Program
| Lawrence location - all sessions will take place
on Level 5 of the Kansas Union, The University of Kansas Ulysses location - all sessions will take place in the Video Conferencing Room, Pioneer Communications |
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8:30 |
Registration, Coffee & More |
9:00 |
Welcome and Introduction Danny Anderson, Interim Provost, The University of Kansas |
9:15 |
Mapping the State of the State Mapping the Kansas Economy - Natural Environment Rex Buchanan, Deputy Director, Kansas Geological Survey [Presentation: PDF Flash] Mapping the Kansas Economy - Human Environment Donna Ginther, Director, Center for Economic and Business Analysis, IPSR and Professor of Economics, The University of Kansas [Presentation: PDF Flash] Western Kansas Perspective (Ulysses) Irene Velasquez, Co-Owner, Borderline Well Service, Inc. Moderators Steven Maynard-Moody, Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Professor of Public Administration, The University of Kansas (Lawrence) Marieta Hauser, Director, Grant County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism (Ulysses) |
10:30 |
Break |
10:45 |
The Financial State of the State The State of the Kansas Budget Duane Goossen, Director of the Budget, Kansas Division of Budget [Presentation: PDF Flash] The State of Banking in Kansas William R. Keeton, Assistant Vice President and Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City [Presentation: PDF Flash] Western Kansas Perspective (Ulysses) Galen Pelton, Executive Vice President/CFO, Grant County Bank Moderator Steven Maynard-Moody |
| noon | Luncheon and Keynote Address Introduction Steve Warren, Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, The University of Kansas Keynote Address: The U.S. Economy: Perils and Opportunities Robert Litan, Vice President for Research and Policy, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Senior Fellow in Economics Studies, Brookings Institution [Presentation: PDF] |
1:30 |
Afternoon Panel: Key Industry Clusters for Kansas Agriculture: Management for the Benefit of All Kansans Joshua Svaty, Acting Secretary, Kansas Department of Agriculture Aviation: Illustrious Past, Bright Future Jim Walters, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita [Presentation: PDF Flash] Alternative Energy: The Energy of Innovation Greg Krissek, Director, Government Affairs, ICM, Inc., Colwich [Presentation: PDF Flash] Bioscience: Kansas is Big on Bio! David Vranicar, President, Heartland BioVentures, Kansas Bioscience Authority [Presentation: PDF Flash] Transportation: Policy Priorities and Options for Action Bob Honea, Director, KU Transportation Research Institute [Presentation: PDF Flash] Western Kansas Perspective (Ulysses) Agriculture: Jay Garetson, Manager, Providence Grain LLC, Sublette Energy: Robert Hill, Project Acquisition Manager, TradeWind Energy, Colorado Springs Moderators Joshua Rosenbloom, Associate Vice Provost, Office of Research & Graduate Studies and Professor of Economics, The University of Kansas Gene Pflughoft, Director, Grant County Economic Development (Ulysses) |
3:30 |
Closing Remarks Donna Ginther |