AGENDA
2022 AGENDA
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8:00am – 9:00am
Registration & Networking
Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking
9:00am – 9:10am
Opening Remarks
CHARLOTTE REGIONAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE
9:10am – 9:25am
Welcoming Remarks
THE HONORABLE VI ALEXANDER LYLES
Mayor, Charlotte, North Carolina
9:25am – 9:50am
Featured Presentation
CARRIE COLE
Vice President, Business Development, ROI Research on Investment | Gazelle.ai
The State of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: Challenges and Opportunities
9:50am – 10:00am
Coffee & Networking Break
Sponsored by: Edifice General Contractors
10:00am – 10:05am
Featured Remarks
DR. KANDI DEITEMEYER
President, Central Piedmont Community College
10:05am – 10:30am
Featured Presentation
The State of Foreign Investment in North Carolina
10:30am–11:30am
Panel Discussion
Sponsored by: J.P. Morgan Chase
MODERATOR
COLIN KISER
Director of Business Development, Spotit
Cybersecurity & Data Privacy: Risks and Solutions for Carolinas’ based Global Businesses
PANELISTS
Henk De Jonghe, Strategic Consultant, Automation COE Lead
Pieterjan Donck, Group IT Infrastructure Manager, BekaertDeslee Holding
Sarah Hutchins, Partner, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Team, Parker Poe
Steven Vynckier, Founding Partner, Spotit
11:30am – 12:55pm
Lunch Program
Sponsored by: ROI Research on Investment & Gazelle.ai
General Session & Luncheon Speakers
11:40am – 12:10pm
SPECIAL BREAK-OUT SESSION
CARRIE COLE
Vice President, Business Development, ROI Research on Investment | Gazelle.ai
Gazelle.AI – A One-Stop Investment Attraction & Lead Generation Platform
12:20pm – 12:55pm
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
KATARINA FJORDING
Head of Volvo Car University & Sustainability Americas, Volvo Car USA LLC
Volvo Car’s Corporate Sustainability Initiatives: Where Rubber Meets the Road
12:55pm – 1:25pm
Featured Presentation
HARRY M. LIGHTSEY, III
Secretary, South Carolina Department of Commerce
The State of Foreign Investment in South Carolina
1:25pm–2:25pm
Panel Discussion
Sponsored by: Gresham Smith
MODERATOR
RICHARD KUGELMANN, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®
Dean of Skilled Trades and Public Services, Central Piedmont Community College
Foreign Direct Investment in the Carolinas’ Food & Beverage Sector:
Challenges & Opportunities
PANELISTS
Jeff Kellar, Chief Executive Officer and President, VPET Plastics
Hal Teegarden, Chief Operating Officer, HS Growers LLC
Karsten Uhlmann, Chief Executive Officer, BCA Brewing Corporation of the Americas Inc.
2:25pm–2:55pm
Featured Presentation
A Fireside Chat: Global Manufacturing and the Renewable Energy Sector in the Carolinas —
Charging Forward towards a Sustainable Future
Sponsored by: Parker Poe
FEATURING:
Katherine Ross
Partner,
Energy & Environment Practice Group
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Andrew Tate
Director,
North Carolina Economic Development
Duke Energy
2:55pm–3:10pm
Coffee & Networking Break
Sponsored by: Wells Fargo Bank
3:10pm–3:45pm
Featured Presentation
Sponsored by: Rödl & Partner USA
JAMES E. (Jim) GLASSMAN
Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Head Economist, Chase Commercial Banking
The Challenging Road Returning to Normal
3:45pm–4:45pm
Panel Discussion
Sponsored by: Myers & Chapman, Inc.
MODERATOR
David Verner
Executive Vice-President, Gresham Smith
Foreign Direct Investment in the Carolinas’ E-Mobility Sector: Challenges & Opportunities
PANELISTS
Steve Christian, Senior Director, Americas Sales, STAR EV Corporation
Morgan Crapps, Principal, Site Selection Consultant, Parker Poe Consulting, LLC
Ravi Nagarkar, Chief Executive Officer, Bharat Forge Aluminum USA
Leighton Yates, Senior Manager, Government Affairs, VinFast US
4:45pm–5:00pm
Closing Remarks & Networking Session
2019 AGENDA
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