“Building on Our Legacy & Planning for Our Future”
A Statewide Virtual Forum
November 13, 2020, 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Join business, education, government and community leaders at the NC Global Advantage Forum 2020!
Keynote Speaker
Liz Schrayer, President & CEO
U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC)
Liz Schrayer serves as President and CEO of USGLC, a broad based coalition of more than 500 businesses and NGOs, that advocates for strong U.S. global leadership through development and diplomacy.
Featured Speaker
Ambassador Barbara Stephenson
Vice Provost for Global Affairs and Chief Global Officer – UNC Chapel Hill
welcome Speaker
Dr. Ralph Baric, PhD
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Panel: Adaptive Leadership in the Global Arena
Dr. Mandy K. Cohen
Panelist
Secretary, NC Department of Health and Human Services
Tsegga Medhin
Panelist
Founder, The Pearl Leadership Institute; President, UN Women US NC
Paul Weisenfeld
Panelist
Executive Vice President, International Development, RTI International
Nick Tennyson
Moderator
Former Secretary of NC Department of Transportation, former Mayor of Durham
Case Study: Global Business in North Carolina
Quality of life is, to a great extent, defined by economic opportunities. To prosper in the global market place, we must make a concerted effort both inside and outside of North Carolina to optimize global economic development.
Charles Vaillant
Panelist
CTO/CDO MANN+HUMMEL
Madhu Beriwal
Panelist
President and CEO, IEM
John Loyack
Moderator
Vice President, Global Business Services, Economic Development Partnership NC
Forum Emcee
David Robinson
Counsel, Nexsen Pruet
and Honorary Consul for Japan in North Carolina
Virtual Happy Hour
Adaptive Leadership
Katherine Turner, Moderator
Global Business in NC
Jennifer Thomas, Moderator
Post-Election
How do we work together?
Tim Crowley, Moderator
Thank you
to the NC Global Advantage Forum 2020 Sponsors
Ambassador Sponsor
Chargé d’Affaires Sponsors
Diplomat
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