2022 Boulder Economic Summit

Name: 2022 Boulder Economic Summit

Date: November 14, 2022

Time: 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST

Registration: Register Now

Event Description:

What: 2022 Boulder Economic Summit
When: November 14th, 2022 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom, 1669 Euclid Ave, Boulder, CO or Live Stream

The 2022 Boulder Economic Summit: Our Economy: Past, Present and Future
The signature annual event hosted by the Boulder Economic Council, this year's Economic Summit reflects on the history of our key industries, the current state of our economic resilience and our common challenges to ensure a strong and inclusive future economy.

Join us for the annual Summit convening over 350 business and other community leaders from across Boulder's industries and sectors.

Program
7:30-8:30 AM - Registration and breakfast
8:30 AM - Program starts

Our Past: Reflections on the Origins of our Key Industries
Moderator: Scott Sternberg, Executive Director, Boulder Economic Council, Associate Vice President for Economic Vitality, Boulder Chamber

Panelists:
Russ Forester, SVP of Insights and Analytics, Hain Celestial
Trent Bush, Founder, Co-CEO, Co-Owner, Artilect Studio
Michael Gazarik, Ph.D, Vice President, Engineering, Ball Aerospace

Sarah Swanson, Executive Director, Friends of the National Center: NCAR
Scott Green, Former Site Director, Google Boulder

Our Present: Boulder's Economic Resilience
Speaker: Rich Wobbekind, Ph.D, Associate Dean, Business & Government Relations and Senior Economist CU Boulder
Moderator: Brad Bernthal, Silicon Flatirons - Interim Executive Director and Entrepreneurship Initiative Director, CU Boulder
Panelists:
Pyper Scharer, Senior Account Manager, Zayo Group
Greg Sebring, Site Director, KBI BioPharma
Calvin Pennamon, Director, Operational Exploitation Systems Operating Unit (OESOU), Space Systems, Northrop Grumman
Jaclyn Hester, Partner, Foundry Group

11:00 AM - Breakout Sessions: Our Future
People
Moderator: Erin Jones, Executive Director, Workforce Boulder County
Panelists:
Colleen Simpson, Ph.D, President, Front Range Community College
Mandy Rasmussen, Senior Project Manager, Regional Office Manager, JVA, Inc.
Stephanie Gillan, Associate Dean of Administration and Finance, CU Boulder
Don Haddad, Ed.D, Superintendent, St. Vrain Valley School District
Place
Moderator: Jonathan Singer, Senior Director of Policy Programs, Boulder Chamber
Panelists:
Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde, City Manager, City of Boulder
Amanda Mansfield, Executive Director, BTC and Senior Manager of Transportation, Boulder Chamber
Kelly Flenniken, Director of Community Relation, Xcel Energy
Cheryl Ligouri, CEO, Z2 Entertainment
Danica Powell, Founder and Owner, Trestle Strategy Group
Innovation Economy
Moderator: Doyle Albee, President and CEO, Comprise
Panelists:
Bryn Rees, Associate Vice Chancellor of Research & Innovation and Managing Director, Venture Partners, CU Boulder
Rob Gomeau, Director of Operations, Excelitas
David Zeigert, Operation Partner, Sunrise Strategic Partners
Geri Mitchell-Brown, Co-Owner / Senior Director of Employee Experience & Social Impact, Namaste Solar
Bing Chou, Managing Director, MojoTech

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