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Upcoming Speaker
Jamie Lovegrove, Public Affairs Manager, Scout Motors Blythewood
Topic: Automotive Market Outlook
Date: October 21
Jamie Lovegrove leads Public Affairs for Scout Motors, the new American automaker revitalizing an iconic SUV and pickup truck brand. In this role, Jamie oversees external communications, stakeholder engagement, and public policy campaigns as the company establishes its new $2 billion Production Center in Blythewood, South Carolina, and ramps up operations nationwide.
Jamie joined Scout Motors in 2024 from NP Strategy, a strategic communications firm based in Columbia. Before shifting to communications, Jamie was a political reporter — first on Capitol Hill covering the Texas congressional delegation from the Washington bureau of the Dallas Morning News, and then in Columbia covering South Carolina politics and the Statehouse for The Post and Courier.
He graduated from Northwestern University and lives in Columbia with his wife, Ali, and baby boy, Will
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