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On the Scene: CREW Tampa Bay’s Economic Summit (PHOTOS)

| Jo-Lynn Brown

CREW Tampa Bay held its annual Economic Summit at the Hilton, in downtown Tampa.

CREW Tampa Bay held its annual Economic Summit at the Hilton, in downtown Tampa.

The sold-out event had a panel discussion, moderated by Stacie Schaible, an anchor for WFLA TV, with Frank Hibbard, mayor of Clearwater, Ken Welch, mayor of St. Petersburg and Nicole Travis, administrator of development and economic opportunity for the City of Tampa.

The keynote speaker was Dr. Anirban Basu, chairman and chief executive officer of Sage Policy Group.

CREW Tampa Bay is an organization for women in the Tampa Bay real estate industry.

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