Speakers
Ricky D. Smith
Chair, AMAC Board of Directors; CEO, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Eboni Wimbush
President & CEO,
AMAC
Farad Ali
Chair, AMAC Government Affairs Committee;
Executive Chairman, Asociar
Gonzalo de la Melena Jr.
Vice Chair, AMAC Government Affairs Committee; Founder/CEO, Emerging Airport Ventures
Senator Angela Alsobrooks
U.S. Senate (D-MD)
Congressman Rick Larsen
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member,
U.S. House of Representatives (D-WA)
Congressman Greg Stanton
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Member,
U.S. House of Representatives (D-AZ)
Michael Steele
Former RNC Chairman, Former Lt. Gov. Maryland,
Political Analyst for MSNBC, Host of The Michael Steele Podcast
Byron Amos
Transportation Chair,
Atlanta City Council
Patrick Askew
Executive Vice President, Aviation,
McKissack & McKissack
Steven Baker
Executive Director,
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport
Bridgette Beato
Chair,
WTS International
Brian Bell
Democratic Staff Director,
House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation U.S. House of Representatives
James Belle
Program Manager,
Airport Dining and Retail, Port of Seattle
Terrence Carter
Business Diversity Director,
Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority
Tracy Davis
Attorney,
Kaplan Kirsch
Jan Farris
Founder & CEO,
Jan Farris Consulting
Earl “Butch” Graves
CEO,
Black Enterprise
Shannetta Griffin
Former Associate Administrator of Airports,
Federal Aviation Administration
Anthony Hinojosa
Vice President of Government & International Affairs, United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Colette Holt
Principal,
Colette Holt & Associates
Michael Jackson II
Senior Vice President, Planning & Construction, Economic Development & Environmental Services,
Wayne County Airport Authority
Kay Jefferson
Vice President,
Business Development, Skanska
Tamela Lee
Vice President, Business Diversity & Development,
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Amber Meshak
Director, Business, Jobs & Social Responsibility,
Los Angeles World Airports
Monica Montgomery Steppe
Supervisor,
San Diego County Board of Supervisors
Alyson Murphy
Vice President,
Operations, Fraport USA
Tracey Payne Henry
Chief Administrative Officer/Managing Deputy Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation
John Porcari
Co-Chair,
Equity in Infrastructure Project
Charlene Reynolds
Airport Director,
John Wayne Airport
Shelby Scales
Vice President, Strategic Alliances
HMSHost by Avolta
Nigel Stephens
Principal,
Phoenix Strategies
Isela Toledo
Director, Business Opportunities,
Ontario International Airport
Sarah von der Lippe
Pro-bono Chief Legal Counsel, Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.
Karim Webb
President, Board of Airport Commissioners,
Los Angeles World Airports
Andy Weddig
Executive Director, Airport Restaurant & Retail Association (ARRA)
Tanya Wojtulewicz
Chief, Business Development & Management,
Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport
