Business Facilities magazine will present a comprehensive, practical, and strategic conference program that helps corporate delegates better plan and manage their companies’ relocation or expansion projects. This unique experience will be supplemented by an all-star list of guest speakers, who will be making presentations and leading discussions on a number of hot-button issues.

The 2011 Business Facilities LiveXchange Conference Program included  the following speakers:

Keynote: The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream
Gary Shapiro
President and CEO
Consumer Electronics Association
Author of 2011 Bestseller, The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream

Real-Time Logistics On A Global Scale
David Atkins
Chairman and CEO
Atkins International, LLC

Building An Industry Cluster
Jay Garner, CEcD, CCE
President & Founder of Garner Economics

International Site Selection Case Study
Jason Hickey
President
Hickey & Associates

Understanding Financial Incentives
Ed McCallum
Senior Principal
McCallum Sweeney Consulting

Changes In Commercial Real Estate After The Financial Crisis
Eric Stavriotis
Vice President
Jones Lang LaSalle

Issues in Facility Consolidation Analysis
Jerry Szatan
Principal
Szatan and Associates

Trends in Incentives
George Tobjy
Tax Director
KPMG Global Location and Expansion Services (GLES)

A New Look at the Corporate Location Process
Anatalio Ubalde
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
GIS Planning Inc. & ZoomProspector.com