CONFRIMED SPEAKERS:

The Midwest is

making a comeback,

and it continues at

the Trust Belt Conference

May 31May 31

June 3June 3through

Ali Velshi, Popular television journalist and host of Real Money with Ali Velshi on Al Jazeera America.

Meredith Whitney, Famed Wall Street financial analyst and author of Fate of the States.

Bruce Katz, Vice President at the Brookings Institution, founding director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, and co-author of The Metropolitan Revolution.

Marisa Di Natale,Senior Director at Moody’s Analytics and former economist at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

SITE CONSULTANTS:

or three days in June, Columbus will host an event unlike any other in the history of our country – the first-ever TrustBelt Conference. This conference will bring together Fortune 500 CEOs, Corporate Executives, Site Consultants, Governors, Mayors, University Presidents, Economic Developers and

Real Estate Executives to tell their story of the Greater Midwest’s economic transformation. The TrustBelt, comprised of the country’s former “Rust Belt” regions has evolved dramatically from the

smoke stack landscape our fathers once knew. Instead it’s a transformed region with an economy and assets often times not accurately depicted by the national media. Investment in infrastructure, workforce, higher education institutions, progressive public policies and technologies are creating a new dialogue regarding the region’s business climate. What hasn’t changed is the region’s work ethic and commitment to manufacturing. The TrustBelt conference will gather executives to exchange ideas, discuss advances and opportunities and even change perceptions about the region and its continued transformation.

To continue to shape the economic future of the region, leaders from “Rust Belt” states will convene at the upcoming “Trust Belt” Conference (May 31 - June 3, 2015) in Columbus, OH. The event will highlight how Midwest states are fending off the lure of corporate migration with the promise of quality workers, trust, and a legacy built on manufacturing excellence.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCEFF

The Trustbelt is responsible for $5.6 trillion GDP (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2013). If the TrustBelt were a country, it would be the third largest economy in the world behind the U.S. and China.

The Trustbelt employs 5.1 million manufacturing workers (EMSI 2014).

34,000+ foreign-owned establishments are based in the Trustbelt, employing more than 2 million workers (Brookings Institution, 2011).

$4.6 billion in venture capital has been invested in the Trustbelt (NVCA, 2013).

The Trustbelt has 4,300+ new and expanded corporate facility projects in the past two years alone (Conway, 2015).

The Trustbelt has created 325,000+ jobs in the past two years alone (Conway, 2015).

Host Sponsor

To be held at the Hyatt Regency Columbus, 350 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215

trustbelt.com

For information on registering or sponsoring Trust Belt 2015,

call 770.325.3425

TRUSTBELT FACTS:

Brad MigdalSite selection and government incentives consultant

Courtney DunbarLeader of industrial site consulting specializing in site development, community asset marketing and economic development planning

Steve Weitzner An economic development thought leader who brings lucrative solutions to corporations and public sector clients

Woody HydrickProvides strategic consulting services for capital investment projects including new developments, relocations, expansions or consolidations

Christopher SteeleCorporate real estate consultant with expertise in site selection, business planning, economic development and capital analysis

Tracey BosmanAn experienced economic developer at both the county and state levels with expertise in site selection trends, economic incentives and alternative energy

Home to

104 Million People

7.6 Million Cars & Trucks

2.7M MORE UNITS THAN THE SB&D AREA(Automotive News, 2013)

Produces Responsible for 38,395

PATENTS(USPTO, 2013)

(Census Bureau, Population Estimates, 2013)

Four Hundred & Thirty-Two

CompaniesCALL THE TRUST BELT HOME

432

Fortune, 2013 revenues

$764 Billion

IN MANUFACTURING OUTPUT

Produces

$683 Billion

(U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2013)In Exports

(Brookings Institution, 2013)