NC Global Advantage Forum

November 6, 2025  •  11:00am – 2pm

The premier forum in NC that convenes and engages a cross-section of leaders from all sectors to focus on global opportunities in education, development, economic and community development and entrepreneurship. The Forum is an annual event promoting the value of the NC Coalition for Global Competitiveness, building support for our work, and highlighting global engagement success stories from our state.

Forum Agenda

11:00 – 12:00 Global Networking Hour & Lunch sponsored by Participate Learning

12:00 – 2:00 Programming

WELCOME

• Meredith Henderson, Global NC
• Tim Gabel,  RTI International
• NC Secretary of State Elaine Marshall
• Remarks from Governor Stein

KEYNOTE: Dirk Janzen, Vice President Passenger Sales, The Americas, Lufthansa Group Airlines

PANELS

North Carolina’s Global Connections to Infrastructure sponsored by CyberAlliance

• Dana Magliola, NC Chamber of Commerce
• Hans Bean, NC Ports
• Kate Jostworth, Maersk

Spotlight! RTI’s RPX Pilot Xcelerator

• Justin Larson, Energy Research Economist, RTI International  
• David Dausch, Vice President, Engineering and Advanced Technology, RTI International

Connecting Community Colleges and Beyond sponsored by SLKone and Amalgam Capital

• John Loyack, NC Community Colleges
• Nathan Ramsey, Director, Mountain Area Workforce Development Board

JIM FAIN NC GLOBAL AMBASSADOR AWARD sponsored by Michael Best

• Dr. Stephen B. Mackler
• Dr. Burton Horwitz
• Ray F. West, Jr.

CLOSING

• Assistant Commissioner of NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Chrissy Waggett