KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DAVID DEWHURST, STATE OF TEXAS

Has worked to pass legislation to create new jobs and economic opportunity for the State of Texas. A fiscal conservative, Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst has worked to balance state budgets without increasing the tax burden on Texans.

STEVE MURDOCK, PhD.,

Nominated by President George W. Bush, he became the 22nd director to head the bureau in 2008. Murdock has served as the first official State Demographer of Texas and headed the Texas State Data Center and Texas Population Estimates and Projections Program for more than 25 years.

Mr. Hastings is responsible for the Federal Reserve's cash distribution and processing facility in the Central and South Texas region and for furthering the branch's outreach activities for the banking, business, and academic communities.

She has dedicated her life to the proposition that intellectual and creative assets of all students must be developed for the common good. Cardenas will serve as a moderator for a roundtable discussion on higher education that will include college and university presidents from South Texas and the border region.

Founder and President of The Perryman Group, an economic and financial analysis firm. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s most influential and innovative economists. Perryman’s address will mark the conclusion of the two-day conference.

BREAK-OUT WORKSHOPS

Economic Development

Diversifying our industry base to create new
employment opportunities.

Workforce Development

Preparing the workforce in our rural and urban
communities for value added jobs.

Manufacturing

Responding and setting critical elements for
maintaining and attracting manufacturing to
our communities.

Health

Infrastructure