Business and policy leaders from across Florida will gather at the Florida Chamber Foundation’s 2025 Florida Transportation, Growth & Infrastructure Solution Summit. The event aims to bring together asset owners, developers, engineers, logistics firms, economic developers, and policymakers to discuss solutions for the state’s infrastructure needs as outlined in the Florida 2030 Blueprint.
The summit will address major issues such as international trade and seaport strategy, energy development, broadband expansion, affordable workforce housing, transportation challenges, and the specific infrastructure requirements of the aerospace industry.
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Secretary Jared Perdue is scheduled to deliver a keynote presentation with early insights into FDOT’s Florida Transportation Plan 2055. Other speakers include Beth Cooley of Amazon; Rob Long of Space Florida; Bryan Griffin of VISIT FLORIDA; Ashley Dietz of the Florida Philanthropic Network; Matt Swanson of SelectFlorida and FloridaCommerce; Captain John W. Murray of Port Canaveral; Kevin Carr of FloridaMakes; Jessica Ottaviano from FDOT; among others.
During the summit, the Florida Chamber Foundation will present a new study that examines how an undercount in the 2020 Census—missing about 750,000 residents—impacted federal funding at the county level. The Foundation estimates this undercount led to approximately $11 billion in lost federal tax dollars for community reinvestment and infrastructure projects throughout Florida.
“Florida is projected to add more than 2.5 million residents by 2030, welcome 40 million annual visitors, and see roughly 2.1 million new drivers on its roadways,” said Dr. Keith Richard, Vice President of Research for the Florida Chamber Foundation. “These insights highlight the importance of an accurate 2030 Census count to make certain Florida’s communities receive their fair share of federal funding and have community investments that keep pace with our state’s growth. We’ll be unveiling a research study at the Summit showing how much federal funding each Florida county missed out on due to the 2020 Census undercount.”
Mark Wilson, President & CEO of the Florida Chamber of Commerce and Foundation stated: “As Florida continues to grow, our infrastructure must not only keep pace but lead the way. At the Florida Chamber Foundation, we are uniting business, policy, and community leaders to position Florida competitively on a global scale while building the foundation for long-term prosperity.”
Registration and sponsorships are currently available through https://flchm.co/FLTGI2025.
Members of the media interested in attending can request virtual press passes by contacting Taylore Maxey at tmaxey@flchamber.com.
