2010 Twin County Business Education Summit
Friday, November 19, 2010
Nash Community College Business and Industry Center – Brown Auditorium
Registration and Light Breakfast……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Welcome ………………………………………………………………………………Fred Turnage, Chairman, Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce
Sam Noble, Chairman, Tarboro Edgecombe Chamber of Commerce
Presentation of Colors ………………………………………………………………………………………..Southwest Edgecombe High School Color Guard
Pledge of Allegiance ……………………………………..Brandon Denton, President; Aneikea Dickens, Vice President (National Honor Society)
Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Early College High School
National Anthem …………………………………………………………Kayla Evans, Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools, Early College High School
Education Overview and Introduction of Keynote Speaker ……Reuben Blackwell, Vice Chair, Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce
Keynote Speaker, “Building A World Class Education Economy”…………………………………………Bill McNeal, Executive Director, NCASA
North Carolina Association of School Administrators – 2004 National Superintendent of the Year
Moderator…………………………………………………………………………………………….. John Dornan, President and CEO, Public School Forum
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Presentations ~
Forum Agenda 7:30 a.m.
Forum Luncheon 11:30 p.m.
Panel Q&A
Invited Guest Speaker ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Governor Beverly Perdue
Special Entertainment …………………………………………………………. Carver Elementary School Chorus, Edgecombe County Public Schools
Remarks ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Reuben Blackwell, RMACC
John Dornan, President and CEO, Public School Forum
The Big Picture
Demographics, Economic Development
and Education
Dr. James H. Johnson, Jr.
Kenan Flagler School of Business
Regional Competitive Update
Bill McNeal
Executive Director, NCASA
Trends in Economic Development
and Education
Dan Gerlach
President
Golden LEAF Foundation
Technology as the Great Equalizer
Technology in the Classroom
Dr. Bryan Setser
CEO, Virtual Public Schools
Cutting Edge Initiatives
Workforce Development Efforts
Michael Williams
Executive Director
Turning Point Workforce
Development Board
Dual Enrollment
Early College High School
Dr. Bill Carver
President, Nash Community College
2+2+2
Get an Edge Up
Dr. Deborah Lamm
President, Edgecombe Community College
Community Role –
Students, Educators, Workers
Partnerships for Adult Learning
Marilynn Anselmi
Director, Gateway Technology Center
It All Starts with Early Childhood
Education/Preparing Families for Success
Henrietta Zalkind
Executive Director
DownEast Partnership for Children
2010 Twin County Business Education Summit
Friday, November 19, 2010
Nash Community College Business and Industry Center – Brown Auditorium
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Mail or fax to: Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce • PO Box 392 • Rocky Mount, NC 27802 • Phone: 252-973-1211 • Fax: 252-446-5103
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