Brian Mackin (from left), director of athletics at UNC Greensboro; Richard Beard, president and CEO of Greensboro Sports Foundation; John Currie, vice president and director of athletics at Wake Forest University; and Mark Owens, president and CEO of Greater Winston-Salem, participate in a panel discussion moderated by Mike Fox, president and CEO of Piedmont Triad Partnership, on April 7 at High Point University's Qubein Arena and Conference Center. The panelists discussed the economic opportunity and impact of the Triad hosting the German and Norwegian men's national soccer teams for this summer's World Cup.
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Owens (left) and Currie laugh while listening to High Point University President Nido Qubein speak before the panel discussion.
Attendees of the panel discussion watch a recorded video of German National Men's Soccer Team Head Coach Julian Nagelsmann speaking.
A 2024 decision to plant new, better grass at UNC Greensboro's soccer stadium served as a catalyst for the Triad to host training camps for two European World Cup teams.
The reported investigation comes on the heels of a series of high-profile ethics investigations into Rep. Eric Swalwell, Rep. Tony Gonzales an…
Brian Mackin (from left), director of athletics at UNC Greensboro; Richard Beard, president and CEO of Greensboro Sports Foundation; John Currie, vice president and director of athletics at Wake Forest University; and Mark Owens, president and CEO of Greater Winston-Salem, participate in a panel discussion moderated by Mike Fox, president and CEO of Piedmont Triad Partnership, on April 7 at High Point University's Qubein Arena and Conference Center. The panelists discussed the economic opportunity and impact of the Triad hosting the German and Norwegian men's national soccer teams for this summer's World Cup.
