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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Topics and Panels (3:00 – 7:00 PM): <br /> <br />Hour 1: The Creative Economy <br />• First segment: The Arts Economy <br />Lead panelist: Katie Murray, Director, Orange County Arts Commission <br />Guest panelist: TBD (someone who receives an arts grant with a tie-in to economic <br />development) <br />Commissioner panelist: ________________________ <br /> <br />• Second segment: The Entrepreneurial Economy <br />Lead panelist: Dina Rousset, LAUNCH program manager <br />Guest panelist: Representatives from Academic Benchmarking Consortium, Quantworks or <br />other successful LAUNCH start-up as determined by LAUNCH <br />Commissioner: ______________________ <br />Staff backup: Yvonne Scarlett <br /> <br />Hour 2: Nexus of Local Food Systems <br />Panelists: James Watts, Weaver Street buyer; Sue Ellsworth, PFAP Manager <br />Guest panelists: Representatives from Food Council, Seal the Seasons, Boxcar Cheese, <br />LOCO Pops <br />Commissioner: TBD <br />Staff backup: Mike Ortosky <br /> <br />Hour 3: Orange County as a Destination <br />• First segment: Tourism <br />Lead panelist: Laurie Paolicelli, Orange County Visitors Bureau <br />Panelists: Anthony Carey, General Manager of the Sienna Hotel <br />Commissioner panelist: _________________________ <br /> <br />• Second segment: Specialized Tourism <br />Lead Panelist: David Stancil, Orange County DEAPR <br />Panelists: John Stock (SportsPlex), Kate Dixon (MST), Triangle Area Polo Club, Soccer.com <br />Commissioner panelist: _________________________ <br /> <br />Hour 4: Business recruitment <br />• First segment: Focus on Small Businesses <br />Lead Panelist: Steve Brantley, Orange County Economic Development Director <br />Panelists: Representatives from Ceremony Salon and Cup a Joe (small business grant or <br />loan recipients) <br />Commissioner panelist: _________________________ <br />Staff backup: Yvonne Scarlett <br /> <br />• Second segment: Industrial Recruitment <br />Lead Panelist: Steve Brantley, Orange County Economic Development Director <br />Panelists: Bill Ingram, Durham Tech President; TBD <br />Commissioner panelist: _________________________ <br /> <br />2