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EngenuitySC IgNITE!

Submitted by: Katherine Robinson on Sep 29, 2009 at 1:19 pm Tagged with: competitive advantage, Entrepreneurship, knowledge creation, Knowledge Economy, talent Source: EngenuitySC

This year marks EngenuitySC’s 6th year promoting the knowledge economy in Columbia, SC. To celebrate EngenuitySC is hosting EngenuitySC Ignite!, a leadership conference to showcase some of our region’s leaders who are driving this change. The conference will focus on the four foundations for a knowledge-based economy: knowledge creation, entrepreneurship, talent, and competitive advantage. The program will feature ten speakers who are leaders in transitioning and enriching Columbia’s economy in each of these four key areas.

Speakers:
Neil McLean, Executive Director, EngenuitySC
Dr. Michael Amiridis, VP for Academic Affairs and Provost, USC
Anne Castro, Chief Design Architect, BlueCross BlueShield of SC
Mark Fecteau, Managing Director of Global Growth & Innovation at Westinghouse Electric Company;
Katie Fox, Director of the S.C. Artists’ Ventures Initiative, South Carolina Arts Commission
Josh Hackler, President and Founder, Spanish Vines
Morihiko Nakahara, Music Director, South Carolina Philharmonic
Kristian Niemi, Chef/Part Owner, Gervais & Vine and Rosso Trattoria
Dr. Kenneth Reifsnider, Director of the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Center of Excellence, Director of the Future Fuels Center, USC
Dr. Hildy Teegen, Dean, The Darla Moore School of Business at USC
Darrin Thomas, President, Thomas Media Group, LLC

For more information and to reserve your tickets today, visit http://www.engenuitysc.com