Conference Schedule

Evening, March 27th 6:00 pm

Evening Keynote Reception a Conversation with Major General ret Ed Dorman III and Rear Admiral john Polowczyk, Two Supply Chain experts talk about lessons learned from their military work applied to this huge international challenge in business and foreign affairs.

International hors d’oeuvres and wine Cocktail party

Day 1, March 28th

7:30 am Registration, coffee and breakfast

8:00 am Opening of Conference; Welcome and Introductions, Mayor Rick Danner

8:30-9:15 am International Trade Round Tables with South Carolina Consular Corps, including Honorary Consuls, Consul Generals, Current/Former Ambassadors and Foreign Service Officers, Moderated by Roberts Kukainis

9:30–10:45 Understanding the Changing World in Business, Technology, Military, and Foreign Affairs with 4 leaders from each sharing their perspectives Moderated by Paul Berg Changing world in business – contribution from supply chain  expert; Major General Ed Dorman Changing world in technology – Paul Breitenbach, Understanding the changing face of AI Changing world in foreign affairs –Ambassador Robert Pearson Changing world in Military - Facing new and old threats what can we do differently, Lt. Gen. ret. Tom James,

11:00–12:15 pm  -Deep dive in supply chain – panel selection of supply chain experts, Moderated by Major General Ed Dorman, Rear Admiral John Polowczyk, Greg White, Paul Breitenbach, David Manning

12:30-2:00 pm  Creating Network Successes, The Inland Port, and GSP, meeting the challenge of Supply Chain. Moderated by Reno Deaton, David Edwards, CEO GSP and Will Angelich, Inland Port Terminal Manager Sponsored by Greenville Spartanburg International Airport and the Inland Port of South Carolina

2:00-3:15 pm China and the Intersection of Business and Diplomacy, Moderated by Kate Kaup, Ambassador Robert Pearson, Paul Berg, Paul Breitenbach, Jeff Bolle

3:30-4:45 pm The Move to EVs and AVs, Will it work? 3 experts working in the field share their conclusions, Moderated by Lee Stogner, Chris Bourne, Vencat Narayan Krovi

5:00 pm Cocktail Reception with Panel - Solving the World’s Problems

What Happens when you put a General, an Ambassador an NGO executive,  and an International Business Leader together? Is this a roadmap to real solutions for peace? Moderated by Rob Rowen, Ambassador Robert Pearson, Lt. General Tom James, Marc Bolick, Lee Stogner