Thursday, March 31, 2022**REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT**
UPDATE: Please note the time change below.
The Wharton Club of Charlotte invites you to join us for what is sure to be a fun and informative evening of learning and networking. Michael Smith, President, and CEO of Charlotte Center City Partners will discuss the current state of Charlotte’s Center City and share the latest in data and trends regarding the economic, social, and cultural development of the city’s urban core.
Speaker: Michael Smith, President, and CEO, Charlotte Center City Partners
Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022
Time (TIMES HAVE CHANGED):
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Arrival and pre-event networking
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Presentation and Q&A
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm Optional post-event networking
Location:
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein
Bank of America Tower, 620 S Tryon St Suite 800
Charlotte, NC 28202
Cost:
- $20 for Wharton Club Members and their Guests
- $20 for CBSA Members and their Guests
- $30 for Non-Members
- Free for Joseph Wharton Members ($20 for Joseph Wharton Member Guests)
About Our Speaker:
Michael Smith, President, and CEO, Charlotte Center City Partners
Michael Smith is the President and CEO of Charlotte Center City Partners, an organization that envisions and implements strategies and actions to drive the economic, social, and cultural development of Charlotte’s Center City. Smith’s background blends corporate and non-profit experience.
Smith holds his MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and his undergraduate degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. He has held corporate roles at AT&T Communications, First Union’s Capital Markets Group, and By-Products Interactive. Prior to his role as President of CCCP, Smith was the Chief Financial Officer at the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce.
Since 2005, Smith has been the driving force behind a number of initiatives that have changed the landscape for Charlotte in sustainability, economic development, urban neighborhoods, transit, and hospitality. Over the last couple of decades, Charlotte’s urban core has been transformed into a major destination, a thriving neighborhood, and expanded as Charlotte’s major employment center. Today, Center City sees 18-million visitors a year, has more than 27,000 residents and 113,500 employees.
Smith serves as immediate past Chairman of the Board of Directors for the International Downtown Association. He also serves on a number of regional Boards including Boy Scouts of America Mecklenburg Council, Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte, the Hospitality and Tourism Alliance, and the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. He is very active with the St. Peter’s Catholic Parish.
Originally from Greensboro, North Carolina, he has resided in Charlotte since 1998 with his wife, Kathleen, and their 3 children.
