SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | Wednesday, November 6
1:30PM
DEPART FOR GREENVILLE, S.C.
Westin Poinsett Hotel | 120 S Main Street
Carlos Phillips, President/CEO, Greenville Chamber
Liz Horton, Senior Vice-President, Greenville Chamber
5:00-6PM
WELCOME RECEPTION WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
Halls Chop House | 550 S. Main Street
Hank Hyatt, Sr. VP Economic Competitiveness, Greenville Chamber
6:15 - 8PM
DINNER WITH PRESENTATION: SETTING THE STAGE
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | Thursday, November 7
8:15 - 9:15AM
TALENT AND WORKFORCE
Clemson ONE | 1 N. Main Street
Cheryl Garrison, Director of Talent and Workforce Solutions, Greenville Chamber
Jennifer Moorefield, Associate Vice President of Economic Development and Corporate Training, Greenville Technical College
Whitney Hanna, Coordinator of Community Collaboration & Institutional Advancement, Greenville County Schools
9:30 - 10:30AM
HOUSING
Clemson ONE | 1 N. Main Street
Ginny Stroud, Community Development Administrator, City of Greenville
Imma Nwobodu, Program Director, Greenville County Redevelopment Authority
10:45 - 12PM
BREAKOUT SESSIONS - CHOOSE 1
NEXT Innovation Center | 411 University Ridge
Entrepreneurship
Christy Ashkettle, Director of Communications & Culture, NEXT
Matt Sanford, CEO, Agulus, Inc.
Peace Center | 101 W. Broad St.
Arts & Culture
Angela Lakin, VP of Marketing, Peace Center
12:15 - 1:30PM
LUNCH WITH GUEST
Lazy Goat | 170 Riverplace
Mayor Knox White, City of Greenville
1:45 - 3:00PM
GROWING A COMMUNITY
City Hall | 206 S. Main St.
Nancy Whitworth, Director of Economic Development & Interim City Manager, City of Greenville
Buddy Skinner, Building Codes Administrator, City of Greenville
Matt Efird, Budget Administrator & Interim Assistant City Manager, City of Greenville
Mike Panasko, Business Development Manager, City of Greenville
Jay Graham, Planning & Development Manager, City of Greenville
3:15 - 4:30PM
DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE WALKING TOUR
Insight into the design and development of community anchor projects
Location | TBD
Mary Douglas Hirsch, Real Estate Development Manager, City of Greenville
Edward Kinney, Sr. Landscape Architect, City of Greenville
Mike Panasco, Business Development Manager, City of Greenville
Kevin Howard, Project Manager, City of Greenville
4:45 - 5:15PM
BREAK
5:20 - 6:15PM
RECEPTION
Westin Poinsett Hotel | 120 S. Main St.
6:30 - 8:00PM
DINNER & PRESENTATION: HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Rick Erwin's | 648 S. Main St.
Courtney Powell, Senior Development Planner, City of Greenville
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | Friday, November 8
8:30 - 9:30AM
TOURISM: DISTINGUISING YOUR BRAND
Westin Poinsett Hotel | 120 S Main Street
TBD, VisitGreenvilleSC
10 - 10:30PM
VILLAGE AND BRANDON MILL REDEVELOPMENT
Brandon Mill | 101 Abney Street
Liz Rundorff Smith, Executive Director, Greenville Center for Creative Arts
10:45 - 12:45PM
MILLS BUS TOUR
Don Koonce, Greenville Historian
1 - 2:30PM
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Ruth's Chris | 250 Riverplace, Suite 200
John Lummus, President/CEO, Upstate Alliance
Mark Farris, President/CEO, Greenville Area Development Corporation (GADC)
Tim Justice,CEO, Rescom Construction
SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS
Carlos Phillips
President & CEO
Greenville Chamber
Jennifer Moorefield
Associate Vice President of Economic Development & Corporate Training
Greenville Technical College
Liz Horton
Hank Hyatt
Cheryl Garrison
Senior Vice-President
Greenville Chamber
Senior Vice President Economic Competitiveness
Greenville Chamber
Director of Talent & Workforce Solutions, Greenville Chamber
Whitney Hanna
Ginny Stroud
Imma Nwobodu
Program Director
Greenville County Redevelopment Authority
Community Development Administrator
City of Greenville
Coordinator of Community Collaboration & Institutional Advancement
Greenville County Schools
Knox White
Mayor
City of Greenville
Nancy Whitworth
Buddy Skinner
Matt Efird
Director of Economic Development & Interim City Manager
City of Greenville
Building Codes Administrator
City of Greenville
Budget Administrator & Interim Assistant City Manager
City of Greenville
Mike Panasko
Jay Graham
Mary Douglas Hirsch
Edward Kinney
Business Development Manager
City of Greenville
Planning & Development Manager
City of Greenville
Real Estate Development Manager
City of Greenville
Sr. Landscape Architect
City of Greenville
Kevin Howard
Courtney Powell
Liz Rundorff Smith
Don Koonce
Project Manager
City of Greenville
Senior Development Planner
City of Greenville
Executive Director
Greenville Center for Creative Arts
Local Historian
Greenville
John Lummus
President & CEO
Upstate Alliance
Mark Farris
Tim Justice
CEO
Rescom Construction
President & CEO
Greenville Area Development Corporation
(GADC)