Guild Partner Winter Summit

Guild Partner Winter Summit

DATE
January 13-14, 2026

EVENT LOCATION & HOST HOTEL
Inn on Fifth
699 Fifth Ave South
Naples, Florida 34102

ATTIRE
Resort Tropical

EVENT AGENDA (subject to change)

January 13, 2026
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Opening Reception
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Naples Dine Around with a Guild Member

January 14, 2026:
7:45 AM | Breakfast
8:30 AM  | Welcome
8:35 AM | Introduction of participating Guild Members
8:45 AM | Presenting Sponsor Welcome
8:55 AM | What’s The Secret Sauce? Winning Strategies to Attract and Retain Investments. Panel with five Guild Partners
9:45 AM | Break
10:00 AM | Lighting Round of Five Topics with Five Guild Members
11:00 AM | Responding to the CAT 5 of Economic Development with Julie Curtin
11:30 AM | Ask Us Anything! A Panel with Jeannette Goldsmith
12:00 PM | Closing Remarks with Jay Garner

REGISTRATION

Registration for the 2026 Winter Summit will open to Guild Partners on September 9th at 1:00 PM EST.

The registration fee is $1000.

The last day for registration refunds is 14 days prior to the event. The last day for registration name changes is 7 days prior to the event and can only be transferred to another attendee within the same organization for the same event. The registration fee is non-transferable to other Site Selectors Guild events.

Registration is limited to individuals employed by or representing an organization enrolled in the Guild Partner Program. A full list of enrolled organizations can be found through our Guild Partner Directory.

Event details

Date & Time

January 13-14, 2026

Location

Naples, FL USA

Venue

Inn on Fifth

Guild Members Attending

Michelle Comerford

Chair

Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company
Cleveland, OH

Tess Fay

Global Location Strategies
Greenville, SC

Jay Garner

Past Chair

Garner Economics, LLC
Fayetteville, GA

Larry Gigerich

Board Member
Past Chair

Ginovus
Indianapolis, IN

Jeannette Goldsmith

Strategic Development Group
Greenville, SC

Seth Martindale

Board Member
Past Chair

CBRE, Inc.
Orange County, CA

Tom Stringer

GRASSI
New York City & Jericho, NY Offices

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