2008
Leadership 2010:
Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Decade
Agenda
Friday, October 10, 2008
All Friday events will be held in the Doubletree Hotel’s Bluebonnet Room
3:00 p.m. Registration, Hotel Check-In
6:00 p.m. Welcoming Reception and Casual Dinner
7:00 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
7:30 p.m. Honoring General John Ben Shepperd
7:45 p.m. Keynote Address: State Representative Sylvester Turner
Addressing Policy Challenges in the Next Decade - A State Perspective:
A Legislative Outlook and Update
8:30 p.m. Introduction to Group Breakout Sessions: “The Search for Solutions”
Saturday, October 11, 2008
7:00 a.m. Coffee and Breakfast (Doubletree Bluebonnet Room)
9:00 a.m. Welcome to the State Capitol with State Representative David Farabee
(State Capitol, House Chamber)
9:10 a.m. Morning Keynote Address: Budget and Policy Analyst - Eva de Luna Castro,
Policy Analyst - Kalese Hammonds and State Representative David Farabee
The Art of Policy Development
10:15 a.m. Group Breakout Session I (Capitol Conference Rooms)
12:00 p.m. Lunch at Capitol Grill
12:45 p.m. Lunchtime Keynote: Clark Kent Ervin, Homeland Security Initiative Director, The Aspen Institute
Addressing Policy Challenges in the Next Decade - A National Perspective
1:45 p.m. Group Photograph in the House Chamber
2:00 p.m. Group Breakout Session II (Capitol Conference Rooms)
4:00 p.m. Leadership Toolkit: Choose One of the Following Sessions (Capitol Conference Rooms)
· Overcoming Roadblocks: Legal Compliance Challenges
led by Narita Holmes MBA, C.P.A., CIA
· Ethics in Leadership: How Legal Ethics Impact the Legislative Process and Policymaking
led by Former District Judge, Tryon Lewis
· Public Speaking Refresher Course
led by Dr. Karen C. Johnson
5:00 p.m. Afternoon Break
6:30 p.m. Networking Reception (Doubletree Houston and
7:30 p.m. Dinner and Outstanding Leader Awards (Doubletree Bluebonnet Room)
Sunday, October 12, 2008
All Sunday events will be held in the Doubletree Hotel’s Bluebonnet Room
7:00 a.m. Coffee and Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Morning Devotional with Mr. Lewis Timberlake
8:45 a.m. Search for Solutions Presentations
10:30 a.m. Closing Keynote Address: Robert Rivera,
Pablo Schneider, Steering Committee Member, Thunderbird Global Council; and
John Boettiger, President of the
11:15 a.m. Contest Award Winner Announcement
11:45 a.m. Adjourn
* Please note speakers are subject to change without notice.



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