Regional Leaders Summit hosted by WCU - Oct 20th

Register now for LEAD:WNC-Enhancing the Quality of Life.

ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

Tuesday, October 20, 2015  |  10am-5pm  |  WCU Campus Early registration of $69 extended until October 12! Registration after October 12 will be $109.

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MORNING KEYNOTES ON THE STATE OF HEALTHCARE

Jeff Seraphine, President, Eastern Group of Lifepoint Health  Harry R. Phillips, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Duke Lifepoint  Steve Heatherly, CEO, Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital

MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Education John Bryant, Senior Director for Human Resources, Henderson County Public Schools  Susan C. Gottfried, Executive Director, Evergreen Community Charter School  Bonnie N. Johnston, Principal, Buncombe County Early and Middle Colleges  Dr. Mary Morse, Great Smokies Christian Home Educators  Concha Wyatt, Key School Director of Teacher Training, Carolina Day School  Michelle Lourcey, Chief Academic Officer at North Carolina Virtual Public Schools  Moderated by Dr. Dale Carpenter, Dean of the College of Education  Healthcare Melissa McKnight, Health Education Supervisor at Jackson County Department of Public Health Melanie Batchelor, Wellness Coordinator/Diabetes Educator, Harris Regional Hospital Dr. Frank Castelblanco, Director, Division of Regional Services, MAHEC Zack Roach, CDC PHAP Fellow for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' Public Health and Human Services Division Moderated by Dr. Kae Livsey, Associate Professor, School of Nursing

SPECIAL LUNCH PRESENTATION

David B. Fountain, North Carolina President of Duke Energy

AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Environment  Dr. Peter Bates, Executive Director of Forest Stewards and Director of WCU's Natural Resource Conservation and Management Program  Brent Martin, Southern Appalachia Regional Director of The Wilderness Society  Julie Mayfield, Co-Director of Mountain True  Sharon Fouts Taylor, Executive Director of the Land Trust for the Little Tennessee  Bob Wagner, Co-Director of Mountain True  Moderated by Dr. Jay Gerlach, Director of WCU's Masters of Public Affairs Program  Creative Arts  Suzanne Fetcher, President & CEO of the McColl Center for Art + Innovation Beth Fields, Executive Director Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center  Thomas "Yona" Wade Waidsutte, Director of the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center  Chris Beacham, Senior Director of Creative Economies at the North Carolina Arts Council Moderated by Dr. George Brown, Dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts  Tourism Stephanie Brown, Executive Director, Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau  Chris Cavanaugh, President, Magellan Strategy Group  Betty Huskins, Executive Director, Smoky Mountain Host  Tommy Jenkins, Executive Director, Macon Co. Economic Development Commission  Ed Phillips, Executive Director, Burke Co. Tourism Development Authority  Ryan Sherby, Executive Director, Southwestern Commission  Moderated by Dr. Steve Morse, Economist and Director, WCU's Hospitality and Tourism Program  Innovation & Technology  Dr. Tony Baldwin, Superintendent of Buncombe County Schools  Susan Harper, Executive Director of the Asheville Community Theatre  Ted Pate, Co-founder of Dig Local  Steven Schain, President, Spectra3D Technologies  Allen Ray, CEO and owner of Simply-Home.  Moderated by Dr. Edward Wright, Director of WCU's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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