Rural Sustainability Summit
Sponsored by
UNC Institute for the Environment / UNC Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology
Honors Carolina / UNC Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid / Carolina Center for Public Service
Pre-Summit Event
Viewing of award winning documentary
Raising Bertie
Thursday, October 13th | UNC Student Union Great Hall | 7:00 PM
Friday, October 14th, 2016 | UNC Student Union Auditorium | 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
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Speakers
| Time | Agenda |
|---|---|
| 8:00 | Doors Open: Coffee and bagels in auditorium lobby |
| 8:30 | Welcome Remarks |
| 9:05 | Morning Keynote: Speaker Greg Gaskins, Deputy Treasurer for North Carolina |
| 9:55 | Break |
| 10:10 | Panel Discussion: Renewable Energy as a tool for Rural Development Moderator: Brian O'Hara, Senior Vice President of Strategy, Strata Solar Bill Kearney, Associate Minister/ Owner of Bill Kearney & Company Consulting Tom Butler, Owner, Butler Farms Steve Kalland, Executive Director, NC Clean Energy Technology Center |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:15 | Panel Discussion: High Speed Broadband Moderator: Maurice Ferrell, UNC School of Government Jason Gray, Senior Research Partner at the NC Rural Center Jeffrey Sural, North Carolina Department of Information Technology, Acting General Counsel. Director, Broadband Infrastructure Office Curis Wynn, President & CEO, Roanoke Electric Cooperative and Subsidiaries John Loyack, Vice President, Global Business Services, Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina |
| 12:05 | Break for Lunch: Box lunches offered for purchase |
| 12:20 | Lunch: Keynote Speaker Dr. Patricia Mitchell, Assistant Secretary for Rural Development, Rural Economic Development, North Carolina Department of Commerce |
| 1:10 | Break |
| 1:15 | Panel Discussion: Advanced Manufacturing Moderator: Morris Clarke, Associate Professor of Biochemistry Department of Biological Sciences Winston-Salem State University Matthew Meyer, Associate Vice President for STEM Innovations, NC Community Colleges Matt Koci, Professor, NC State University Dan St. Louis, Director The Manufacturing Solutions Center at CVCC Jerry Pedley, President, Mertek Solutions |
| 2:10 | Break |
| 2:25 | Panel Discussion: Reversing Food Deserts and Creating Economic Opportunities Moderator: Bill Kearney, Associate Minister/ Owner of Bill Kearney & Company Consulting Valee Taylor, Taylor Fish Farm Mikki Sager, Vice President,Resourceful Communities Director, The Conservation Fund Dr. Garrie Moore, Conetoe Family Life |
| 3:10 | The Conetoe Story Dr. Garrie Moore, Conetoe Family Life Center |