Thursday, November 12, 2009
Dennis Edwards, CEO, Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau
Topic: What does tourism mean for Wake County?

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Thursday, October 8, 2009
Ken Bowers, Deputy Directory
City of Raleigh, Planning Department
Topic: Building a 21st Century Raleigh

 Click Here to Learn More About Ken

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Thursday, September 10, 2009
Jim Green, Senior Vice President, United Way of the Greater TriangleTopic: Giving, Advocating and Voluteering

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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Charlie Perusse, Director, State of NC Budget Office
Managing the State Budget in Challenging Times

Click Here to Learn More About Charlie
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Drew Moretz, Vice President-Government Affairs
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Update from Capital Hill and Jones Street

Click Here to Learn More About Drew

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June 18, 2009
Tom Darden, CEO,
Cherokee Investment Partners
Topic: Investing in the Future of our Community and a Better World


Click Here to Learn More About Tom Darden

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May 21, 2009
David Diaz, CEO, Downtown Raleigh Alliance
Topic: Place Branding and Partnership:
A Fresh Approach to Promoting Downtown Raleigh

Click Here to Learn More about David Diaz and his presentation

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April 22, 2009
Joseph K. Durham, Deputy Wake County Manager
Topic: Addressing Current Challenges

Joe Durham is a graduate of East Carolina University with a BS in Urban and Regional Planning.  He has also pursued graduate studies at East Carolina University in Administrative Services and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Government in Municipal Administration. Click here to learn more about Joe Durham.

 

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March 25, 2009
Jeff Corbett
Topic: Securing Our Energy Future

Jeff Corbett is senior vice president, Energy Delivery Carolinas. Jeff has been with Progress Energy and CP&L since 1999. Before assuming his current position, Jeff was senior vice president, Energy Delivery, Progress Energy Florida. He previously served as vice president, Distribution, Progress Energy Carolinas, general manager, Eastern Region, Progress Energy Carolinas, and as director, Distribution Power Quality and Reliability. Click here to learn more about Jeff Corbett.

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February 25, 2009
Dr. Michael Walden
Topic: Economic Outlook: Ruin or Recovery

Dr. Walden  is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and Extension Economist in the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics at N C State Univerity. Click here to learn more about Michael Walden.

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January 29, 2009
Mary-Ann Baldwin
Top Three Things We Need To Accomplish
During 2009 To Be A Successful City.

Mary-Ann Baldwin, Raleigh City Council Member at Large spoke about the Top Three Things We Need To Accomplish During 2009 To Be A Successful City. Refer to the Blog section for comments on her presentation.  Click Here to Learn more about Mary-Ann

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November 19, 2008
Orage Quarles, III
The Future of the News and Observer

 

Orage Quarles is the President and Publisher of the Raleigh New & Observer.  Check to Blog section for comments on his presentation.

Click here to learn more about Mr. Quarles 

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October 15, 2008

Fred Day IV
Co-Chair, Reality Check 2009
Reality Check 2009 is a regional visioning effort to raise the awareness about the coming growth, a collaborative process of the Urban Land Institute and Triangle Tomorrow.
Learn more at www.realitycheck2009.org

Click here to learn more about Fred.

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September 17, 2008

Creating a 21^st Century City

Mitchell Silver, Director, City of Raleigh
Department of City Planning
Click here to learn more about Mitch