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left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Amanda Reese, Professor of Geography, Columbus State University</span></li> <li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kenneth Jordan, University of West Georgia</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">11:00-11:15 a.m. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Break </span></li> <li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Session 2: Marketing Panel </span> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Holly Winner, Regional Tourism Project Manager for Presidential Pathways for GDED</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chris Cannon, Assistant Director of Product Development for GDED</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Peter Bowden, Executive Director of Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau聽(Visit 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