Events Calendar
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Do you, your neighborhood group, or other community organization have a beautification project you’d like to tackle? Apply for a Keep OneSpartanburg Beautiful Community Beautification Mini-Grant before Sept. 30 and help improve Spartanburg County’s environment. The work of our community’s Keep America Beautiful affiliate is directly tied to the OneSpartanburg Vision Plan.
Do you, your neighborhood group, or other community organization have a beautification project you’d like to tackle? Apply for a Keep OneSpartanburg Beautiful Community Beautification Mini-Grant before Sept. 30 and help improve Spartanburg County’s environment. The work of our community’s Keep America Beautiful affiliate is directly tied to the OneSpartanburg Vision Plan.
Innovation is a contact sport
On September 23, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Greenville, a dynamic group of thought leaders is meeting at the InnoVenture Futures Festival to explore creating the future for ourselves, our organizations, and our region.
It’s a Festival, so we’ll connect over inspiring presentations, delicious food, and great music. We’ll explore combining our passions with our professions in the Jazz of Sales, Excelling at an Olympic Level, and the Dance of Bioengineering. Big organizations will present their innovation priority needs which are business development and job opportunities for others.
A networking lunch and a long networking break with an interesting technology demonstration will provide time for great connections to make attending the Festival worthwhile. We’ll end the evening with live music and beverages on Noma Square outside the Hyatt.
We’ll help optimize your networking by distributing free to those registered to attend the inaugural Carolina Crescent Smart Manufacturing Report documenting the needs and capabilities of 50+ manufacturers, logistics organizations, technology providers, colleges and universities, and economic and workforce development agencies.
We’ll set the foundation for a multi-day 2024 Festival of Festivals on the Canvas of Greenville with multiple events by numerous organizations tapping into our global relationships to “Bring the World to the Carolina Crescent.”
Your insights are valuable to us. We appreciate you joining us as we explore together how to predict our future by creating it.
Agenda
11:30
Registration and Networking
12:00
Networking Lunch & Music by John Sterling
12:45
Welcome & Introduction
12:50
Designing the 2024 Festival of Festivals on the Canvas of Greenville – VisitGreenvilleSC and InnoVenture
1:00
A Vision, a Purpose, and Someone to Lead
Smart Ecosystems – Brent Westmoreland, IT Director – Strategy, CyberSecurity, Innovation, BMW Information Technology Research Center
1:15
The Jazz of Sales – John Sterling, serial entrepreneur and Sales Mentor and Owner of theNoob School
1:30
Excelling at an Olympic Level – Dr. John Blackburn, USA Track and Field Hall of Fame Official and manufacturing expert
1:45
Carolina Crescent Consortium Introduction – John Warner, InnoVenture
1:50
Define What’s Essential
Smart Manufacturing Innovation Priorities
– ZF Group
– Robert Bosch
– Sonoco
– KEMET
– Arthrex
– BorgWarner
– CoLinx
– GSP Airport
3:10
Networking Break and Musical Performance
3:50
Developing our workforce: Greenville Tech, Florence Darlington Tech, Community Works, REEM, Greenville Workforce Dev Bd
4:10
Retaining College Graduates: CU-ICAR, Clemson Bioengineering, Upstate SC Alliance, GADC, Anderson Economic Development
4:30
Creating Your Future in the Age of AI
The Future of Smart Healthcare
– Dr. Bruce Gao, South Carolina SmartState Endowed Chair in Biofabrication Engineering
4:45
The Dance of Bioengineering
– Dr. Delphine Dean, Chair of the Clemson Department of Bioengineering
5:00
Enormous Opportunities in an AI-Powered World
– Jack Neil, MD and Founder/CEO of HANK.ai
5:15
AI Design of the 2024 Futures Festival
5:30
Closing Remarks
On exhibit Saturdays and Sundays from 12 – 4 p.m., Rocky Cove Railroad is a G-Scale (garden scale) model train that demonstrates the coming of trains to western North Carolina at the turn of the 20th century. The exhibit is located below the Grand Promenade. Please note, Rocky Cove Railroad will not operate in rainy or wet conditions.
Do you, your neighborhood group, or other community organization have a beautification project you’d like to tackle? Apply for a Keep OneSpartanburg Beautiful Community Beautification Mini-Grant before Sept. 30 and help improve Spartanburg County’s environment. The work of our community’s Keep America Beautiful affiliate is directly tied to the OneSpartanburg Vision Plan.
On exhibit Saturdays and Sundays from 12 – 4 p.m., Rocky Cove Railroad is a G-Scale (garden scale) model train that demonstrates the coming of trains to western North Carolina at the turn of the 20th century. The exhibit is located below the Grand Promenade. Please note, Rocky Cove Railroad will not operate in rainy or wet conditions.
Do you, your neighborhood group, or other community organization have a beautification project you’d like to tackle? Apply for a Keep OneSpartanburg Beautiful Community Beautification Mini-Grant before Sept. 30 and help improve Spartanburg County’s environment. The work of our community’s Keep America Beautiful affiliate is directly tied to the OneSpartanburg Vision Plan.
Do you, your neighborhood group, or other community organization have a beautification project you’d like to tackle? Apply for a Keep OneSpartanburg Beautiful Community Beautification Mini-Grant before Sept. 30 and help improve Spartanburg County’s environment. The work of our community’s Keep America Beautiful affiliate is directly tied to the OneSpartanburg Vision Plan.
Do you, your neighborhood group, or other community organization have a beautification project you’d like to tackle? Apply for a Keep OneSpartanburg Beautiful Community Beautification Mini-Grant before Sept. 30 and help improve Spartanburg County’s environment. The work of our community’s Keep America Beautiful affiliate is directly tied to the OneSpartanburg Vision Plan.
Join us for Power Up 101 to learn about the initiative and resources that are available to you as a small business owner in Spartanburg County.
Participants are encouraged to attend Power Up 101 after completing the initial intake form, but this is also a great refresher course for existing participants who want to maximize their benefits.
During Power Up 101, participants will:
- Meet other small business owners and OneSpartanburg, Inc. staff
- Learn more about the resources available
- Learn how to utilize the website for the upcoming GRID and technical support resources
https://www.cognitoforms.com/onespartanburginc/powerupspartanburgintakeform
Do you, your neighborhood group, or other community organization have a beautification project you’d like to tackle? Apply for a Keep OneSpartanburg Beautiful Community Beautification Mini-Grant before Sept. 30 and help improve Spartanburg County’s environment. The work of our community’s Keep America Beautiful affiliate is directly tied to the OneSpartanburg Vision Plan.
Fiction Addiction Storytime
Fiction Addiction hosts a free children’s storytime at our shop at 1175 Woods Crossing Rd. #5 every Thursday morning at 10:30am.
Visit : fictionaddiction.com
Join us for Membership 101 to learn about the benefits, services, and resources that are a part of your OneSpartanburg, Inc. membership.
New members are encouraged to attend Membership 101 after joining the OneSpartanburg, Inc., but this is also a great refresher course for existing members who want to maximize their benefits.
During Membership 101, members will:
- Meet other new members and OneSpartanburg, Inc. staff
- Learn more about the benefits of their membership
- Learn how to utilize the website to update member information, post events, and register for OneSpartanburg, Inc. events
Sponsored By:
The last year was significant for Spartanburg, as it laid the foundation for years of growth in business, community, economic, and tourism development.
Celebrate the year of successes with us at The 2023 Annual Celebration, where we’ll recognize the business, organizations, developments, initiatives, and community leaders helping to build a brighter future across Spartanburg County.
Take advantage of the opportunity to place your business in front of hundreds of leaders from around the Upstate: inquire out about Sponsorship Opportunities.
Uncensored expression: anyone is invited to step up to share song, music, poetry, comedy, rants & raves!
The most eclectic open mic around, in a welcoming gallery setting! 6 pm signup, perform 6:30-8:30 pm.
Beginner’s workshop lesson at 7:30 P.M., then 8-11 P.M. Contra Dance with Country Waltzing at the break and the final dance. This is a partner dance but it’s not necessary to come with a partner. We have different live bands and callers.
Do you, your neighborhood group, or other community organization have a beautification project you’d like to tackle? Apply for a Keep OneSpartanburg Beautiful Community Beautification Mini-Grant before Sept. 30 and help improve Spartanburg County’s environment. The work of our community’s Keep America Beautiful affiliate is directly tied to the OneSpartanburg Vision Plan.
Agenda
I. Introduction
a. Energy Office
b. ORS
c. Key terms
II. Electricity Fundamentals
III. Electricity Generation, Distribution and Transmission
IV. Power Providers
V. Federal and State Regulation
VI. SC Challenges
VII. Question and Answer
Participating Agencies and Entities:
• South Carolina Department of Commerce
• Office of the Governor
• Office of Regulatory Staff
• South Carolina State Energy Office
• Environmental Affairs Administration, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
Control
• Division of Land, Water, and Conservation, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
• South Carolina Department of Transportation
• South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
• South Carolina Office of Resilience
• South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Do you, your neighborhood group, or other community organization have a beautification project you’d like to tackle? Apply for a Keep OneSpartanburg Beautiful Community Beautification Mini-Grant before Sept. 30 and help improve Spartanburg County’s environment. The work of our community’s Keep America Beautiful affiliate is directly tied to the OneSpartanburg Vision Plan.