Guild Partner Summer Summit

Guild Partner Summer Summit

DATE
May 19-20, 2026

EVENT LOCATION & HOST HOTEL
JW Marriott Plant Riverside District
400 West River Street
Savannah, Georgia 31401

ATTIRE
Business Casual

EVENT FLOW (subject to change)

May 19, 2026
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Opening Reception
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Savannah Dine Around with a Guild Member
Join a Guild member and a few fellow attendees for a night of networking and great food.  Restaurants will be announced. You can sign-up for the dine-around when you register.

May 20, 2026
7:45 AM | Breakfast
8:30 AM | Welcome
8:35 AM | Presenting Sponsor Welcome – JE Dunn
8:45 AM | Introduction of participating Guild Members
8:55 AM | General Session: Development of the Plant Riverside District
9:25 AM | General Session: Anatomy of the Deal: When Comparing Apples to Apples and the Orange Is Selected
9:50 AM | Break
10:00 AM | Lightning Rounds

• Behind the Curtain: How Consultants are Managing Clients During Uncertain Times – John Longshore
• Ready, Not Waiting: Proactive Growth Through Business Case Development – Courtney Dunbar
• Moving from Opposition to Outcomes: Managing NIMBY, CAVE, and BANANA Dynamics – Larry Gigerich
• Mini Reactors, Major Impact: How SMRs Could Shape Sites, Power and Projects – Phil Schneider
• Rethinking Incentives and How They Are Evolving – Chris Lloyd

10:45 AM | Guild Partner Panel: From Entertainment to Advantage – Leveraging Special Events and Tourism in Site Selection

• Alex Gorynski, Greater Omaha Chamber
• Jason Hester, Indy Partnership
• Claude Bacon, Greater Ownesboro EDC
• Karla Moran, Salt River Project

11:30 AM | Ask Us Anything!
12:00 PM | Program End and Winter Summit 2027 Reveal

REGISTRATION
Registration opens February 23, 2026 to Guild Partners only and the registration fee is $1,000.

The event hotel block closes April 20, 2026.

The last day for registration refunds is 14 days before the event. The last day for registration name changes is 7 days before 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 complete list of enrolled organizations can be found through our Guild Partner Directory.

A big thank you to our Provider Sponsor of the Summer Summit: JE Dunn Construction!