Join regional leaders for dialogue on important issues facing Western North Carolina as it grows its economy.
Friday, October 7, 2016 | 10am-4pm | WCU Campus
Early registration: $29 until September 23
Registration will be $50 after September 23.
OUTDOOR TOURISM
Panel members from both the public and private sectors will discuss the significant issues impacting the growth of outdoor tourism balanced with access to our natural resources and the environment. Moderated by WCU Professor Steve Morse.
Panel
David Brown, Executive Director, America Outdoors Association, Knoxville, TN
Mark Singleton, Executive Director, American Whitewater, Cullowhee, NC
Sutton Bacon,CEO, Nantahala Outdoor Center, Bryson City, NC
Dr. Andrew Bobilya, Director of WCU’s Parks and Recreation Management Program
Mike Wilkins, Head Ranger, Nantahala National Forest, U.S. Forest Service, Franklin, NC
REGIONAL GROWTH SECTORS
Tourism: Steve Watson, Chief Financial Officer, The Biltmore Company
Manufacturing: Eaton Corp
Health: Heather Gates, Director, WNC Health Network
Creative Arts: Timm Muth, Project Director, Green Energy Park
Education: Lauren Bishop WCU’s Chief Sustainability Officer and Lane Perry, WCU’s Director of Service Learning
FACILITATED BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Social Entrepreneurship
Moderated by Dr. Lane Perry, Director of WCU’s Center for Service Learning.
Creative Placemaking
Moderated by George Brown, Dean of WCU’s College of Fine and Performing Arts.
Getting Around
Moderated by Garratt Artz, Executive Director of RiverLink, and Dr. Arthur Salido, WCU Associate Professor of Chemistry.
