BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250715T130000Z DTEND:20250715T160000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2025 State of the County DESCRIPTION:2025 STATE OF THE COUNTY PROGRAM BOOK\n\n\n\nJoin us for the 3rd Annual State of the County on Tuesday\, July 15\, 2025\, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Clayton Hall Conference Center to hear from business leaders investing in\, and reimagining\, the future of our growing county.\n\n \nThis event will bring together community leaders and residents\, from diverse backgrounds\, to celebrate and build awareness about the remarkable growth of our county. From the latest developments in infrastructure and transportation to groundbreaking innovation projects\, you'll have the opportunity to gain firsthand insights into the exciting initiatives and projects shaping our county's future. \n\n\n\nDon't miss out on this chance to be part of something truly special. Mark your calendar and join us for a day of celebration\, connection\, and inspiration. \n\n\n\nSchedule:\n\n \n8:45 a.m. | Doors Opens \n\n9:00 a.m. | Networking Breakfast\n\n9:40 a.m. | Welcome Remarks by Yvonne Deadwyler\, President & CEO\, New Castle County Chamber of Commerce\n\n9:45 a.m. | Opening Keynote by County Executive Marcus Henry\n\n10:00 a.m. | Flash Economic Growth Updates\n\n\n\nDelaware Science & Technology Ecosystem Assessment\n\n\n Noah Olson\, Director of Innovation\, Delaware Prosperity Partnership\n\nState of Finance\n\n\n Joe Westcott\, VP\, Operations and Delaware Market President\, Capital One\n Mike Bowman\, President & CEO\, Delaware Technology Park\, Inc.\n Kristen Castell\, Managing Director\, Center for Accelerating Financial Equity\n\nState of Innovation\n\n\n Javier Diaz\, Vice President\, Cancer and Blood Disorders & Special Projects\, Nemours Children's Health (Delaware)\n Sunita Chandrasekaran\, Vice-Chair\, State of Delaware AI Commission and Co-Director\, AI Center of Excellence\, University of Delaware\n Innovation Spotlight: Andrew Sayles\, Co-Founder & COO\, Livestock Labs\n Innovation Spotlight: Aaron Swan\, CEO\, 24Hr Truck Services\n\nState of Manufacturing & Logistics\n\n\n Bryan Barton\, Chief Executive Officer\, AirJoule\n Jesse Parks\, President\, KRM Development Corporation Duck Creek Business Campus\n James Wheeler\, Associate Vice President\, Manufacturing Network Strategy\, Merck & Co.\, Inc.\n\n11:55 a.m. | Closing Remarks by Alysse Bortolotto\, VP of Emerging Enterprise & Economic Development\, New Castle County Chamber of Commerce\n\n12:00 p.m. | Event Concludes\n\n\n\nNCCEP INFORMATION BOOKLET\n\nNCCEP SPONSORSHIP X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
2025 STATE OF THE COUNTY PROGRAM BOOK
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\nJoin us for the 3rd Annual State of the County \;on Tuesday\, July 15\, 2025\, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Clayton Hall Conference Center to hear from business leaders investing in\, and reimagining\, the future of our growing county.
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\nThis event will bring together community leaders and residents\, from diverse backgrounds\, to celebrate and build awareness about the remarkable growth of our county. \;From the latest developments in infrastructure and transportation to groundbreaking innovation projects\, you'\;ll have the opportunity to gain firsthand insights into the exciting initiatives and projects shaping our county'\;s future. \;
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\nDon'\;t miss out on this chance to be part of something truly special. Mark your calendar and join us for a day of celebration\, connection\, and inspiration. \;
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\nSchedule:
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8:45 a.m. \;| Doors Opens \;
\n9:00 a.m. \;| Networking Breakfast
\n9:40 a.m. \;| Welcome Remarks by Yvonne Deadwyler\, President &\; CEO\, New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
\n9:45 a.m. \; \;|  \;Opening Keynote by County Executive Marcus Henry
\n10:00 a.m. \; \;| Flash Economic Growth Updates
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\nDelaware Science &\; Technology Ecosystem Assessment\n\n\nState of Finance\n\n\nState of Innovation\n\n\nState of Manufacturing &\; Logistics\n\n\n11:55 a.m. \;|  \;Closing Remarks by Alysse Bortolotto\, VP of Emerging Enterprise &\; Economic Development\, New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
\n12:00 p.m. \;|  \;Event Concludes
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\nNCCEP INFORMATION BOOKLET
\nNCCEP SPONSORSHIP
\n LOCATION:Clayton Hall Conference Center University of Delaware 100 David Hollowell Drive\, Newark\, DE 19716 Parking is free in the Clayton Parking lot. UID:e.2890.7667 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260403T235401Z URL:https://business.eecincubator.com/events/details/2025-state-of-the-county-7667 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR