she served as LED\u2019s Director of Governmental Affairs and Federal Programs and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">as Director of Governmental Affairs. Before joining LED, Mitchell was an independent business owner and\u00a0 consultant, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">providing governmental affairs, legislative lobbying, business development, and community relations consulting services. She<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">served as the regional manager of external affairs at AT&amp;T (formerly BellSouth Telecommunications) from 2004 to 2009 and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">worked in the field of electrical engineering from 1998 through 2004 at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and BellSouth<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Telecommunications.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1202\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1202\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1202\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1202\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Ms. Mitchell can offer technical assistance, incentives analysis, infrastructure support, governmental liaison services, and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">market research for any private entity wishing to locate their operation and create jobs in Lafayette Parish.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1203\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1203\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1203\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1203\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Through participation in ACE Lafayette Day, we are hoping to spark an interest in job creation and capital investments in Lafayette Parish, as well as collaborations that could support access to capital for budding entrepreneurial ventures &#8211; including those owned by disadvantaged individuals in the community.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43510db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43510db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab40c6b\" data-id=\"ab40c6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4277dcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4277dcb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c28fab3\" data-id=\"c28fab3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abda65b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abda65b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Missy-Rogers-Photo1-942x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6891\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Missy-Rogers-Photo1-942x1024.jpg 942w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Missy-Rogers-Photo1-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Missy-Rogers-Photo1-768x835.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Missy-Rogers-Photo1-1413x1536.jpg 1413w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Missy-Rogers-Photo1-1885x2048.jpg 1885w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Missy-Rogers-Photo1-22x24.jpg 22w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Missy-Rogers-Photo1-33x36.jpg 33w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Missy-Rogers-Photo1-44x48.jpg 44w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Missy-Rogers-Photo1.jpg 1960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-865d2a6\" data-id=\"865d2a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06c44d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06c44d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Missy Rogers<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484275a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"484275a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc237b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc237b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5486eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5486eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Noble Plastics<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e6662e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e6662e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">missy@nobleplastics.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0277dea elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"0277dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2581\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2581\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2581\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2581\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Consider more actionable steps to diversify the manufacturing base and supply chain to accelerate innovation.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2582\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2582\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2582\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2582\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Insights into trends in automation, new\u00a0 materials, and Industry 4.o.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2583\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2583\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2583\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2583\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Consideration of Lafayette Parish for future innovation and infrastructure partnerships, along with investments in development and expansion.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f86819f\" data-id=\"f86819f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bbf93a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bbf93a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b3cdeb\" data-id=\"5b3cdeb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73940a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73940a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Robin-Leblanc-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6893\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Robin-Leblanc-Headshot.jpg 689w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Robin-Leblanc-Headshot-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Robin-Leblanc-Headshot-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Robin-Leblanc-Headshot-34x36.jpg 34w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Robin-Leblanc-Headshot-45x48.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2fdbc9\" data-id=\"b2fdbc9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b7662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17b7662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Robin LeBlanc<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81f4d1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a81f4d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6af69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e6af69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President\/Owner<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c86c25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c86c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Robin LeBlanc, CPA, LLC<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce9586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ce9586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">info@robinleblanccpa.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d92cd1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"d92cd1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2271\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2271\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2271\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2271\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Robin founded Robin T. LeBlanc, CPA, CGMA, LLC, in 2015 in Broussard, LA. It has since grown from sole practitioner to a <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">staff of 8 and counting. The firm\u2019s growth is based on passion connected to innovative technology, education, and bringing<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">accounting practices into the 21st century. Robin is a dedicated entrepreneur and strong advocate for financial education. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Under her leadership, Robin\u2019s team serves hundreds of clients in the US as well as several countries. Both a student and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">educator at heart, she enjoys helping her clients grow their businesses and financial acumen. Voted as one of the top 3 CPA <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">firms in The Times Best of Acadiana Community Awards 4 years in a row, Robin believes in directly contributing to the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">communities she services. She is currently the Treasurer for both the Broussard Economic Development Corporation and the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Lafayette Women\u2019s Chamber of Commerce, where she is also a founding board member. A past Acadiana 20 Under 40 <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">recipient, Robin most recently was selected one of the 2021 40 Under 40 Black CPA Award recipient and the AICPA\/LCPA <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Women to Watch Emerging Leader for 2021. She is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and was appointed to the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">national Intuit QuickBooks Accountant Council for the 2021-2022 term. Robin specializes in Start-up Business Advising, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">accounting automation and QuickBooks Desktop and Online Conversion and Training. Away from all things accounting, she <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">enjoys running, traveling to live concerts, and raging out in the closest mosh pit!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2272\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2272\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2272\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2272\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Sharing knowledge in navigating US tax code and credit opportunities.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2273\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2273\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2273\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2273\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Seeking interested partners or investors for Team Adventure Games. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventuregamesinc.com\/locations\/louisiana-\">https:\/\/www.adventuregamesinc.com\/locations\/louisiana-<\/a><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">team-building<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16c5d33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16c5d33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb4b824\" data-id=\"eb4b824\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-40f7701 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40f7701\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32ce79f\" data-id=\"32ce79f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0274491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0274491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Scott-F.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6921\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Scott-F.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Scott-F-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Scott-F-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Scott-F-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Scott-F-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Scott-F-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d420147\" data-id=\"d420147\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa1439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fa1439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scott Feehan<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd1703 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cfd1703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ca887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26ca887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f80d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69f80d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival International de Louisiane<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b53f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9b53f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">scott@festivalinternational.org<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b595541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"b595541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1901\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1901\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1901\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1901\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Scott Feehan is the Executive Director of the largest international music and arts festival in the United States, Festival International de Louisiane. He served on the organization\u2019s Board of Directors from 2010 -2016, serving as President and interim Director for the final year of his term. After a very successful event in 2016, Scott was hired to continue in his role. Before coming to Festival International, Scott was a serial entrepreneur with a career spanning retail, music education, and IT<br role=\"presentation\" \/>consulting. Scott lives in Lafayette, Louisiana, with his wife and two children. They enjoy a robust life and like to spend time biking, boating, and attending music festivals.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1902\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1902\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1902\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1902\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">We can offer a vehicle for cultural exchanges between our two cities that can be leveraged to form strategic alliances and enhance trade arrangements.<br \/><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1903\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1903\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1903\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1903\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Participants can help us by thinking strategically about how we can form cultural exchanges between our two cities in order to foster economic trade agreements. With music and art as our catalyst, we can begin with mutual celebration and move towards finding common interests in trade. We provide a wide open landscape to build upon locally and would look to find inroads to<br role=\"presentation\" \/>external resources to bridge our regions.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f30f28\" data-id=\"8f30f28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0e2c86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0e2c86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-80e6a2c\" data-id=\"80e6a2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8054f05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8054f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Setareh-Mirian-Delcambre.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Setareh-Mirian-Delcambre.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Setareh-Mirian-Delcambre-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Setareh-Mirian-Delcambre-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Setareh-Mirian-Delcambre-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Setareh-Mirian-Delcambre-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Setareh-Mirian-Delcambre-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a6a87f\" data-id=\"9a6a87f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e731436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e731436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Setareh Mirian-Delcambre<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43467de elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"43467de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c81f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c81f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Realtor<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd56d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bd56d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latter &amp; Blum<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3119217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3119217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Setareh@LatterBlum.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402d50e elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"402d50e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6721\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6721\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6721\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6721\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Since becoming licensed to sell real estate in Louisiana in 2007, Setareh has established the work value that her client\u2019s <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">success determines hers. Her business is centered around building lasting relationships and in turn, a majority of her business <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">consists of repeat clients and referrals. Previously a co-owner of Mirian Real Estate for nearly 13 years with her Mother, Mary <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Ann Mirian, the two ladies merged their company with Southern Lifestyle Realty which was owned by the developers of River <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Ranch in Lafayette, LA and Sugar Mill Pond in Youngsville, LA, among many other developments. Soon after, the company<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">was bought out by Latter &amp; Blum, a leading real estate company in the Gulf South; Setareh works under both the Latter &amp; Blum <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211; Residential &amp; NAI\/Latter &amp; Blum &#8211; Commercial, family of companies. Consistently a Top Producer, Setareh proudly holds <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">recognition as one of Latter &amp; Blum&#8217;s Top 10 Realtors in Acadiana. A long-term love for historical properties, revitalization and<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">strong city centers as well as active investments, including bars &amp; restaurants and redevelopment projects with her husband <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and on behalf of clients, has garnished her as a leading source for all facets of Real Estate, especially in the Downtown <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Lafayette market. Over the course of selling real estate during a pandemic, notable focuses include the high priority for <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">relocation and the increased demand for luxury properties. Together with her husband, they are raising their 3 kids as <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8216;Downtowners&#8217; and look forward to seeing how our market continues to flourish, not only for their kid\u2019s future, but also for <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Lafayette Parish as a whole!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6722\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6722\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6722\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6722\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In addition to explaining why our market is fertile for investment and development opportunities, I would like to offer my services to provide detailed market report data, property searches and Broker-to-Broker referral partnerships.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6723\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6723\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6723\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6723\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">It would be wonderful to be introduced to developers that I could represent on local projects in and around Lafayette, LA as <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">well as Brokers who I could work with for relocation and vacation home referrals.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-408c568 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"408c568\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be1423c\" data-id=\"be1423c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d6dadb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d6dadb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5b6620\" data-id=\"e5b6620\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-954f419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"954f419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Susan-Cox.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6930\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Susan-Cox.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Susan-Cox-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Susan-Cox-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Susan-Cox-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Susan-Cox-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Susan-Cox-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b14bf2d\" data-id=\"b14bf2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d603c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d603c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Susan Cox<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c1238a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0c1238a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9328d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9328d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President\/CEO<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a7ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08a7ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LogoJET Inc.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b64c6a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b64c6a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">susan@logojet.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411deb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"411deb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6821\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6821\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6821\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6821\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Susan Cox is the President &amp; CEO of LogoJET Inc., a business she founded 17 years ago, currently located in Lafayette, Louisiana and regional offices in Minneapolis, Tampa and Bogota, Colombia. An early pioneer in direct to substrate printing,<br role=\"presentation\" \/>LogoJET was named to the Inc. 5000 for the last five years and posted a 4-year growth rate of 168%. LogoJET is also a three-time LED Growth Network Winner. LogoJET\u2019s award winning printers serve a wide range of industries including promotional<br role=\"presentation\" \/>products, manufacturing, trophy and awards, signage, home d\u00e9cor, gifting, industrial labeling, packaging and even food products using an edible ink. Susan is an active volunteer member and participant to several printing association organizations including Print United and\u00a0 International Sign Association. Susan is a frequent speaker at industry trade shows and entrepreneurship events. She has served on the APA (Award and Personalization Association) Communications Committee, Tradeshow Committee, and currently serves on their Board of Directors. She is also a writer for the Insights<br role=\"presentation\" \/>Magazine sharing some of her business experience in growing successful teams and has a passion for working with other entrepreneurs. Originally from Toronto, Canada, Susan relocated LogoJET to Louisiana 12 years ago.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6822\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6822\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6822\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6822\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Salesforce CRM for sales and workflows Marketing lead gen for B2B new partnerships for technological development<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6823\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6823\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6823\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6823\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Through sharing what we do and how we have been able grow 40% year over year, identify additional new partnerships to help expand into international markets and new technologies.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-776967f\" data-id=\"776967f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3ede78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3ede78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4699094\" data-id=\"4699094\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149832a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"149832a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dh32HepE-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dh32HepE-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dh32HepE-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dh32HepE-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dh32HepE-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Dh32HepE.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73a0c59\" data-id=\"73a0c59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e2d08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3e2d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACE Louisiana Speakers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc51fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc51fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vermillionville<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02110e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02110e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba8da1a\" data-id=\"ba8da1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ecd60c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ecd60c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d9c639\" data-id=\"3d9c639\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f8d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0f8d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Troy-Wayman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Troy-Wayman.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Troy-Wayman-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Troy-Wayman-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46a77b5\" data-id=\"46a77b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5b084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f5b084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Troy Wayman<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3e8b4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6c3e8b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1879a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1879a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President &amp; CEO<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c946cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c946cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One Acadiana<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d6f38f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d6f38f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Troy@oneacadiana.org<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b78bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"b6b78bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1911\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1911\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1911\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1911\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Troy Wayman serves as president and CEO of One Acadiana (1A), the leading economic development agency for the nine-<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"> parish Acadiana region located in South Louisiana. With more than 600 investors, members, and partners, One Acadiana<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">serves as the voice of the regional business community. The organization is based in the city of Lafayette and serves a region <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of roughly 700,000 people with a vibrant culture and unique entrepreneurial spirit. Mr. Wayman joined the organization in<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">2018. Under his stewardship, 1A is focused on improving the regional business environment, cultivating diversified economic<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">development, and building on 1A\u2019s nationally recognized success in implementing programs that spur economic growth and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">competitiveness. With more than 20 years of experience, and as a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD), Mr. Wayman has <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">earned a reputation as a dynamic and trusted professional. Prior to joining 1A, he served as the vice president of economic<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">development for the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, where under his leadership, the region experienced the creation of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">more than 8,000 jobs and nearly $3 billion in capital investment. His previous experience also includes roles as the business <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">development director for JESCO Construction, and tourism sales manager and director of economic development for the<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. As a civic leader, Mr. Wayman served as a founding board member of the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Montgomery chapter of the First Tee, a youth golfing program that teaches life skills through the game of golf. He is a past<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">president of the Economic Development Association of Alabama (EDAA) and past chairman of the Southwest Alabama <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Workforce Development Council (SAWDC). Mr. Wayman also served on the boards of Goodwill Easter Seals and the Warrior <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Tombigbee Waterway Association while in Alabama. Mr. Wayman is a graduate of Faulkner University in Montgomery, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Alabama and the Economic Development Institute through the department of continuing education at the University of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Oklahoma. He was credentialed as a Certified Economic Developer through the American Economic Development Council in<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">1997.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1912\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1912\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1912\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1912\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Troy is happy to be a regional point of contact for any attendees looking to partner on economic development initiatives in the Acadiana Region.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1913\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1913\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1913\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1913\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Troy and One Acadiana welcome the business development and partnership opportunities that the delegation can bring to the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Acadiana Region.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b37d5f\" data-id=\"3b37d5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"margin: 20px 0;\"><div class=\"qrcswholewtapper\" style=\"text-align:left;\"><div class=\"qrcprowrapper\"  id=\"qrcwraa2leds\"><div class=\"qrc_canvass\" id=\"qrc_cuttenpages_2\" style=\"display:inline-block\" data-text=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/?page_id=7223\"><\/div><div><a download=\"Wednesday, March 30.png\" class=\"qrcdownloads\" id=\"worign\">\r\n           <button type=\"button\" style=\"min-width:200px;background:#fcfcfc;color:#000;font-weight: 600;border: 1px solid #44d813;border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;padding: 6px 0;\" class=\"uqr_code_btn\">Download QR<\/button>\r\n           <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, March 30 ACE Louisiana Speakers Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE) Ana M. 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