The MSCI Florida Chapter invites you to our 2026 Florida Chapter Annual Meeting
with Keynote Speakers
Dr. Anirban Basu, Chairman & CEO, Sage Policy Group, Inc. and
Gregg Walker, Senior Director of Communications, Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA)
SCHEDULE:
Monday, June 15, 2025
6 – 7 PM: Registration & Reception | John Ringling Pre-Func. Rm
7 – 10 PM: Dinner Buffet | John Ringling Room (includes Scholarship Recipient announcements)
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
7:30 – 8:30 AM: Breakfast Buffet | John Ringling Pre-Function Room
8:30 AM – 12 PM: Business Session & Speakers | John Ringling Room
6:30 – 7 PM: Reception | Spike ‘n Tees
7 – 10 PM: Dinner Buffet | Island house Dining Room
ROOM RESERVATIONS:
The Resort at Longboat Key Club, 220 Sands Point Rd., Longboat Key, FL 34228
Call 855.314.2619 and refer to Group Name “MSCI Florida Chapter Annual Meeting June 2026” to receive contracted rates or reserve online.
Dr. Anirban Basu – Chairman & CEO, Sage Policy Group, Inc.
Anirban Basu is Chairman & CEO of Sage Policy Group, Inc., an economic and policy consulting firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with an office in Orlando, Florida. The firm provides strategic analytical services to energy suppliers, law firms, medical systems, government agencies, and real estate developers among others.
In 2014, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan appointed him Chair of the Maryland Economic Development Commission (2014-2021). He serves as Chairman of the Baltimore County Economic Advisory Committee. He also serves the chief economist function for Associated Builders and Contractors, the Construction Financial Management Association, the Modular Building Institute, the Maryland Bankers Association, the International Food Distributors Association, and several others.
He has taught at several universities, most frequently at the Johns Hopkins University. He currently teaches History of Economic Thought at Goucher College as their Distinguished Economist in Residence.
In 2007, 2016, and 2022, the Daily Record newspaper selected Dr. Basu as one of Maryland’s 50 most influential people. The Baltimore Business Journal named him one of the region’s 20 most powerful business leaders in 2010.
Dr. Basu is currently on the boards of the University of Maryland School of Law, St. Mary’s College, the University of Maryland Medical Center, the University System of Maryland Foundation, the Lyric Opera House, and the Center Club. He is also on Truist Bank’s advisory
Gregg Walker – Senior Director of Communications, Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA)
Gregg Walker is senior director of communications with the Washington, D.C.-based Steel Manufacturers Association, the largest organization of steelmakers in North America.
Mr. Walker oversees corporate communications and media relations for SMA, which represents two dozen steel producing companies that together account for more than 70 percent of the steel made in the United States each year.
Since 2024, Gregg has been the host of the SMA Partner Webinar series, which has featured some of SMA’s 50 associate members as well as government agencies. He serves as staff liaison to the SMA Transportation Committee, the SMA Human Resources Committee, the SMA Safety Committee and the SMA Communications Committee.
Before joining SMA in 2023, Mr. Walker was director of communications for the Propane Education & Research Council and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. He is a member of the Public Relations Society of America.
Originally from Colorado, Gregg has a master’s degree from the University of Kansas.