April 27, 2023, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Congdon Yards, 400 W. English Street, High Point, North Carolina 27262

REGISTER TO ATTEND

No cost to attend.  Plan to arrive early for parking, building access, coffee, pastries and NETWORKING!  Program begins promptly at 9:30AM.

***NOTE: parking will be in lot in front of the Factory. Meeting will located on the 3rd floor.

This event is co-hosted by the Defense Alliance of North Carolina (DANC) and NC State University Industry Extension Services (IES) Defense Industry Initiatives in partnership with Business High Point Chamber of Commerce, Visit High Point and Heroes Center Veterans Support Camp.
The focus of the event is to provide resources for growth, innovation and opportunity for North Carolina manufacturers, through the North Carolina Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program (DMCSP) grant. 

The Department of Defense’s Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC), announced that the state of North Carolina was selected to receive the designation as one of five “Defense Manufacturing Communities” in the nation during FY2020. On September 22, 2021, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation awarded North Carolina State University Industry Extension Services (IES) one of the five grants under the Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program (DMCSP). The purpose of the DMCSP is to make long-term investments in critical skills, facilities, workforce development, research and development, and small business support to strengthen the national security innovation base.

The focus of this event is to provide information about resources for growth, innovation and opportunity for North Carolina manufacturers, through the outreach program for the North Carolina Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program (DMCSP) grant.

AGENDA
8:00 am-9:00 am – VENDORS SETUP

8:00 am-9:30 am – CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST hosted by the Defense Alliance of North Carolina and catered by Lil’s Coffee Bar; fiji & perrier bottled water, orange juice & apple juice, freshly brewed coffee, hot tea – assorted flavors, assortment of seasonal pastries

9:00 am-9:30 am – ARRIVALS, CHECK-IN & NETWORKING

9:30 am-9:50 am – WELCOME
Visit High Point – Melody Burnett, CATP, President
Heroes Center of High Point – Patrick Davis, MBA, Executive Director
Business High Point-Chamber of Commerce – Brian Norris, IOM, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

9:50 am-10:05 am – RECOGNITION OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS and Why DANC? – Tammy Everett, Executive Director, Defense Alliance of North Carolina

10:05 am-10:10 am – OPENING REMARKS – Phil Mintz, Executive Director, NC State University Industry Extension Services

10:10 am-12:10 pm – INFORMATIONAL BRIEFINGS

• 10:10-10:30 am – Summary of the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Manufacturing Community Support
  Program (DMCSP) – Michael Mullins, Director, North Carolina Defense Industry Initiatives Industry Extension Services (IES) at NC State University
• 10:30-10:50 am – Overview of the North Carolina State University, Industry Extension Services (IES) – Kami Baggett, Regional Manager, Industry Extension Services (IES) at NC State University
• 10:50-11:10 am – ’Reshoring’ A Talent Ecosystem in North Carolina’s Textile Industry: Establishing a Model for Workforce Development – Dominick Stephenson, Director of Evaluation Services NC State University
  Industry Extension Services
• 11:10-11:30 am – NC Frontline of the Future – Denny Lewis, Business Development Manager, Defense Industry,
  Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC)
• 11:30-11:50 am – North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) – Rick Gilmore, Federal Business Development,
  Greensboro
• 11:50 am-12:10 pm – Office of Science, Technology & Innovation (OSTI One North Carolina Small Business Program) – Chris Schmidt, North Carolina Department of Commerce

12:10 pm-12:20 pm – QUICK BREAK

12:20 pm-1:30 pm – LUNCHEON Sponsored lunch catered by Kitchenology
Keynote speaker: Cameron Cruse, Co-founder, R. Riveter

1:30 pm-2:10 pm – Veterans Supporting Manufacturing Panel Discussion
Panel Moderator: Patrick Davis, MBA, Executive Director, The Heroes Center of High Point
Veterans Bridge Home – Aaron Harper
Recruit Military – Lucas Waniewski
Hire Our Heroes US Chamber of Commerce – Craig Wymer (virtual)
Employment Counselor, NC National Guard – Lauren Houston

2:10 pm-2:15 pm – QUICK BREAK

2:15 pm-2:50 pm – Growing North Carolina Manufacturers Through Defense Contracting Panel Discussion
Panel Moderator: Michael Mullins, Director, North Carolina Defense Industry Initiatives Industry
Expansion Solutions (IES) at NC State University
Emerging Technology Institute (ETI) – James Freeman
Burlington Industries – Ashley Bullock

2:50 pm-3:00 pm – CLOSING REMARKS
Business High Point-Chamber of Commerce – Brian Norris, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives Business

3:00 pm-3:30 pm – NETWORKING WITH EXHIBITORS

3:30 pm – ADJOURN

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