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"Taking Care of Business"
2012 North Carolina Business and Economic Development Summit
September 10 & 11, 2012
Congressional Visitor Center Auditorium - U.S. Capitol
Monday, September 10th
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2:00 pm – 2:20 pm:
Welcome - Rep. Mike McIntyre (NC-07)
2:20 pm – 2:30 pm:
Jake Cashion, Director of Governmental Affairs, NC Chamber of Commerce
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm:
North Carolina Executive Leadership Panel
Moderated by Joe Stewart, Associate Vice President of Government Affairs, NC Chamber of Commerce
Panel
Andy Warlick, CEO, Parkdale Mills
David Simmons, Chairman & CEO, PPD
Bill George, President, Eagle Transport Corporation
Karen Wrigley, Operations Director, Dupont Electronics & Communications
Sepideh Asefnia, President & Founder, SEPI Engineering & Construction
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm:
Briefing and Panel Discussion - Host U.S. Representatives
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (NC-01)
Rep. Renee Ellmers (NC-02)
Rep. Walter Jones (NC-03)
Rep. Larry Kissell (NC-08)
Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC-10)
Rep. Mike McIntyre (NC-07)
Rep. Mel Watt (NC-12)
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm:
Social Mixer & Collaborative Networking Hour
Tuesday, September 11th
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8:00 am:
Breakfast with Host U.S. Representatives
Prayer, Rev. Pat Conroy, Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives
8:30 am - 12:00 pm:
Speakers Seminar
8:30 am - 8:50 am: General James F. Amos, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps
8:50 am - 9:00 am: Representative John Boehner, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
9:00 am - 9:25 am: Joel Klein, Former Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education
9:25 am - 9:50 am: J.C. Watts, Former Representative of the 4th District of Oklahoma
9:50 am - 10:15 am: Senator Kay Hagan (NC)
10:15 am - 10:40 am: TBD
10:40 am - 11:05 am: Rep. Collin Peterson (MN-07)
11:05 am - 11:30 am: Rep. Jim Clyburn (SC-06)
11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Secretary Hilda Solis, U.S. Secretary of Labor