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Pre-Conference Mixer

September 11, 2024

6:00 P.M.- 9:00 P.M.


Full Day Conference

September 12, 2024

8:30 A.M.- 3:00 P.M


APA Hotel Woodbridge

Iselin, NJ


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Join the AACCNJ for our conference consisting of a four-panel discussion, with industry experts, on critical issues facing the business community in New Jersey: Capital, Energy & 21st Century Efficiency, Public & Private Sector Opportunities, Innovation/Infrastructure, and Local/State Government, Community Partnerships & Public Policy  .


Join us the night before for our Pre-Conference Mixer which offers a time to network with industry professionals, corporations, business owners and entrepreneurs.

Why Should You Attend The Business Leadership Conference?


  • Opportunity to network with those on panel, prospective clients, and members
  • Learn about the future of business in NJ
  • Learn about new Infrastructure projects & RFP opportunities
  • Make meaningful connections with business owners and corporations
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Agenda



Registration Begins, Networking Breakfast - 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM


Welcome Remarks- John E. Harmon, Sr. IOM - 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM


Panel 1: Capital, Energy, Technology & 21st Century Efficiency - 9:55 AM - 10:40 AM


Panel 2: Public & Private Sector Opportunities - 10:45 AM – 11:25 AM


Lunch - 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM


Panel 3: Innovation & Infrastructure - 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM


Panel 4: Local/State Government, Community Partnerships & Public Policy - 1:35 PM - 2:15 PM


Closing Remarks- John E. Harmon, Sr. IOM - 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM


Refreshments/Networking - 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM


Panel 1: Capital, Energy, Technology & 21st Century Efficiency     

10:00 AM-10:45 AM

William Bowie

CEO

Empower Construction

Elijah Dixon

 Senior Program Officer

Economic Development LISC – Greater Newark

Glenda Thomas

CEO

Electra Lines

Doug Mokoid

President & CEO

JCP&L

Panel 2: Public & Private Sector Opportunities

10:55 AM-11:40 AM

Suzi Cabo

Managing Director, Business Diversity

United

Charlene Vickers

Director, Supplier Diversity & Inclusion

Johnson & Johnson

William Holmes

Director, Supplier Diversity, US Diversity Equity & Inclusion

Novartis Corporation


Bianca Reyes

Supplier Diversity Manager

PSE&G


Deborah Frazier, MBA, RICP

(Moderator)

Wealth Management Advisor

LRG Wealth Advisors|Hightower

Panel 3: Innovation & Infrastructure   

12:45 PM-1:30 PM

Brandon Young

CEO 

Young Management

Francis K. O’Connor

Commissioner

NJ Department of Transportation


Tim Sullivan

CEO

NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Melanie Walter

Executive Director

NJ Housing Mortgage Finance Authority

Phil Woolfolk

(Moderator)

CEO

Mainstreet Advisory

Panel 4: Local/State Government, Community Partnerships & Public Policy 

1:40 PM-2:25 PM

Keith D. Wright, Ph.D.

Director, Business Diversity, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Port Authority of NJ & NY

Haya Qureini

Networks, Integration

 & Automation\ Transmission & Distribution Services

Burns & McDonnell


The Honorable

Dahlia Vertreese

Mayor

Hillside, NJ

Adonis Abreu

Manager, Outreach and Operations

Support, Office of Business Development

NJ Transit

John E. Harmon, Sr. IOM (Moderator)

Founder, President & CEO

AACCNJ