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How does the current economy affect Tar Heels? What does the fiscal future hold for North Carolina? Get an insider’s view of the state of business in the Triad and throughout the Tar Heel State.

Take an inside look at central North Carolina’s economic outlook during the latest Triad CEO Forum, from the Elon University campus, and only on UNC-TV. Hosted by UNC-TV's own Shannon Vickery, Triad CEO Forum examines the Triad's economy—including its workers, jobs and outlook.

Vickery moderates an enlightening discussion between leading experts from academic, business, financial and government institutions in the Triad. The panel discusses how trends in population, wages, technology, education and training impact the current economic climate in the Triad and, in turn, how it affects the rest of our state.

In its "State of the North Carolina Workforce: An Assessment of the State’s Labor Force Demand and Supply 2007 - 2017," the North Carolina Commission on Workforce Development identified eight trends:

• Many of North Carolina’s traditional manufacturing industries continue to shed jobs as part of an on-going economic transition.
• North Carolina’s traditional “middle jobs”—those that paid a family-sustaining wage and required minimal formal education or training—are disappearing as part of this transition.
• New job creation is concentrating in certain fast-growing metropolitan areas.
• Many areas of North Carolina are not prospering from the economic transformation.
• The future prosperity of all North Carolinians depends on achieving higher educational attainment levels for all citizens.
• Impending baby-boom retirements will exacerbate an emerging skills gap among experienced, skilled workers.
• High-skill in-migrants will help fill part, but not all, of this skills gap.
• Low-skill in-migrants present both opportunities and challenges in meeting the state’s workforce needs.

These issues and more are up for exploration during the Triad CEO Forum. View the video above to learn how you can profit from this stellar panel’s years of combined expertise in the areas of business, technology, education and finance. Hear financial forecasts, industry insights and policy points from North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor Stanley Battle, New Breed CEO and Chairman of the Board Louis DeJoy, Guilford County State Senator Kay Hagan, BB&T Chief Operating Officer Kelly King, and Elon University President Leo Lambert.

Triad CEO Forum (2007) - Program Panelists Include:

North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor Stanley Battle, Ph.D.
With numerous awards and honors Stanley Battle is an accomplished educator, author and civic activist. Dr. Battle has four academic degrees including a B.S. in sociology from Springfield College; M.S.W. in casework from the University of Connecticut; M.P.H. in maternal and child health and Ph.D. in social welfare policy from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Battle began his academic career at the University of Minnesota and held faculty and leadership positions at Boston University, the University of Connecticut, Eastern Connecticut State University, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he was promoted to vice chancellor of student and multicultural affairs in 2000, and, in 2003, president of Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland. He became NC A&T’s chancellor on July 1, 2007.

New Breed Logistics Chairman and CEO Louis DeJoy
Louis DeJoy's leadership led New Breed, a privately held logistics company founded in 1968, to develop broad-based capabilities-including world-class physical distribution, information services, and supply chain management solutions. With more than a quarter century of experience in both public accounting firms and private corporations, private industry and governmental agencies seek DeJoy's advice on various logistical, warehousing, technology and transportation management projects; inventory management; valuation techniques; and operation and cost systems. DeJoy won the 2004 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Carolinas' Award. He serves on the Board of Trustees for Moses Cone Health System, the Fund for American Studies, and Elon University.

Senator Kay R. Hagan
Now in her fifth term in the North Carolina Senate, Senator Kay Hagan brings experience in business and civic affairs. An attorney, licensed to practice in both North Carolina and Florida, Senator Hagan has 10 years of experience in the banking industry. Ranked as one of the “Top Ten Effective Senators” in North Carolina and praised by leaders of the business community, the heads of non-profit organizations and citizens throughout Guilford County for her clear and focused advocacy on behalf of Guilford County. Senator Hagan currently serves as Co-Chair of the Appropriations Committee and Co-Chair of the Pensions, Retirement & Aging Committee. She also serves as a member of the following committees:  Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Education/Public Instruction; Finance; Health Care; Joint Select Committee on Economic Development Incentives; and the Select Committee on Employee Hospital and Medical Benefits.

BB&T Chief Operating Officer Kelly S. King
A member of the Board of Directors of Branch Banking and Trust Company and named BB&T's chief operating officer effective July 1, 2004, Kelly King has served the company in varied roles across the state since joining BB&T’s Management Development Program in 1972. His many professional and community affiliations include a number of current and past chairmanships, board seats and memberships. These positions include Chair of the Piedmont Triad Leadership Group, former Vice Chair of the American Bankers Council; former Chair of the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center; Former Chair of the North Carolina Bankers Association; Former board member, NC Economic Development commission; Former Director, North Carolina Association of Financial Institutions; Former Director, North Carolina Enterprise Corporation; Former Treasurer, North Carolina Partnership for Children and many more.

Elon University President Leo M. Lambert, Ph.D.
Leo M. Lambert is the eighth president of Elon University. His work focuses on an ambitious new strategic vision designed to place Elon among the nation's best small, selective, private universities. Such endowed programs as the Kenan Honors Fellowships, the Baird Pulitzer Prize Lectures and the Isabella Cannon Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Leadership have strengthened the school's academic climate. Other milestones of Dr. Lambert's tenure include AACSB International accreditation of the Love School of Business, ACEJMC accreditation of the School of Communications, completion of the Koury Business Center and opening of the Elon University School of Law in Greensboro.


Triad CEO Forum (2003)

Triad CEO Forum (2004)

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