CONNECT Conference 2021

*Please note: Due to the current status of the Covid-19 Pandemic, masks will be required for all indoor portions of this event.
 

2021 CONNECT Conference Schedule

11:30am - Conference Registration & Vendor Expo

12:00pm - Lunch featuring Logan's Roadhouse

12:30pm - Welcome

12:35-1:00pm- Creating Ecosystems for Entrepreneurship: Why Creative Spaces & Storytelling are More Important than Ever Before

        Susan Scott, Chief Growth Officer, UNC-TV/PBS

1:00pm - 1:45pm  Innovation Nation: How the Triangle is Leading the Way in Innovative Ideas & Creativity in Economic Development & Job Creation

                Henry McKoy, Director of Entrepreneurship, North Carolina Central University

                Vinny Smith, Contender Esports

                Brian Anweiler, Athletic Director, WakeTech   

1:45pm-2:05pm - 2021 Bond Referendum Presentation - Town of Garner

2:05pm-2:20pm - Break - Sponsored by John D. Adams, CPA

2:20pm-2:40pm -“Something Big is Coming”, Matthew Coppedge-Garner Chamber CEO

2:40pm-3:25pm - The Triangle's Next Boomtown: Why Garner, Why Now?

                    Cambridge Properties, Costco-Garner & Rand Village Developer

                    Gregg Sandreuter - HM Partners, Beacon Office Park Developer

                    Barry Eagle - Crown Hotel Group, TRU Hotel - Garner Developer

3:25pm-3:45 - Break 

3:45pm-4:30pm - Coming Soon: An Exclusive First Look at Projects in the Pipeline - Economic Development Announcements & Panel

4:30pm-5:30pm - Reception - Sponsored by All Star Trash, featuring Logan's Roadhouse