CONVERGE Lowcountry Economic Development Summit
Experience Converge 2024
Click below to watch videos presented during the 2024 Economic Development Summit.
Pulling Together to THRIVE
CONVERGE is all about facilitating collaboration and working together to propel the local economy forward. Every year, hundreds of local business and government leaders and community members come together for a dynamic morning of networking and collaboration, inspired by a common vision of making the Lowcountry the best place in the country to live and do business.
Converge 2024 Keynote Speaker
Sarah White
Principal & VP of Site Selection, Global Location Strategies
Sarah has worked in site selection and economic development her entire career. Her first experience was a three-year internship with the South Carolina Department of Commerce’s (SCDOC) Coordinating Council for Economic Development, the incentive-granting entity for the state. She then joined McCallum Sweeney Consulting for 10 years to advise corporations on their location strategy. Her experience included conducting property evaluations, workforce analysis, and incentive negotiations in the industry sectors of manufacturing, distribution, and office headquarters.
Prior to joining GLS in 2019, Sarah was Director at Quest Site Solutions, a spin-off of McCallum Sweeney, where she facilitated site selection services for industrial clients as well as provided economic development consulting services.
Sarah enjoys matching corporations with communities, to facilitate mutual success. She serves communities by helping them better prepare for today’s competitive economic climate. Her economic development consulting experience has largely centered on site readiness / property preparedness.