Visit our “Presentations” page to watch the 26th annual Forum held on Thursday, September 1, 2022.

September 1, 2022: 26th Annual UCCS Economic Forum Event Agenda

1:00 p.m.
Check-in

1:30 p.m.
Welcome

          Venkat Reddy, Ph.D., Chancellor, UCCS

          Karen Markel, Ph.D., Dean, UCCS College of Business

          John Suthers, Mayor, Colorado Springs

          Jason Edelmann, Director & Market Executive, Merrill Mountain Plains, Bank of America

1:50 p.m.
National, State and Local Economic Conditions and Outlook 

          Tatiana Bailey, Ph.D., Director, UCCS Economic Forum

2:50 p.m.
Economic Q&A

3:05 p.m.
Break

3:15 p.m.
Panel – Workforce development: The linchpin to sustainable economic development

          Tatiana Bailey, Ph.D., Director, UCCS Economic Forum

          Ron Fitch, President, Grandview Hospital and Pikes Peak Regional Hospital & VP of Operations and Military Affairs, UCHealth Southern Region

          Joe Garcia, Chancellor, Colorado Community College System

          Kimelyn L. Harris, Senior Vice President & ESG Program Director, Bank of America

          Katherine Keegan, MSSW, Director, Colorado Office of the Future of Work

Moderator: Kimberley Sherwood, Coach, Consultant and Facilitator, Kimberley Sherwood

4:10 p.m.
Panel Q&A

4:25 p.m.
Video of Closing Remarks

          Jared Polis, Governor, Colorado (video)

4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Happy hour: Networking in the Ent Center for the Arts foyer

Show your ticket at the bar for a free drink courtesy of Community Banks of Colorado.

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