25th Annual Meeting - January 2016

Description

Join us for the Morrisville Chamber's 25th Annual Meeting. Gather with top business and community leaders and celebrate the accomplishments of the Morrisville Chamber, our businesses and volunteers.  

This year's event features a keynote from Bob Geolas, President and CEO of the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina. Geolas will discuss the first redevelopment effort in RTP's 50-year history, how he is leading the charge to reinvent the Park to meet demands of the 21st Century and how this redevelopment project will impact our community. 

Highlights include:

• An opportunity to connect with top business leaders and elected officials
• Award presentations for the Jeremiah Morris Community Steward of the Year, James M. Pugh Small Business of the Year and the Ambassador of the Year
• A celebration of our 2015 accomplishments and a look ahead at what's to come

Gold Sponsor


Award Sponsor
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Bronze Sponsors

Bob Geolas, President and CEO of the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina works daily to create a stronger Research Triangle Park for the benefit of people across all of North Carolina. 

He coordinates initiatives to ensure that the Park remains at the forefront of technology, applied science, art and the humanities. He also leads the Foundation in achieving its mission of creating opportunities for North Carolina by reconnecting RTP with educational institutions to bolster their collaborative efforts not only with companies located within the Park but also one another.

Geolas brings more than 20 years of experience to RTP and has a proven track record of leveraging world-class education, research and business activities. Prior to his current role, Geolas was the Executive Director of the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) and in his earlier career, Geolas led North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus and Centennial Biomedical Campus.