Walker Wilson
Executive Director, Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board
Panel Session #4 – Creation a Destination for Locals and Tourists Alike
Biography
A Pensacola native, Wilson has served as Executive Director of the Downtown Improvement Board since Oct. 2020. Wilson is also the owner of Bay Lumber Trading, a company he continues to run. Previously, he worked as a process analyst for Baywood Products. Wilson is engaged in numerous local organizations and is a Past President of Pensacola Young Professionals.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Depart for Pensacola, FL
5:30 a.m.Welcome & Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.Orientation
“The Founding and Mission of the Studer Community Institute”
12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Downtown Walking Tour
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Happy Hour Mixer
5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.Welcome Dinner + Panel Session #1
“Pensacola’s Burning Platform: Retaining Young Talent”
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Breakfast + Check Out
7:30 a.m.Depart Pensacola
8:30 a.m.Arrive in Lafayette
2:00 p.m.Sunrise Exercise at YMCA (Optional)
6:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.Breakfast & Panel Session #2
“Galvanizing and Growing Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs”
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.Panel Session #3
“Empowering the Community through Civic Conversation”
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.Panel Session #4
“Creating a Destination for Locals and Tourists Alike”
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.Lunch + Panel Session #5
“Becoming America’s First Early Learning City”
Or lunch on your own
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.