Economic Outlook Conference

Wednesday, January 23, 2013




The Economic Outlook Conference is held to offer a broad overview of factors affecting the regional economy and other information useful to business, civic and community leaders from Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson and Washington counties.

Session I (8:10 a.m. to 9:10 a.m.) 
    
Joey Dunn, Deputy City Manager – Community Service, City of Bryan
    Bob Cowell, Executive Director of Planning and Development, City of College Station
    
Todd McDaniel, President/CEO, Research Valley Partnership

Session II, Moderated Q&A (9:25 a.m. to 10:25 a.m.) 
    
Tom Jackson, CEO, The Med, College Station Medical Center
    
Odette Bolano, Acting President and CEO, Bryan’s St. Joseph Health System
    
William L. Rayburn, MD, Chief Medical Officer College Station Region, Scott & White Healthcare
    
Sam Shomaker, MD, Dean of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Session III (10:40 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.) 
    
"Economy/Real Estate Trends," Dr. Jim Gaines, Research Economist at Texas A&M Real Estate Center

Luncheon & Keynote Speaker (12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.)
    
"The Economic Impact of the Bioscience Industry," 
    Tom Kowalski, President, Texas Healthcare Bioscience Institute (THBI) Austin

Title Sponsor:

Tickets include access to all speakers and sessions, coffee/snacks, a full-plated lunch and information provided by the speakers.

Chamber Members - $75
(Register by Friday, January 4 and receive $5 off!)

Non-Chamber Members - $90

Reserved Table Sponsor for 8 - $650

*Early bird discount is a Chamber membership only benefit, and only applies to individual member registrations made before
Friday, January 4. Tables not eligible for discounts due to extra received benefits as part of table sponsorship.

B/CS Chamber of Commerce Economic Conference Session Sponsors

 Additional Sponsors:

American Momentum Bank
Atmos Energy
B/CS Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
Copy Corner
Insite Printing and Graphics
Kyle Office Products
MicroAge
Texas Commercial Waste
The Eagle
WTAW (Bryan Broadcasting)