October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
Ron Frierson serves as Director of Economic Development of the U.S. West Region at Amazon. In his role, Ron leads the team that supports and champions Amazon investment projects across various Amazon business lines in areas of market-entry, strategy, site selection, entitlements, operations, and partnerships. Before joining Amazon, Ron served as Director of Economic Policy for former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Ron led the Business Team for the Mayor’s Office, which developed business policy affecting the world’s 3rd largest metropolitan economy. Ron’s portfolio included Commercial Real Estate Development, Technology, Sports & Entertainment, Manufacturing, Taxation, Healthcare, and Tourism & Hospitality. He also oversaw the Convention & Tourism Department, Department of Cannabis Regulation and the Economic Workforce & Development Department on behalf of the Mayor’s Office. Significant projects include Gucci’s 100-year anniversary, COVID-19 microloan program, the L.A. Regional COVID Relief Fund, Commercial Eviction Moratorium, Covid-19 vaccine logistics/strategy, and film studio capacity strategy, among others. Ron’s team was instrumental in developing programs to help the Los Angeles economy stabilize and recover from damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ron’s career spans over 20 years of service in the private and public sectors, consisting of domestic and international corporate site selection, management consulting, real estate brokerage, labor analytics, supply chain analysis, discretionary business incentive negotiation & procurement, media, economic development, and international professional athletics. Before joining the Mayor’s Office, Ron was Director of National Incentives for NAI Capital- Tenant Consulting Group in Los Angeles where he began building the firm’s national incentives procurement consulting capabilities and performed tenant representation brokerage services. Prior to that, he served as Vice President at CBRE-Loc
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall, 502B
Los Angeles has a special history with the Olympic Games, having hosted the event in 1932 and 1984—and now planning for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics. The Games helped define Los Angeles as a city in two starkly different eras—and 2028 presents a third distinct moment to enhance and elevate what Los Angeles is as a city and region. The Olympics create both big challenges and big opportunities. The discussion at this session will explore how the planning, execution, and legacy of the 2028 Games will once again shape the region through the lens of leadership, economic development, social equity, […]