Economic Summit 2025

The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce invites you to the 2025 Economic Summit, a signature event bringing together business leaders, community decision-makers, and innovators from across the region.

🗓️ Thursday, October 16, 2025
⏰ 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 American 1 Event Center – 128 W. Ganson St., Jackson, MI 49201

This annual summit is a cornerstone for meaningful dialogue, collaboration, and shared insight into the future of Jackson County’s economy. Whether you’re a business owner, civic leader, or community advocate, the Economic Summit is your opportunity to engage with the region’s evolving economic landscape.

Our 2025 Featured Experts

Josiah Brown “The New York Sherpa”
President & Chief Travel Officer of Famous Destination Marketing 
Josiah Brown earned the nickname “The New York Sherpa” along the journey of traveling over 900,000 miles across New York State and 47 states of America, helping destinations better leverage their visitor economy for community vitality and growth. 
He is the former Chair of the New York State Tourism Industry Association and the current President/CEO of Famous Destination Marketing. His life goal is to always be “Inspiring People Forward”. 

Kevin Hively
President & Founder of Ninigret Partners LLC
Kevin Hively is President and Founder of Ninigret Partners LLC; a boutique economic design firm that specializes in the art and science of blending customer insights, behavioral economic concepts and design principles to achieve desired economic goals. Ninigret Partners brings an unconventional approach to the complex issues facing cities, towns and regions. Ninigret Partners has a unique approach to economic development.

In our view economic development is much more than real estate development; it’s the result of a robust, growing business sector. We start with a basic understanding of how businesses make investment decisions and the key success factors needed to build a competitive product or service. We break this knowledge into component pieces that align with areas public policy can influence.

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