Mikie Sherrill will give a keynote address Friday at the N.J. Business & Industry
Association’s Public Policy Forum in Princeton.
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The governor’s remarks, her first formal address to the business community, will
highlight an event that also will include two key panels:
Legislative panel
Moderator: Briana Vannozzi, Spotlight NJ News
Panelists
- Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Woodbridge)
- Assemblyman Chris DePhillips (R-Mountain Lakes)
- Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Tinton Falls)
- Sen. Declan O’Scanlon (R-Holmdel)
C-Suite panel
Moderator: Bill Caruso, Archer
Panelists
- Bob Garrett, CEO, Hackensack Meridian Health
- Liat Krawczyk, executive director, N.J. AI Hub
- Stephen Sweeney, former State Senate President
- Bruce Van Saun, Chair/CEO, Citizens Bank
- William Tate, president, Rutgers University
The event also will feature a number of award honorees:
Candy Straight Woman Trailblazer Award: Honoring Straight, a trailblazing advocate
for women in New Jersey politics, the business world and the film industry:
- Barbara DeMarco: VP, Porzio Governmental Affairs
- Lynn Nowak: EVP, Porzio Governmental Affairs
Leonard C. Johnson Award: Honor recognizes dedicated service as an advocate for
New Jersey employers and your longtime leadership:
- Denise Beckson: VP, Chief External Affairs Officer, Morey’s Piers & Beachfront
Water Parks - Ward Sanders: President, N.J. Association of Health Plans
Paul L. Troast Award: Recognizes a legislator for public service to the business
community and commitment to improving the state’s economy:
- Asm. Gerry Scharfenberger (R-Middletown)
- Asm. William Spearman (D-Woodbury)
- State Sen. Latham Tiver (R-Evesham)
The agenda:
8 a.m.: Registration, breakfast, networking
9 a.m.: Opening remarks, award presentations
9:45 a.m.: Legislative panel
10:45 a.m.: Networking break
11:15 a.m.: Gov. Mikie Sherrill
11:30 a.m.: C-Suite panel
12:30 p.m.: Closing remarks
