The Council for Quality Growth will host its 2nd annual Quality Development Conference, The INTERSECTION, on August 11th, 2022. The half-day conference will be held inside the City Springs Studio Theatre from 7:30 AM until 12:00 PM, again hosted by Climate Alpha’s Chief Communications Officer, Greg Lindsay. The program will also be live streamed to a virtual audience through the Council for Quality Growth website. The INTERSECTION Conference annually convenes metro Atlanta’s public and private sectors for a discussion of critical issues to our region and state. This year, the topic is “Innovation in Georgia: The Future of Housing, Workplaces, and Supply Chain,” focusing on three key areas heavily impacted by today’s dynamic, post-pandemic environment.

The INTERSECTION will feature a strong line-up of national-level speakers and local panelists to dive deep into these topics and assess what’s in store for Georgia’s future. On housing, we’ll hear from Zillow’s Chief Economist, Skylar Olsen. Olsen has 10 years of housing economics under her belt and will provide expert insight on what our industry can expect from the housing market going forward. On workplaces, we’ll hear from Arjun Ramani, Global Business & Economics Correspondent for The Economist. Ramani is well-studied on the economic effects remote work and will discuss his take on the future of hybrid workplaces and distributed workforces. On supply chain and logistics, we’ll hear from Jon Bell with Strategic Innovation for UPS’s Advanced Technology Group. Bell will speak on the future of UPS’s Global Smart Logistics Network and the technology it takes to run a logistics company on a global scale. Following Bell and speaking more to the mobility infrastructure side of the supply chain topic, we’ll hear a conversation between John Petrino, Director of Business Development for the Georgia Ports Authority, and Stuart Countess, President & CEO of Kia Georgia. Petrino and Countess will discuss “Capacity Building Infrastructure” and how supply chain needs have positioned Georgia to be at the forefront of innovation, especially with collaborated efforts between their two public and private entities.

The INTERSECTION Conference is approved for 3.0 Continuing Education (CE) Credit Hours by the Georgia Real Estate Commission, 3.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH) for engineers, and 3.5 AICP Certification Maintenance (CM) Credit Hours by the Georgia Planning Association through the Council’s for Quality Growth’s education arm, the Quality Growth Institute. In-person attendance is required to receive any of the approved credit hours.