Learn economic development strategies for the greater Memphis area and use those strategies to leverage your organizations HR advantage.

At this lunch program, you will realize Memphis is a leading urban area that is rich with diversity and truly global with over 80 foreign-owned businesses.  Memphis is an aerotropolis and a medical & bioscience leader that attracts world class companies.  Also, come discover why Memphis is a great place to live (for your potential employees).

Speaker:  Mark Herbison

Mark Herbison is the Senior Vice President of Economic Development for the Memphis Regional Chamber of Commerce. Prior to coming to Memphis he served as director of Economic Development for the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, director of Economic Development for the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, as an automotive marketing consultant for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and as director of Economic Development for Paris/Henry County, Tennessee. Before entering the field of economic development, Herbison worked for almost ten years in the Tennessee Secretary of States office in various positions including public information officer, assistant director of publications and administrative assistant to the secretary of state.

He holds a degree from Bethel College and is a graduate of the Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma. He is also immediate past president of the Tennessee Industrial Development Council.  In 2004, Herbison was named economic development Professional of the Year in the state of Tennessee by the Tennessee Industrial Development Organization (TIDC). With over 350 members, TIDC is the state's trade organization for economic development professionals from across Tennessee.

Herbison and wife Janna have two sons, Adam and Jake, and live in Memphis.

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