Opening Remarks

• Lillian Werbin, Co-Owner and CEO, Elderly Instruments – the 2023 America’s Top Small Business Winner

State of American Business 2024

• Suzanne P. Clark, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce 

 

AI’s Potential and How It Can Be Responsibly Developed and Used

• Brad Smith, Vice Chairman and President, Microsoft 
• Harold Kim, Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce 

 

The Business Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship, and the Role of Franchises 

• Matthew Haller, President and CEO, International Franchise Association  
• John Bates, Franchisee, College HUNKS Hauling Junk, Annapolis MD 
• Nick Friedman, CEO, College HUNKS Hauling Junk 

 

Closing Remarks

• Ashli Watts, President and CEO, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce