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Executive Networking Conference
Schedule At A Glance
Thursday – April 24, 2008
| 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Registration*
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| 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM |
Construction Educational Session
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| 2:00PM – 5:00 PM |
MWBE Educational Session: “A Focus on Competitiveness:
What Do Capability and Capacity Really Mean?”
Darrin M. Redus, Sr., Institute for Entrepreneurial Thinking
Corporate Educational Session: “Implementing a
Competitive Supplier Diversity/Development Program”
Melvin J. Gravely II, Institute for Entrepreneurial Thinking
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| 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM |
Reception (Invitation Only)
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| 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM |
Annual Willie Deese CEO Dinner (Invitation Only)
Remarks by:
Richard A. Anicetti, Food Lion LLC
(ENC 2008 Co-Chair)
Janice Bryant-Howroyd, ACT 1 Group
Guest Speaker: Max L. Siegel, Esq., Dale Earnhardt Inc.
Closing Remarks: Lloyd Yates, Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
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| 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM |
Corporate Sponsored Opening Reception
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Friday – April 25, 2008
| 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
Registration
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| 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM |
Welcome/Opening Remarks
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| 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM |
The State of the Economy
Dr. James H. Johnson, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
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| 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM |
Break
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| 10:30 AM – 12:15 PM |
The State of the Economy Continued - A Town Hall Meeting
Opening Remarks: Ronald Langston, MBDA, US Dept. of Commerce
Moderator:
Dr. Thomas D. Boston, Georgia Institute of Technology
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MBEs and Corporations discuss unique challenges/advantages to
Supplier Diversity / Development)
Panelists:
Susan Au Allen, US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce
Mark Harrison, Business Consortium Fund
Mark Govin, MARKMASTER
Rohena Miller, Niche Marketing
James D. Staton, Jr., NC Dept. of Administration
Gwendolyn F. Turner, Pfizer Incorporated
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| 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM |
Lunch with Guest Speaker
Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, JBC Global Diversity & Inclusion Institute
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| 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM |
Strategic Partnerships - Helping Businesses to Remain Competitive
Dr. Robert L. Wallace, Entreteach Learning Systems, LLC & BITHGROUP Technologies, Inc.
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| 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
Social Capital / Networking
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| 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM |
Reception
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| 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM |
Dinner
Guest Speaker: Andy Anderson, Community Innovations, Inc.
Entertainment: James Stephens III, Actor, Comedian, Impressionist
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| 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM |
MWBE Sponsored Reception
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Saturday – April 26, 2008
| 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
Golf Tournament / Tennis / Leisure Time
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| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |
Awards Luncheon
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* Please note: This agenda is subject to change. Please visit our website often for updates
- This event is supported through sponsorships
and registration -
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