Site Selectors Guild Spring Conference
Network at the Guild’s Most Popular Event
Each year, the Guild holds its marquee Spring Conference event with 50 Guild members in attendance. The cornerstone of the Guild Spring Conference is knowledge sharing, an interactive exchange of ideas, and networking between Guild members, economic developers, and investment promotion professionals from around the world.
At the conference, the ratio of Guild members to economic development organization (EDO) participants is eight to one (eight attendees for one Guild member). Members plan all conference content, serve on panels, and participate in interactive breakout sessions with conference attendees to share insights and foster discussion. Additionally, our awards program for the Guild Spring Conference gives EDOs, their partners, and communities the opportunity to be recognized within the industry and receive complimentary registration.
See below for general registration, sponsorship opportunities, agenda, and other information.
Thank you to the 2026 Guild Spring Conference Host Sponsor!
Event details
Date & Time
March 23-25 2026
Location
Atlanta, GA
Venue
Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead
3300 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
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Agenda
The Spring Conference is held at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead Hotel
Monday, March 23, 2026
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Presenting Sponsor event
(Private event for Presenting Sponsor & Guild Members)
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Conference Badge Pick-Up
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Guild Partner Event
(Private event for Guild Partners & Guild Members)
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Welcome Reception Location TBD
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
7:15 AM | Conference Badge Pick-Up
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast
8:35 AM – 9:00 AM | Conference Welcome
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | General Session
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Networking Break
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Breakout Sessions & Dialogue Series
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Lunch, Ady Scholarship, ED Awards
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Recess
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Breakout Sessions & Dialogue Series
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Networking Break
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Breakout Sessions & Dialogue Series
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Silver Sponsor Reception
(Private reception for Silver Sponsors & Guild Members)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Gold Sponsor Dinners
(Private dinners for Gold Sponsors & Guild Members)
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM | After Hours Location TBD
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM | Breakfast
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM | Welcome & REDI Sites Announcements
8:15 AM – 9:05 AM | Table Talk
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM | Breakout Sessions & Dialogue Series
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM | Networking Break
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM | General Session
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Conference Conclusion
*times subject to change
Sponsorships
Sponsorship will open in November of 2026.
Registration
Registration Fee
The 2025 registration fee was $2,450. The upcoming 2026 Spring Conference should be priced similarly. The registration fee is per attendee and is non-transferrable between other Guild events such as the Spring Conference and/or Fall Forum and can only be transferred to another attendee within the same organization.
Eligibility
To be eligible to attend the Guild Spring Conference, you must be a practicing professional from a local, regional, state or national economic development organization in the U.S. or abroad.
Scholarship Application
The Robert M. Ady Professional Development Scholarship awards five deserving economic developers with complimentary registration to an upcoming Guild Annual Conference, a premier event that brings together leading site selection consultants and economic developers for networking and professional development. Application Link
Hotel Registration
Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead
Address: 3300 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone: (404) 237-1234
Upcoming Spring Conferences
Dates & Locations
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Past Annual Conferences
Previous Dates & Locations
2025 | Orlando, FL | March 12-14
2024 | Nashville, TN | April 3-5
2023 | San Antonio, TX | March 29-31
2022 | San Diego, CA | March 2-4
2021 | Orlando, FL | June 10-12
2020 | Atlanta, GA | March 9-11
2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | March 25-27
2018 | Cincinnati, OH | March 19-21
2017 | Tucson, AZ | March 13-15
Thank you to our past 2025 Conference Sponsors!
Participating Guild Members to be announced in November 2025
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