Metro Atlanta Chamber highlights major events, industry recruitment and fintech leadership

A representative of the Metro Atlanta Chamber described the organization’s economic development structure and recent successes in recruiting industry and supporting major events that drive tourism and visitor spending.

Dylan Horn, on the chamber’s economic development team, said the chamber organizes work across ecosystem expansion, global commerce and project management teams to target clusters such as advanced manufacturing, life sciences, fintech, digital media and aerospace. Horn said the chamber partners closely with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, local governments and utilities to support site visits, labor analysis and project hosting.

Horn listed recent and upcoming major events and wins the chamber helps stage, saying the region’s business‑friendly climate enabled projects including large corporate headquarters, manufacturing and digital investments. He told the committee Georgia has hosted events such as the College Football Playoff and World Cup matches and has secured future events including the 2028 Super Bowl and the 2031 men’s Final Four. The chamber representative also noted Atlanta’s role in hosting preliminary World Cup and Champions League club matches.

Committee members asked about the metropolitan area’s expanding boundaries and the chamber confirmed the 29‑county MSA is defined by the federal census and grows as the region attracts people and businesses.

Horn highlighted Georgia’s fintech concentration, telling the committee that “over two thirds of all U.S. card payments are processed by Georgia companies” and that six of the top 10 firms in the payments sector have operations in Georgia. He said those clusters feed talent and investment that benefit the wider state.

The presentation was informational; no committee action followed.