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Don't miss the opportunity to hear how the global, national, state
and local economies are expected to perform next year. Hear the information
you will use to develop your business plan for 2009. Learn more about
the commercial and residential real estate market in El Paso County.
| 12th Annual
Southern Colorado Economic Forum |
| 7:00 - 7:30 |
Registration
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| 7:30 - 8:00 |
Breakfast |
| 7:45 - 8:00 |
Welcome
by Master of Ceremonies
Ron Chernak - President, First Business Brokers, LTD
Venkat Reddy, Ph.D. - Dean of the College of Business
Scott Bacon - Wells Fargo
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| 8:00 - 8:25 |
Keynote
Speaker
James W. Paulsen, Ph.D - Wells Fargo
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| 8:25 - 8:55 |
Forum
Results
Tom Zwirlein, Ph.D. - College of Business and Administration
Fred Crowley,
Ph.D., College of Business and Administration
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| 8:55 - 9:25 |
Main Panel Discussion
Scott Smith, La Plata Communities, Inc.
Fred Veitch, Nor’wood Development Group
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| 9:20 - 9:45 |
Audience Questions
and Answers |
Panel
Sessions
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| 10:00 - 11:00 |
Session 1:
"Colorado's Tax Policy"
Chuck Berry, Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry
Cary Kennedy, Colorado State Treasurer
Alan Poe, Holland & Hart LLP
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| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Session
2:
“Creating Better Public-Private Partnerships in the Pikes Peak Region”
Bruce Benson, University of Colorado
John Hickenlooper, Denver Mayor
Bill Hybl, El Pomar Foundation
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