Five top executives will participate in a roundtable discussion focused on the Piedmont Triad economy at Elon University on March 4. The event is the latest in a series of regional roundtables sponsored by Business North Carolina, the state’s award-winning business magazine.
The discussion, which is hosted by Elon’s Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, will be held at 6 p.m. in the LaRose Digital Theatre of the Ernest A. Koury Sr. Business Center. A pre-event reception will begin at 5:15. Elon students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Piedmont Triad business community and the general public, are welcome to attend free of charge.
The roundtable will be hosted by Business North Carolina managing editor Arthur O. Murray, and will include the following panelists:
- Leo Lambert – president, Elon University
- David Barksdale – executive vice president and chief banking officer, NewBridge Bank
- Henry Isaacson – chairman, Piedmont Triad International Airport Authority; attorney at Isaacson Isaacson & Sheridan LLP
- Jim Powell – Founder of Labcorp Inc.
- Keith Vaughan – managing member, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC; chairman of the Piedmont Triad Regional Partnership board of directors
Business North Carolina has sponsored the roundtable discussions across the state for the past six years, exploring issues related to regional economies and industry clusters. Business North Carolina is a Charlotte-based monthly magazine that focuses on the people, events and trends that shape business in North Carolina. Since it began publication in 1981, it has won more than 84 national awards for its writing, reporting and design.