TIME
EVENT
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Guest Arrival/Registration
2:15 – 2:20 pm
Opening Remarks
Maribel La Luz, Director of External Affairs, Department of Economic & Community Development
Kerwin Kofi Charles, Dean, Yale School of Management
2:20– 2:25 pm
Justin Elicker, Mayor, City of New Haven
2:25 – 2:30 pm
Alexandra Daum, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Economic & Community Development
2:30 – 3:15 pm
“Entrepreneurship & Business Formation in Post-Pandemic CT”
Moderated by Radenka Maric, President, UConn
Mark Kilpatrick, Founder, Affinity Esports, Maria Lino, Principal, The Latino Way, Shellena Pitterson, Owner, Orchid Maids Cleaning Service, Jose Fernandez, Co-Owner, Mi Gusto Restaurant & Bar
3:20– 4:00 pm
“CT MythBusters”
Intro by Unlocking Connecticut, Digital Content Creators, Moderated by John Bourdeaux, President, AdvanceCT, Jonathan Cesaretti, Principal at Crowe, Martin Mackay, Co-Founder & CEO RallyBio, Brenda S. Mierzejewski, CEO & Founder, MIZZI COSMETICS
4:00 – 4:15 pm
Phone Charging Break
4:15– 4:17 pm
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Sr. Associate Dean, Yale School of Management
4:17 – 4:27 pm
Ned Lamont, Governor, State of Connecticut
4:27 – 4:42 pm
Kevin Graney, President, General Dynamics Electric Boat
David Lehman, Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development
4:45 – 5:30 pm
“Workforce 2022”
Moderated by Terrence Cheng, President, CSCU, Genevive Walker, CEO & President, Connecticut Center for Arts & Technology, Jacqueline Gallo Ruggiero, COO, Whitcraft Group, Ed Lovely, Vice President, Enterprise Performance Management, IBM
5:30 – 5:35 pm
Closing Remarks
Paul O. Robertson, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Economic & Community Development
5:30 – 6:30 pm
Grab & Go and Marketplace
5:30 – 6:30 pm
VIP Reception (Invite Only)