October 10: RALEIGH
10:30 AM Panel: Regional Collaboration
• Adrienne Cole, President and CEO, Raleigh Chamber
• Michael Haley, Executive Director, Wake County Economic Development Senior Vice President, Economic Development, Raleigh Chamber
• Geoff Durham, President and CEO, Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce
11:45 AM Panel: Quality of Life on the Ballot
• Bryan Fox, Vice President of Public Policy, Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce
• Andrew Blackburn, Vice President of Government Affairs, Raleigh Chamber
• Matt Smith, VP, Development + Strategic Partnerships, Wake Technical Community College
12:45 PM Downtown Recovery and Growth
• Bill King, President and CEO, Downtown Raleigh Alliance
Presentation: Downtown Raleigh Alliance
2:15 PM Panel: Workforce and Talent Development
• Haley Waxman, Strategic Marketing Manager, Wake County Economic Development
• Keisha Demps, Partnership Developer, Office of Partnerships, North Carolina State University
• Barbara Brothers, Business Engagement Director, Capital Area Workforce Development, Wake County
• Keith Poston, President, WakeED Partnership
October 11: DURHAM
9:30 AM Tour: American Tobacco Campus
300 Blackwell St #104, Durham | www.americantobacco.co
• Adam Klein, Director of Strategy, Capitol Broadcasting Company
10:45 AM Equitable Economic Development
114 W Parrish St, Durham | www.theinstitutenc.org
• Kevin Price, President & CEO, National Institute of Economic Development
12:00 PM Tour: American Underground
201 W Main St, Durham | www.americanunderground.com
• Tim Scales, Executive Director, American Underground
2:00 PM Tour: Frontier RTP - Research Triangle Park
800 Park Offices Dr, Research Triangle | www.frontier.rtp.org
• Ray Trapp, Vice President of Strategic Engagement, Research Triangle Park
• Thom Ruhe, President, NC IDEA