Dr. Clay, keynote, addresses the crowd.

Louis Rogers, Howard Rasheed and Linda Upperman Smith

Matthew Magne, PEI Conference Co-Chair, Sterling Cheatham, Town Manager and Gerry McCants,Black Pages USA

Angie Arrington of Headline Sponsor Progress Energy

Arlene Lawson and Bertha Todd

Many banks were represented.

Bertha Todd and Lynn

County Commissioner Bill Caster and Mayor Spence Broadhurst

Brenda Dixon, Panelist

Dr. Clay, MIT Chancellor

Cheryl Sutton, PEI Inclusion Award Winner

Dr. Clay

Dr. Clay addresses crowd.

Q&A Period

Dave Lamoureux

Eleanor Nichols and Jamie Miller of CFARC

Gerry McCants networking with Thomas Patrick

Dr. Clay

Crowd

Janet Morin, CFCC, Panelist

Vernetta Mitchell, Panelist.

Neela Rajendra, PR/Conference Planning Team

Jeff King, Specialty Soft

Jeff and Jeannette King of Specialty Soft and Connie Majure-Rhett

Jimmy Pierce of Kids Making It

Kevin Weeden, Panelist

Larry Clark, PEI Co-Leader

Leslie Langer and Pat Melvin

Kristin Cavanaugh Magne of Zoll Medical

Mike Campbell of Wilmington Economic Development.

Mike Duncan, Sage Island, Panelist

CFCC Instructors Pat Hogan and Orangel Daniels

Louis Rogers, PEI Co-leader, addresses crowd.

Dr. Howard Rasheed moderates the technology panel.

Pat Melvin, NHC, and Bertha Todd, 1898 Foundation

Patrick Boykin, PEI Capital Co-Lead

Randall Johnson, NC Biotech Center Director, PEI Conference Planning Team and Angie Arrington of Progress Energy

Anita Roberts and Mary Jacobs register Si Cantwell and Bertha Todd

Mike Duncan of Sage Island and Panel

Laura Padgett, City Council, and Si Cantwell, Star News, discuss.

An impressive crowd at the CFCC North Campus

Mayor Spence Broadhurst addresses the crowd.

Denis Carter and Sterling Cheatham

Thomas Patrick and Dr. Phillip Clay

Vernetta Mitchell, Panelist

Dr. Clay, Sideshot

Marge Gerlach accepts award for the VTA Group.