CENTRAL JERSEY: County economic summit on March 16

   ”Making Connections,” the 2011 Mercer County Economic Summit is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 16, from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Conference Center at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road in West Windsor.
   The summit is being presented by Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes, the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Mercer County Office of Economic Development & Sustainability, in partnership with the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce.
   Sponsorships are still available. Contact Cheri Durst to learn more: 609-924-1776, x105 or [email protected].
   Workshops will include “The Digital Connection: The Race to Succeed in the Internet Age” and “The Human Connection: Bring Your Presentations to Life.”
   The speakers include Brian M. Hughes is the fourth person to serve as Mercer County Executive. He was elected in November 2003, becoming the first Democrat to hold the post in 24 years; Kim Guadagno, who was sworn in as New Jersey’s first lieutenant governor in January 2010; Bob Doll, blackrock’s chief equity strategist for fundamental equities, who is also the head of the US Large Cap Series equity team and has primary portfolio management responsibility for these products; Luke Tilley, a regional economic adviser with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. His responsibilities include working directly with the business and banking community.
    Panelists and presenters include Bob Weber, president and founder of Weblications; Erik Reebenaker of Verizon Wireless; Pinaki Kathiari, partner and director of user experience and design, Local Wisdom; Carol Doscher, president and CEO (Chief Encouragement Officer) of Graceworks; and Geoff Webb, vice president and CFO (Chief Freedom Officer) of Graceworks.The economic summit committee is made up of Lorraine Allen, SBDC at TCNJ; Herb Ames, Devin Group; Kristin Appelget, Princeton University; Anthony Carabelli Jr., County of Mercer; Peter Crowley, Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Patricia Donohue, Mercer County Community College; Cheri Durst, Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce; Jerry Fennelly, NAI Fennelly; Jane Gore, Amboy Bank; Jeff Hall, Fox Rothschild LLP; Bob Hillier, J. Robert Hillier; Anna Lustenberg, Verizon; Elizabeth Muoio, County of Mercer; Anna Rosenblatt, Trenton Thunder; Vince Scozzari, VJ Scozzari and Sons; and Kevin Tylus, PNC Bank.