Terry Campus Hosting 2024 Central Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Economic Summit
September 4, 2024
The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Tech Terry Campus in Dover, working in collaboration with the Central Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Business and Entrepreneurship Consortium, will host the Central Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Economic Summit on Sept. 17, 2024, from 8 a.m. to noon in the on-campus Del-One Conference Center.
The summit brings together leaders in business, government, education, and the community to focus on improving the economic conditions and quality of life in central Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ. This year’s summit will focus on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's recreational marijuana industry and its impact on local businesses.
Robert Coupe, State of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s Marijuana Commissioner, will deliver the keynote address. Commissioner Coupe’s agency, the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner, is responsible for regulating the recreational marijuana industry in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ.
In addition to Coupe’s presentation, the summit will also feature a moderated discussion among business professionals from the sectors impacted by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s passage of the Marijuana Control Act, which became effective on July 5, 2023.
The discussion will be moderated by Paul Hyland, deputy commissioner in the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner, and will include panelists Molly DiBianca, member in charge of the Clark Hill Law Firm; Dr. Chris Moody, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Tech’s associate vice president for workforce development and community education; Representative (24th District) Edward Osienski; Jennifer Stark, CEO, co-founder, and co-owner of The Farm; and Stephen Wright, vice president, commercial relationship manager at Shore United Bank.
The summit is only being offered in person, and registration is $35, which includes breakfast.
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