Second Ecoplosion Summit Announced – Focus on Entrepreneurship, Real Estate, and Economic Development
December 11, 2012
GREENVILLE, SC – December 11, 2012 – Community and business leaders announced plans for the second annual ecoplosion summit, scheduled for January 24, 2013, at the Clemson University ICAR Campus. The event will engage thought leaders in both entrepreneurship and real estate through an open discourse needed to build robust, sustainable communities.
ecoplosion will feature keynote speaker Randy Dobbs, who has led three companies valued at over $1 billion. After beginning his career as an hourly employee at General Electric Company, he excelled and became one of 150 corporate officers directing the global entity. Dobbs currently serves Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe in various business capacities, and published Transformational Leadership in 2010. Dobbs provides leaders concrete steps to improve the internal structure of their companies and adapt in the changing and unpredictable economic climate.
The summit will also host three industry expert panels that provide unparalleled experience and insight in entrepreneurship, real estate development and executive management, as well as class-A professional networking opportunities.
The inaugural ecoplosion event, held in January 2012 ignited collaboration across industries to create economic momentum. We were overwhelmed by the response to ecoplosion in 2012. The people attending are willing and eager to improve our community, and can make a tremendous impact, said Leighton Cubbage, co-founder of Serrus Capital Partners. We can inspire large-scale growth by focusing on education and by fostering a strong sense of community in the Upstate. We hope to fill the room entirely again this year.
The summit is presented by Elliott Davis, Serrus Capital Partners and Wells Fargo. The event is free to attend, but all attendees are required to register in advance at www.clemson.edu/ethics/events/ecoplosion2013.php, as space is limited.
Anyone who attends this event can be sure that they will take away strong ideas of how we can foster a sense of community in the Upstate, whether through improved infrastructure, dedication to providing jobs to the unemployed or simply reaching out to those in need, said Dave Wyman, Clemson Associate Director of the Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
ecoplosion will be hosted by the Clemson University’s Richard H. Pennell Center for Real Estate Development and Arthur M. Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership. For more information please visit www.clemson.edu/pennell.
