Charlotte's Creative Class: How Innovation Can Lead the Queen City Beyond the Recession 

How can innovation and creativity spur sustainable growth and economic development in the Queen City?

Panelists will discuss how our region can prosper through the development of policies and amenities that attract the ‘creative class’: highly-skilled individuals who create new ideas in technology, arts and culture. Panelists include:

Nancy Gutierrez, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, UNC Charlotte

Robert Wilhelm, Executive Director, Charlotte Research Institute

Meigan Powell, Vice President, Powell & Partners Creative

Conversation moderated by Rick Thurmond, Editor, Charlotte Magazine

The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.