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
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 Rrounds
10:45 AM | Guild Partner Panel: Leveraging Special Events and Tourism for Corporate Site Selection
11:30 AM | Ask Us Anything!
12:00 PM | Program End

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!

 

Event details

Date & Time

May 19-20, 2026

Location

Savannah, Georgia USA

Venue

JW Marriott Plant Riverside District

Participating Guild Members

Larry Gigerich

Board Member
Chair

Ginovus
Indianapolis, IN

John Longshore

Newmark
Greenville, SC

Chris Lloyd

Board Member
Vice Chair

McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC
Richmond, VA

Courtney Dunbar

Burns & McDonnell

Gray Swoope

VisionFirst Advisors

Phil Schneider

Board Member
Treasurer
Past Chair

Global Location Strategies
Milwaukee, WI

Featured Contact

Kate Porter

Operations Manager

[email protected]