Title Sponsors
Welcoming Remarks:
Glen Brewer
President/CEO, B/CS Chamber of Commerce
Mayor John Nichols
City of College Station
Jason Cornelius
B/CS Chamber of Commerce Board Chair, Frost Bank
Ben Downs
Bryan Broadcasting
Session I:
Natalie Ruiz
Director of Economic Development, City of College Station
Joey Dunn
Deputy City Manager, City of Bryan
Dr. Susan Ballabina
Vice President For Academic And Strategic Partnerships
Session II:
Dr. Andrew Rettenmaier
Executive Associate Director, Private Enterprise Research Center
Dan Rudge
Executive Director, Metropolitan Planning Organization
Katherine Kleemann
Owner, Spherion Staffing & Recruiting
Session III:
Dr. Luis Ribera
Program Director, Texas A&M Agriculture & Food Policy Center
William “Bill” Flores
Vice-Chairman, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Col. Michael Fossum (Ret.)
Chief Operating Officer, Texas A&M University at Galveston
Keynote Presentation:
Dr. James Gaines
Former Chief Economist, Texas Real Estate Research Center, Texas A&M University