Schedule at a Glance
Thursday - March 25, 2010
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9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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Registration
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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UMCNC Construction Education Session - Part 1
"Construction & The Recovery"
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Lunch with Guest Speaker
Majora Carter, President
The Majora Carter Group
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1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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1) Transforming Your Mind To Grow Your
Business in the New Economy
Dr. Melvin J. Gravely, II, Founder
Institute for Entrepreneurial Thinking
2) Cutting Edge Value Chain - Supplier Development
Dr. Leonard Greenhalgh, Professor of Management
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
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| 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
UMCNC Construction Education Session - Part II
"Building Capacity Through Opportunities" |
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6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Reception (Invitation Only)
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Annual Willie Deese CEO Dinner (Invitation Only)
Sponsored by Merck & Co.
Keynote: Lloyd Yates, President & CEO
Progress Energy Carolinas
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9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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Corporate Sponsored Opening Reception
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Friday - March 26, 2010
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8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Registration
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8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
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The State of the Economy - Disruptive Demographics
Dr. James H. Johnson, William R. Kenan Distinguished
Professor of Entrepreneurship & Director, Urban
Investment Strategies Center
University of NC at Chapel Hill
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| 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM |
Economic Impact of Disruptive Demographics on the
Global Marketplace
Dr. Leonard Greenhalgh, Professor of Management
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Break |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Innovate or Evaporate - Daring Visionaries
Anita Brown-Graham, Director, Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) |
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Changing The Game - Why Leadership Matters
Cynthia Marshall, President, AT&T Carolinas
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Lunch with Guest Speaker
Harriet Michel, President
National Minority Supplier Development Council
(NMSDC)
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1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Access to Capital
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3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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Networking / Break
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Reception
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Dinner with Guest Speaker
David L. Steward, Founder & Chairman
World Wide Technology, Inc.
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8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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Networking / Reception
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Saturday - March 27, 2010
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8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Recreational Networking / Golf Tournament / Tennis
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12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Winner's Circle Luncheon / Wrap-up
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* This agenda is subject to change. Please visit our website often for updates
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