Summit Agenda — Tuesday February 26, 2008
7:30 AM
Registration / Light Breakfast
- Mini-Expo (exhibit tables & entrepreneurial activity posters)
8:30 AM
Welcoming Remarks
- Billy Ray Hall, President, NC Rural Center
8:45 AM
Summit Hosts — Agenda & Introductions
- Allen Joines, Mayor, Winston-Salem
- Victor Dau, Director, Randolph Community College Small Business Center
9:00 AM
Entrepreneur Keynote Address
- Nido Qubein, President, High Point University and serial entrepreneur
10:00 AM
Entrepreneurship Education Update
- June St. Clair Atkinson, State Superintendent, NC Department of Public Instruction
- Martin Lancaster, President, NC Community College System
- Leslie Boney, Associate Vice President, The University of North Carolina
- Hope Williams, President, NC Independent Colleges & Universities
10:30 AM
Business Capital Panel
Moderator: Larry Chavis, Lumbee Guaranty Bank
Moderator: Larry Chavis, Lumbee Guaranty Bank
- Don Stewart, Rural Venture Fund
- Tim Janke, Inception Micro Angel Fund (IMAF)
- Rick Larson, Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIF)
- John Richert, NC Biotechnology Center (NCBC) Baton Program
11:00 AM
Regional Profile / Showcase
Hosts: Michael and Ramona Woods, Ashtae Products, Greensboro
Hosts: Michael and Ramona Woods, Ashtae Products, Greensboro
12:15 PM
Entrepreneurship Summit Luncheon
Invocation: Reverend Odell Cleveland
Invocation: Reverend Odell Cleveland
12:45 PM
Remarks on State Policy Support
- Introduction by Jim Fain, Secretary, N.C. Department of Commerce
- Honorable Margaret H. Dickson, N.C. House of Representatives, and Chair, House Standing Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship
1:30 PM
Creating & Supporting Entrepreneurial Communities
Moderator: Erik Pages, EntreWorks Consulting
Moderator: Erik Pages, EntreWorks Consulting
- Myrna Ballard, Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce, GA
- Mark Burdette, Entrepreneurial League System, Charleston, WV
- Della Clark, The Enterprise Center, Philadelphia, PA
- Monica Doss, Council for Entrepreneurial Development, NC
3:30 PM
Entrepreneurship Summit Recap / Announcement
4:00 PM
“Unlock the Door” Awards Celebration
- Hop on the BUS! Awards
- “Unlock the Door” prizes
- Other recognitions
5:00 PM
Adjourn