The SC Automotive Summit draws C-level executives, managers and other top decision makers of OEMs, Tier 1, 2 and 3 suppliers, leading research institutions, test facilities, logistics and other service providers and organizations directly tied to the automotive industry. There will be opportunities to connect to industry peers, suppliers and service providers as well.  

Please note:  B2B Matchmaking will take place on March 1st!  Registration opening soon!

Agenda:

Tuesday, March 1st

The 2021 SC Auto Summit is set for May 11-13. The event draws C-level executives, managers and other top decision makers of OEMs, Tier 1, 2, and 3 suppliers, leading research institutions, test facilities, logistics and other service providers and organizations directly tied to the automotive industry. 

Agenda includes:

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center – Columbia, SC in partnership with South Carolina Department of Commerce, will host The Ultimate Capital Workshop on February 27, 2020. The Ultimate Capital Workshop is geared to help small, women and minority-owned businesses build a solid financial infrastructure to better attain business funding.

The daylong event will take place at Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, located at 1101 Lincoln Street in Columbia, SC. 

With the latest version of incoterms coming into effect on January 1st, 2020, is your company prepared to start using them? If you haven’t been to an incoterms training recently, or at all, now would be a great time to catch up. This class will help you learn how to properly use these terms in a quotation, letters of credit, commercial invoices and more. 

The Automotive B2B supplier matchmaker event, taking place during the S.C. Automotive Summit in Greenville, S.C., will provide an opportunity for suppliers to meet with desired OEM and tier one companies. The B2B event will take place Wednesday, February 26 at the Hyatt Regency Greenvile. 

The B2B Matchmaker event is open to any company located in South Carolina that manufactures a product or provides a service. *You must have a South Carolina location to be eligible to participate. 

Save the date for the 2020 S.C. Automotive Summit coming up in Greenville. The event draws C-level executives and other top decision makers of OEMs, tier one, two and three suppliers, leading research institutions and other organizations directly tied to the automotive industry.

The South Carolina Department of Commerce would like to invite you to our first Regional Recycling Matchmaker. The day will encompass an opportunity for you to find markets for your hard to recycle materials, hear recycling market updates across various commodities, provide you a chance to network with recycling experts and professionals as well as other manufacturers working to increase recycling.

The event will take place Thursday, October 24 at Milliken & Company in Spartanburg, S.C. from 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

Led by Governor McMaster and in partnership with the Office of US Senator Tim Scott and the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA), the state of South Carolina will present the Governor’s Opportunity Zones Summit on January 25, 2019.

Hosted at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, the one-day Summit will feature industry experts, providing the most up-to-date, innovative thinking for business and community leaders to maximize the positive impact of Opportunity Zones.

For the first time in its 29 year history, the South Carolina Rural Summit will be held in Orangeburg County. Roquemore Auditorium, on the campus of Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, will be the site for the March 4 and 5 Summit. Orangeburg County is rolling out the red carpet to welcome you and other leaders throughout South Carolina.