Keynote Speakers

HILARY FORDWICH
President and founder of Strelmark LLC
"Building Business by Taking a Strategic Relationship Approach and Mastering the 5 Cs for Building and Maintaining Relationships"

TIM KOEGEL
Author and presentation and media consultant
"The Exceptional Presenter"

Breakout Session Speakers

DAVID J. LEUDEMANN
Area executive and senior vice president with BB&T
"Building Banking Relationships and Financing Your Business"

MARK L. POWELL
Chief executive officer\founder of the Sidus Group
“Collaborating to Accelerate Innovation”

RONALD E. PRASS JR.
Partner, Prass, LLP
“Intellectual Property Law”

KRISTEN VALERIO
Executive director of the Chesapeake Regional Tech Council
"Making the Connection – Leveraging Your Network and Professional Organizations"