A discussion on the biggest issues facing the region.

Panelists

Dr. Monique Perry-Graves, Chief Executive Officer, Road to Hire

Jason Thomas, Executive Editor, SC Biz News

Tony Mecia, Editor, The Charlotte Ledger

Matt Martin, Regional Executive, North and South Carolina

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Panelists:

Cristina Hall Ackley, Co-Founder & President, Ginger's Revenge

Bruce L. Tyler

Co-Owner/Manager, Weldon Mills Distillery, LLC

Trey Boggs

Owner and COO, Palmetto Distillery

Matt Bowes

Founder/ Owner, The Southern Growl Beer Company

Vice President, SC Brewers Guild

Panelists:

Kit Cramer, President and CEO, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce

David Jackson, President and CEO, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

Peter O'Leary, Mayor, Chimney Rock Village

Carol Pritchett, Mayor, Lake Lure

Ben Duncan, Chief Resilience Officer, South Carolina Office of Resilience

Panelists

Aaron Nelson

President and CEO,The Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro

James McQuilla

President, Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce

Panelists

John Hood

President, John William Pope Foundation

Carl Blackstone

President and CEO, Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce

In this Executive Profile, Barkin talks inflation, spending, labor challenges, economic growth, global concerns and more

Panelists

John Hood

President, John William Pope Foundation

Carl Blackstone

President and CEO, Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce

Panelists: Vicki Lee Parker High, Executive Director, NC Sustainable Business Council

Susie Shannon, President & CEO, SC Council on Competiveness

Panelists: Vicki Lee Parker High, Executive Director, NC Sustainable Business Council and Susie Shannon, President & CEO, SC Council on Competitiveness

Panelists

Ben Kinney

Publisher, Business North Carolina

Allen Smith

President and CEO, OneSpartanburg, Inc.