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| 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
Reception at 202 Market
Hosted by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership and the Virginia Tourism Corporation |
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| 8:30 a.m.
- 9:00 a.m.
| Board Meeting of the Southern Growth Policies Board |
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| 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast
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9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
Opening Session
Sponsored by Huntington Ingalls Industries
Welcome Message from Governor Bob McDonnell
Keynote: Jeffrey M. Lacker, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
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| 10:15 a.m.- 11:15 a.m. |
Panel Discussion: Manufacturing in the New Global Economy
Sponsored by Williams Mullen
Moderator: Brett Vassey, President & Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Manufacturers Association
- Melvin Everson, Executive Director, Georgia Governor’s Workforce Office
- John R. Nelson, Executive Vice President &
Chief Technology Officer, Altria Group, Inc.
- John Wagner, Plant Manager, Durham Vaccine Manufacturing Facility, Merck & Co., Inc.
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| 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: Industry-Led Research Consortia
Moderator: Stephen Fleming, Vice President, Economic Development & Technology Ventures & Executive Director, Enterprise Innovation Institute, Georgia Tech
- Roger King, Executive Director, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems
- David Lohr, President & Executive Director, Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing
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| 12:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Lunch and Governor’s Panel:
Sponsored by Norfolk Southern
Keynote & Moderator, Governor’s Panel: Jay Timmons, President & Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Manufacturers
Panelists: Governor Haley Barbour (Mississippi), Governor Bill Haslam (Tennessee), Governor Bob McDonnell (Virginia) and Governor Bev Perdue (North Carolina)
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3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: Competitive Infrastructure - Technology, Transportation and Logistics
Moderator: Jim Meath, Chairman, Williams Mullen
- Gary LaGrange, President & Chief Executive Officer, Port of New Orleans
- Bruce Lambert, Executive Director, Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies
- Rob Martinez, Vice President, Business Development, Business Development Dept./Marketing Division, Norfolk Southern Corporation
- Mark Treadaway, Vice President, Air Service Planning & Development, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
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| 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
Virginia Food & Wine Reception, and Innovator Awards Ceremony
Hosted by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Virginia Wine Board |
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Evening Sponsored by The Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission |
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| 8:30
a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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Morning Events Sponsored by Appalachian Electric Power |
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9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Keynote: Governor Haley Barbour (Mississippi) |
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| 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
Southern Growth Policies Board Update
Ted Abernathy, Executive Director, Southern Growth Policies Board |
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| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
Keynote: Mike Petters, President and Chief Executive Officer, Huntington Ingalls Industries |
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| 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. |
Keynote: Governor Bev Perdue (North Carolina) |
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| 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: Preparing our Rural Communities for Manufacturing Competitiveness
Moderator: J. Mac Holladay, CCE, PCED, Chief Executive Officer, Market Street Services, Inc.
- Andrew Michael Cohill, President and Chief Executive Officer, Design Nine
- Don L. Gallion, Jr., Senior Vice President, International Sales, FCX Systems Inc.
- Earl F. Gohl, Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commission
- Neal Noyes, Executive Director of The Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission (Virginia)
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| 12:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Interactive Discussion: Conference Participants Brainstorm on Next Steps
Moderator: Ted Abernathy, Executive Director, Southern Growth Policies Board |
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Adjournment |
