Agenda

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

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7:30
Registration Opens
7:30 – 8:00
Networking
8:00 – 8:15
Welcome

• Dr. Bobbi Barends, Vice President and Campus Director, Delaware Technical Community College
• Dr. Mark T. Brainard, President, Delaware Technical Community College
• The Honorable Michael H. Vincent, Council President, Sussex County

8:15 – 8:50
Brenda Whitehurst, Moderator
1 Million Cups

• Rick Ewing, Eagle Wing Hot Sauce
• Susan Ryan, Good Earth Market & Organic Farm   

8:50 – 9:10
Celebrating 25 Years: The Secret to Our Success

• Dr. Bobbi Barends

9:10 – 9:20
Sussex County Snapshot

• Ed Simon, Workforce Analyst, Retired from DEDO

9:20 – 9:45
"Hot Topic!" The Future of Transportation

• The Honorable Jennifer Cohan, Delaware Secretary of Transportation

9:45 – 10:00        
Break
10:00 – 11:00
Dr. Bill McGowan, Moderator
Panel: Celebrate the Past, Envision the Future

• The Honorable Susan Bunting, Delaware Secretary of Education
• Dwayne Kilgo, Director of Information Technology, Sussex County Government
• Jay Baxter, Farm Manager, Baxter Farms Incorporated

11:10 – 11:30
Breakout Session 1

• Digging Deeper Into the Data - Rooms 535 A&B
  Ed Simon, Workforce Analyst, Retired from DEDO
• Multitalented and Multicultural: How to Harness the Power of Sussex County’s Growing Diversity - Rooms 535 C&D
  Patricia Rivera, Owner, Hook PR & Marketing
• Driving into the Future! - A Model for Private/Public Partnerships - Rooms 555 A&B
  Charlie Burton, Owner, IG Burton Auto Dealerships
  Terry Megee, President, Megee Motors
  Santosh Viswanathan, Managing Partner, Willis Ford
• What if . . . You Could Pose an Idea That Could Shape the Future of Sussex County? - 555 C&D
  Dr. Bobbi Barends, Vice President and Campus Director, Delaware Technical Community College
  Brenda Whitehurst, Planning Team Member, Sussex County Today and Tomorrow Conference

11:40 – 12:00
Breakout Session 2

• Digging Deeper Into the Data - Rooms 535 A&B
  Ed Simon, Workforce Analyst, Retired from DEDO
• Multitalented and Multicultural: How to Harness the Power of Sussex County’s Growing Diversity - Rooms 535 C&D
  Patricia Rivera, Owner, Hook PR & Marketing
• Driving into the Future! - A Model for Private/Public Partnerships - Rooms 555 A&BCharlie Burton, Owner, IG Burton Auto Dealerships
  Terry Megee, President, Megee Motors
  Santosh Viswanathan, Managing Partner, Willis Ford
• What if . . . . . You Could Pose an Idea That Could Shape the Future of Sussex County? - 555 C&D
  Dr. Bobbi Barends, Vice President and Campus Director, Delaware Technical Community College
  Brenda Whitehurst, Planning Team Member, Sussex County Today and Tomorrow Conference

12:10 – 12:30
Envision the Future of Sussex County

• Todd F. Lawson, County Administrator, Sussex County Government

12:30
Lunch