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24 <br /> <br />Given the positive feedback generated from the inaugural summit, staff proposes hosting <br />another summit on October 16, 2019. This event would be held at the Whitted Building and <br />would be co-broadcast on the County’s cable television channel. <br /> <br />After last year’s summit, staff and representatives from WCHL met several times and also <br />solicited feedback from the BOCC on ways to improve the next summit. Among the proposals <br />offered were to broaden the scope beyond economic development to include other County <br />initiatives and issues, such as affordable housing and transportation. <br /> <br />Topics and Panels (3:00 – 7:00 PM) <br /> <br />Hour 1 <br />• First segment: BOCC’s approach to social justice <br />Panelists: Penny Rich, Chair, Orange County Board of Commissioners; Mark Dorosin, <br />Orange County Commissioner; Debby Stroman, Chair, Orange County Human Relations <br />Commission; Ashley Heger, Orange County Food Council Coordinator <br /> <br />• Second segment: Affordable Housing <br />Panelists: Emila Sutton, Orange County Housing and Community Development Director; <br />Dolores Bailey, EmPOWERment; Robert Dowling; Corey Root, Partnership to End <br />Homelessness <br />Commissioner: Sally Greene <br /> <br />Hour 2: <br />• First segment: Public Transportation <br />Panelists: Theo Letman, Orange County Public Transportation; Brian Litchfield, Chapel Hill <br />Transit; Damon Seils, Carrboro Alderman and MPO Chair <br />Commissioner: Renee Price <br /> <br />• Second segment: Tourism/Arts <br />Panelists: Laurie Paolicelli, Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitor’s Bureau; Katie Murray, <br />Orange County Arts Commission. <br />Commissioner: Penny Rich <br /> <br />Hour 3: <br />• First segment: Education: K-12 <br />Panelists: Joal Broun, Chair, CHCCS Board of Education; Pam Baldwin, CHCCS <br />Superintendent; Will Atherton, Chair, Orange County Schools Board of Education; Dr. <br />Randy Bridges, Interim Superintendent, Orange County Schools. <br />Commissioner: Jamezetta Bedford <br /> <br />• Second segment: Workforce Development <br />Panelists: Bill Ingram, President, Durham Technical Community College (or designee); <br />Teacher, Orange High School trade skills program; Teacher, CHCCS CTE Program <br />Commissioner: Mark Marcoplos <br /> <br />Hour 4: Economic Development <br />• First segment: Industrial recruitment