The Busey Group of Companies and Oklahoma City University Meinders School of Business is pleased to present the 2nd Annual Business Forum: Building a Better Oklahoma Together.
The event will be held May 1, 2008 at the Meinders School of Business on the campus of Oklahoma City University.
Event Agenda:
8:00-8:30 am: Registration: Continental Breakfast
8:30 am: Introduction
Phil G. Busey, Chairman and CEO, Busey Group of Companies
8:40-9.00 am: Morning Keynote: Dean Vince Orza, OCU Meinders School of Business
9:00-10:00 am: Oklahoma Education and Career Development
Dean Vince Orza, Meinders School of Business, Moderator
Dr. Earl Cowan, Canadian Valley Technology Centers
Tom Gray, OSU Economic Development & Education
Dr. Phil Berkenbile, Oklahoma Career Tech
Robin Schott, Oklahoma Career Tech
10:00-10:10 am: Break
10:10-11:10 am Oklahoma Workforce & Career Development Issues
Sheri Penner, Executive Director, Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers, Moderator
Phil G. Busey, Chairman and CEO, Busey Group of Companies
Eddie Foreman Executive Director, Central Oklahoma Workforce Development
Steve Hendrickson, Boeing and Governor's Council Oklahoma Workforce Development
Randy Allford, Ed.D, Booz Allen Hamilton
11:10 am - Noon: Aerospace and Future Developments in Oklahoma
Tom Boyle, Booz Allen Hamilton, Moderator
Ben Robinson, Boeing, Director of OKC
Lt. General Dick Burpee ( USAF ret.)
Robert Conner, OSU, Oklahoma Aerospace Summit
John Over, Tinker, AFB
Noon-1:00 pm Lunch: 12:25-12:45 Keynote Natalie Shirley, Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce
1:00 -2:00 pm: Healthcare Issues in Oklahoma
Kim Holland, Oklahoma State Insurance Commissioner
Cathy Hibbs, CEO, Deaconess Hospital
Todd Neaves, The Gallegher Group
Christopher McAuliffe, Deaconess Hospital
2:00- 2:15 pm: Break
2:15-3:15 pm: Business in Oklahoma: News and Communication
Ted Streuli, Managing Editor, Journal Record
Steve Lackmeyer, Reporter, The Oklahoman
John Stancavage, Business Editor, Tulsa World
Kirby Davis, Tulsa Bureau Chief, Journal Record
3:15-4:20 pm: Current Issues for Oklahoma Business
Phil G. Busey, Moderator
Mike Seney, Oklahoma State Chamber, Business Developments
Kell Kelley, Chariman, SpiritBank, Banking and Immigration Reform for Small Businesses
Steve Agee, OCU, Economist, Oklahoma's Economic Outlook
Teresa Rose, Chesapeake Energy Corporation
4:20-4:30 pm: Closing Remarks: Dean Vince Orza Meinders School of Business
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Register to attend: RSVP is required to attend the event. To register, please call (405) 721-7776 or email Dorothy Morgan at dmorgan@buseygroup.com. The cost to attend is $25 per person and includes continental breakfast and lunch.
All funds raised by this special event go towards the OCU Meinders School of Business scholarship fund. The Busey Group is underwriting this event.
Reserve Booth Space: A few booth spaces still remain for the event. The cost is $200 and all funds go towards the OCU Meinders School of Business scholarship fund. To reserve your space contact Philip Busey, Jr. at philip@buseygroup.com.
Current Booths Include:
Canadian Valley Vo-Tech
Journal Record
Deconess Hospital
Busey Group of Companies
Oklahoma City University
Spirit Bank
Coppermark Bank
BancFirst
Express Employment Professionals
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Dell
Greater Oklahoma City Chamber
Tinker AFB/Small Business Administration
Boeing
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Oklahoma State Chamber
Principal Technologies
Oklahoma Workforce Development Council
U.S. Dept. of Labor: Employment and Training Administration
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