If you couldn't make it to yesterday's virtual State of Our Community, you can watch the event via Vimeo at any time. To register, visit greensboro.org/sooc2020. In the meantime, here's a sneak peek.
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Today’s host is Brent Christiansen, the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce's President and CEO.
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00:58 - Brent starts the episode by sharing the key speakers and topics from the Chamber’s annual State of Our Community event, which was held virtually this year. Notable speakers included Dr. Mandy Cohen from the NC Department of Health and Human Services, Tom Barkin from the Richmond Fed, Superintendent Sharon Contreras, and Terry Akin from Cone Health, who spoke on topics from COVID-19 to racial inequity to unemployment.
2:44 - Clarence McDonald, Commercial Banking Market Executive for Wells Fargo, speaks to the critical partnership that Wells Fargo maintains with the Greensboro Chamber, and how they have stepped up to the economic challenges posed by COVID-19.
4:53 - Brent introduces Tom Barkin, the President and CEO of the Richmond Fed, who joined the event via Zoom with some members of the Chamber Board. Tom discusses the economy as it is today, what the impacts of COVID-19 look like across various industries, and how trends are looking now that we’re a few months into shelter-at-home. He also speculates on where we can go from here, which depends on so many external factors.
9:45 - Next, Brent introduces Ivan Canada, Director of NCCJ, and Wilson Lester, Executive Director of Piedmont Business Capital, to speak on the topics of injustice and systemic racism, especially within our own community. The discussion starts with a framing of equity and what this word, this value, actually means when put into action.
14:02 - The final panel, led by Terry Akin of Cone Health, includes Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary of the NC Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Sharon Contreras, the Superintendent of Guilford County Public Schools. The panel holds a discussion of the public health and education effects of COVID-19 and how the virus has highlighted community equity issues.
18:08 - To hear the full speeches, register on greensboro.org/sooc2020 to be emailed a link and password to access the archived video of the whole event!
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