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.
