Bisnow Growth Expo 2011 and Dining Schmoozarama

October 11, 2011, Noon to 7pm, Washington DC

Hundreds of business-minded people converged upon The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on October 11th 2011 for what Bisnow touted as the business event of the year and the dining event of the year: The Bisnow Growth Expo 2011 and Dining Schmoozarama (at the Mellon Auditorium). It was about top speakers, top exhibitors and top networking.

The speaking schedule for the day brought an impressive list of business leaders and topics:

• How to Use Data to Grow Your Business: Capital One co-founder Nigel Morris
• How to Leapfrog the Big Boys to Grow Your Business: UnderArmour founder Kevin Plank
• How to Use Social Media to Grow Your Business: MicoStrategy founder Michael Saylor
• How to Use Investment to Grow Your Business: Honest Tea founder Seth Goldman
• How to Use Venture Capital to Grow Your Business: Top vc's Mark Ein, Jack Biddle, Rick Rickertsen, and Hooks Johnston
• How to Use Government to Grow Your Business: Top economic development officials Jim Dinegar, Jerry Gordon, and Steve Silverman
• How to Grow in Real Estate: Potomac Real Estate Investment Trust founder Doug Donatelli
• A 2012 Regional Economic Forecast: Top forecaster Steve Fuller

It was the first Bisnow Growth Expo and it was a well-run event. The growth of ourselves personally and in business was augmented by the informative and visionary material seen and heard here today, and there is a plethora of resources all around us. With all this in and around us, and with events such as this, we have the momentum to take things to the next level and even go beyond what we've even imagined.