Mercer County Economic Summit to be held Tomorrow

Mercer County’s sixth annual Economic Summit will be co-hosted tomorrow (Wednesday, March 16) by the county’s Office of Economic Development and Sustainability and the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce.

County Executive Brian M. Hughes will deliver the opening remarks for the event, which will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. in the Conference Center at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor Township.

Keynote speaker for the summit - which has "Making Connections" as its theme - will be Robert “Bob” Doll, vice chairman, director and chief investment officer of global equities for investment management firm BlackRock.

About 250 business owners and state and local government officials – including Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno – are expected to attend the summit, which Hughes’ office said will focus on “assisting Mercer County businesses with the difficulties of connecting to consumers both virtually and in person.”

Once the speakers are done, there will be two breakout sessions: “The Digital Connection: How to Succeed in the Internet Age” and “The Human Connection: How to Make Winning Presentations.”

According to Hughes’ office, PSE&G is the major sponsor for the event, with Verizon, Performance Spine & Sports Medicine, and Sun National Bank as supporting sponsors. The workshops and cocktail reception are being sponsored by other organizations and businesses.

For more details or to register online for the Mercer County Economic Summit, visit the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce online at www.princetonchamber.org or call (609) 924-1776 extension 105, or call the Mercer County Office of Economic Development and Sustainability at (609) 989-6059.