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Ten at the Top invites you to attend the Second Bi-Annual Upstate Summit on September 13th! In 2014, more than 800 business and community leaders from across the region participated in this unique opportunity to collaborate in making the Upstate a leading place to live, learn, do business & raise a family! 

2016 marks the fifth anniversary of the unveiling of Our Upstate Vision, which engaged more than 10,000 Upstate residents in identifying “What Matters Most” as we look towards future growth in the Upstate Region. The regional vision calls for the Upstate to be “universally recognized as a leading place to live, learn, do business and raise a family." So our theme for the summit will focus on “Creating a Leading Region.”

Individual tickets are available as well as table sponsorships (contact Ashley Downing at adowning@tenatthetop.org for more information on purchasing tables).

*If you are a sponsor or have been asked to sit at the table of a sponsor, you do not have to purchase an individual ticket. Please use the promotion code provided to you and click the Sponsors & Guests registration button below.

Nonprofit price: $35.00 per ticket

Business price: $50.00 per ticket

 

Registration includes morning reception, all meetings and lunch. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW 

7:45 - 8:45 a.m. Registration / B2B Expo 

8:50 - 9:50 a.m. Program Kickoff & Leadership Panel Discussion

Moderated by Amy Wood, WSPA-TV Anchor 

• Mike Baur, CEO of ScanSource, Inc.
• James P. “Jim” Clements, President of Clemson University
• Pamela Lackey, South Carolina President of AT&T
• Michael Riordan, CEO of Greenville Health System

10:00 - 11:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions - We will have two breakout sessions with each period including three breakout areas. The theme of each will be “Upstate Leaders” and will highlight businesses, organizations or programs  that are making the Upstate a leading place. Each breakout session will be centered around one of the five regional vision driver areas: Community Vibrancy, Economic & Entrepreneurial Vitality, Human Potential, Natural Beauty & Resources, and Sustainable Growth.

Breakout 1 will include Community Vibrancy, Natrual Beauty & Resources, and Collaboration is the New Competition

Breakout 2 will include Economic & Entrepreneurial Vitality, Human Potential, and Sustainable Growth

For each breakout, the Regional Vision Area Task Force will choose three “Upstate Leaders” who will each have five minutes to share about their initiative. They will then participate in a 20-25 minute moderated panel discussion. 
 

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Session with Keynote Speaker – Geoff Colvin, Senior Editor-At-Large, Fortune Magazine

1:30 p.m. Summit Adjourns

*In case of cancelation, individual tickets will be refunded until 14 days prior to the event.

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Sponsors & Sponsor Guests Register Here! 

Thank you to our Event Sponsors

Regional Visionary Sponsors 

 

Visual Graphics Sponsor

Community Sponsor

Hospitality Sponsor

B2B Expo Sponsor

Leadership Panel Sponsor

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Vision Driver Sponsors

 

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Upstate Advocates

               

    

Press Center Sponsor

 Lanyard Sponsor

Event Partners

 

  

   

 Please Click HERE for a full list of Summit Sponsors