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2014 TVC National Summit

June 4, 2014 - June 5, 2014

National Leadership through Regional Cooperation

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Agenda

Wednesday, June 4, 2014:

  • 10:00 a.m. Registration Open
  • 11:30 a.m. Welcome Luncheon
    Session Host – Gerald Boyd, chairman of the Tennessee Valley Corridor
    Welcome Remarks—
    Congressman Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee
    Mayor Andy Berke, City of Chattanooga
    Mayor Jim Coppinger, Hamilton County
    Senator Bob Corker, Tennessee, via video
    Congressman Morgan Griffith, Virginia
    Keynote Speaker–
    Chancellor Steve Angle, Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  • 1:30 p.m. Break
  • 1:45 p.m. Chattanooga Can-Do
    Session Host— Wade A. Hinton, Attorney for the City of Chattanooga
    Remarks— Congressman Chuck Fleischmann
    Keynote Speaker — Mitch Patel, President and CEO of Vision Hospitality Group
    Remarks and Panel Discussion Moderated By— Ron Harr, CEO, Chattanooga Chamber
    Panelists—
    Max Fuller, Chairman/CEO with U.S. Xpress
    Tiffanie Robinson, Founder and CEO of Waypaver
    Mike Bradshaw, Executive-in-Residence at Co-Lab
    Dr. Thomas Devlin, Director of the Chattanooga Center for Neurologic Research
  • 3:00 p.m. Break
  • 3:30 p.m. Oak Ridge – The Energy City
    Session Host— Rebecca Crowe, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
    Keynote Speakers—
    Dr. Thom Mason, Director, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Jim Haynes, President and CEO, Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC
    Panel Discussion Moderated By— Bonnie Carroll, Chair of East Tenn Economic Council
    Panelists—
    Andy Page, President/CEO of Oak Ridge Associated Universities
    Dr. Matt Murray, Director, Baker Center at the University of Tennessee
    Bill Reis, Vice President, Public Affairs, Y-12 National Security Complex
    Matt Marston, Chief Operating Officer, URS-CH2M Oak Ridge (UCOR)
  • 5:45 to 7 p.m. Reception at UTC University Center

Thursday, June 5, 2014:

  • 7:45 a.m. Breakfast at UTC University Center
  • 8:30 a.m. Huntsville – A Smart Place
    Session Host—Mark Gradkowski, Vice President at Teledyne Brown Engineering
    Presentation By— Todd May, Program Manager, Space Launch Systems at NASA
    Keynote Speaker— Mayor Tommy Battle, City of Huntsville
    Panel Discussion Moderated By— Dr. Deborah Barnhart, CEO, Space and Rocket Center
    Panelists—
    Chip Cherry, CEO, Huntsville Chamber of Commerce
    Dr. Casey Wardynski, Superintendent, Huntsville City Schools
    John Vickers, Assistant Manager at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
    John Hamilton, City Administrator at the City of Huntsville (Invited)
  • 10:30 a.m. Break
  • 11:00 a.m. TVC’s Education and Venture Development Assets
    Session Host/Presentation/Moderator–
    John Morris, President/CEO of Tech 20/20
    Panel Discussion—
    Dr. Phil Oldham, President of Tennessee Tech
    Dr. Chris Whaley, President of Roane State Community College
    Dr. Jim Catanzaro, President of Chattanooga State Community College
    Holly Hanson, Director of the Cumberland Business Incubator
    Fran Marcum, Managing Partner of Marcum Capital and Chair/CEO of NEST-TN
    Dick Reeves, Angel Syndicates Central
  • 12:00 p.m. Break
  • 12:15 p.m. Leadership Luncheon
    Session Host—
    Congressman Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee
    Remarks By—
    Gerald Boyd, Chairman of the TVC
    Senator Lamar Alexander, Tennessee, via video
    Congressman Phil Roe, Tennessee
    Keynote Speakers –
    Dr. Joe DiPietro, President, University of Tennessee
    Lt. General Frank Klotz, Department of Energy’s Undersecretary for
    Nuclear Security and NNSA Administrator
  • 2:30 p.m. Adjourn

Optional Tour of the Challenger Center at UTC


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Details

Start:
June 4, 2014
End:
June 5, 2014

Venue

Chattanooga, TN