BWCC President Represents Chamber at Maryland’s Economic Competitiveness Summit

Working in cooperation with the lead entity, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, and more than 60 other partnering organizations, Chamber President Walt Townshend participated in the recent Maryland Competitiveness Summit, held at the JHU Applied Physic Lab’s Kossiakoff Conference Center in Laurel, MD.

Following a nearly hour-long presentation by renowned New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, author of The World is Flat and That Used to Be Us, the scores of business and elected leaders assembled to discuss a framework and objectives for making Maryland more competitive in the regional and global marketplace.

In the accompanying photograph, former State Senator P. J. Hogan,  Vice Chancellor for Government Relations, University System of Maryland (pointing) emphasizes a key element.  Shown also (clockwise) are: Walt Townshend, BWCC President; David Millman, Maryland State President, Bank of America; Drew Cobbs, Executive Director, Maryland Petroleum Council; Al Silverstein, CEO, Talbot County Chamber;  Ashlee Stem,Maryland Association of CPAs;  State Sen. Katherine Klausmeier; and, State Senator Sen. Edward Kasemeyer, Chairman of the Senate’s Budget & Taxation Committee.  Also shown is Thomas Friedman, during his lecture.  The photos are courtesy of Coyle Studios.

 Governor O’Malley also addressed the assembly during the working luncheon session.