This Global is Local Business Summit is a collaboration among Trelleborg, Isothermal Community College and UNC World View. It will provide educators and students a unique opportunity to hear from a UNC Kenan-Flagler business professor and industry leaders in North Carolina about meeting needs in the competitive and ever-evolving economy. With a focus on the future of work, this program will provide insights on the changing nature of industry, the skill sets and traits needed and required by current and future workers and the role of community colleges in meeting the needs of the modern workforce. Educators and students will become better equipped to meet the challenge of preparing their students and curriculum for the global marketplace.